Department of Business Informatics

Arseny Moshninov, a Master's student in the Electronic Business and Digital Innovations program at the HSE Graduate School of Business, took part in the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Management and Trends (ICAIMT 2025) in Abu Dhabi. He delivered a presentation titled "Artificial Intelligence in Russia: An Assessment of Yandex GPT-5 and GigaChat 2.0 MAX," which sparked strong interest from the international academic community.

On April 24, the VI Russian Summit and Awards on Digital Transformation – CDO/CDTO Summit & Awards 2025 – took place at the HSE Graduate School of Business campus on Shabolovka Street in Moscow. The event was organized by LBS International Conferences, HSE University, and the HSE Graduate School of Business.

The 12th edition of the International Week on Sustainability (I-Week) took place from 24 to 28 March 2025 at the University of Antwerp – Faculty of Business and Economics, bringing together 559 students from 27 partner institutions across six continents. This year’s event was a remarkable convergence of academic expertise, industry insights, and cross-cultural collaboration, reinforcing the importance of sustainability in today’s globalized world.

Academic mobility offers unique opportunities for the HSE Graduate School of Business students, allowing them to exchange experiences with people from diverse cultures and countries, broaden their horizons, and develop intercultural communication skills. With an extensive network of global partners, GSB enables every student to select a suitable program and study abroad. This summer, second-year GSB master’s students Darya Sopotko, Olga Sidorova, and Ramina Nurmukhametova participated in educational programs hosted by GSB’s international partner universities. In October, students received their transcripts, and we asked them to share insights from their experiences.

Five students from the HSE Graduate School of Business have made it to the final of the prestigious PGS Ambassador Programme . Out of 76 candidates, only 25 finalists from seven universities across the CIS were selected, and five of them are from GSB.

Kazan Digital Week is one of the largest Russian and international platforms used to connect IT product developers and customers, representatives of the government and business fields, novice specialists, and professionals who have already achieved success and are ready to share their experience. This year, the Forum was held for the fifth time, with the participation of more than 16 thousand individuals from Russia and near- and far-abroad countries.

Mikhail Komarov, Professor of the Department of Business Informatics at the HSE Graduate School of Business and Academic Director of the GSB’s E-Business and Digital Innovations programme, gave a lecture on artificial intelligence at the Department of Economic Policy and Development of the City of Moscow. The event was held in an interactive format — listeners could ask clarifying questions directly during the presentation.

HSE experts and representatives of 25 Russian leading companies gathered at the HSE Graduate School of Business to discuss cooperation between business, science and education for active implementation of AI technologies.

The HSE Graduate School of Business held an open expert session with leading specialists from Sberbank and IT companies. "On the Way to Breakthroughs: Challenges and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence in Business, Science, Education and Public Administration" was the theme of the meeting.

EdUniversal rating agency has published Top 2024/2025 EdUniversal Best Masters Ranking https://www.best-masters.com/, which for the first time includes master's programmes of the HSE Graduate School of Business.