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From October 6 to 10, 2025, the HSE Graduate School of Business hosted its traditional Fall Career Week, which brought together over 1,000 students and 16 leading employers in Russia. This year’s program was especially rich: master classes, a panel discussion, practical sessions, and networking events helped students showcase their potential, develop professional skills, and take a step closer to their dream careers.

On October 16, 2025, Forbes Education published its list of the top 20 Russian universities with the best employer reputation in 2025. The ranking was based on a survey of leading Russian employers, who named the higher education institutions whose graduates they consider the most well-prepared and are most inclined to hire. HSE University took first place in the ranking.

At the HSE Graduate School of Business (GSB) campus on Shabolovka, Knowledge Day was traditionally filled with vibrant partner activities, guest lectures, and master classes by representatives of the country’s leading companies, as well as the opening of a new dedicated Avito classroom. In the 2025/2026 academic year, more than 5,500 students will study at HSE GSB, including 950 first-year bachelor’s students and 1,050 first-year master’s students, among them 718 international students from 63 countries.

Maria Khmeleva, a fourth-year student of the Marketing and Market Analytics program, shares her impressions of her spring semester abroad at the French business school IPAG Business School. Studying in English, student life, traveling along the Côte d’Azur, and, most importantly, overcoming inner barriers — this experience turned out to be truly transformative for her.

Maria Malkina, a student at the HSE Graduate School of Business (Business Administration program), shares her vivid impressions of a semester abroad in France. Studying in English, skiing in the Alps, a vibrant student life, and travels across Europe — this experience became truly unforgettable for her.

Aleksandra Karaeva, a student of the Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics program, spent the spring semester on academic exchange at the University of Pécs, Hungary. In her review, she shares her impressions of studying, living in the dormitory, the international student environment, and unforgettable travels across Europe.

Two undergraduate students from the Digital Product Management programme at the HSE Graduate School of Business have been awarded scholarships from VK, covering the majority of their annual tuition fees.

The Graduate School of Business at HSE University and Alfa-Bank have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing educational programs in the field of business informatics.

On June 1, 2025, the Higher School of Business at HSE University hosted the most anticipated and large-scale student event of the academic year — the open-air festival GSB Summer Fest’25. The festival brought together over 1,500 students, alumni, prospective students, and faculty under the theme "Generations." Five eras, five visual codes, and five worldviews — all in one day.

Milana Obukhova, a third-year student of the Bachelor's program "Digital Product Management", shares her experience of participating in an academic mobility program in Singapore. Why Asia, what studying at SMU is like, where to live and what to eat in Singapore — all this and more in her story.