On 21 November HSE Graduate School of Business had the privilege of hosting Marianna Simonyan, country manager for Tech & Startups at Seed Group, Dubai. Marianna's presentation "Dubai yesterday, today, and tomorrow — successful economic principles of the UAE," was devoted to the discussion of the economic strategies that have propelled the United Arab Emirates to prominence.

15 graduates of the HSE Graduate School of Business took leading positions in various areas of the TOP-1000 Russian Managers rating prepared by the Russian Managers Association and Kommersant Publishing House and published on the kommersant.ru website. The rating annually presents the best managers, summarising the work of professionals for the year.

Three graduates of the HSE University became winners of Forbes' annual "30 under 30" rating. Two of them are from the HSE Graduate School of Business (GSB). Margarita Stukova won in the Finance and Investment category, while Sergey Smetanin, a graduate of the Master's programme in Electronic Business and Digital Innovations, topped the Science and Technology category.

Four alumni of the HSE Graduate School of Business have been included in Forbes “30 under 30” long-list. One of the GSB's goals is to educate future leaders capable of changing corporations and the world. The bright success of the graduates, noticeable both in professional circles and in society, is another confirmation of the right path to develop the GSB educational programs.