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On May 19, the International Exchange Center hosted a formal meeting with participants of International Week (I-Week), which took place at the University of Antwerp from March 24 to 28, 2025. This year, the event brought together 559 students from 27 partner universities across six continents. The GSB student delegation was led by Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor at the Department of Strategic and International Management of the HSE Graduate School of Business.

The HSE Graduate School of Business successfully held an international module of its MBA program in Shanghai. The module gathered 94 participants — top managers of major Russian companies, entrepreneurs, and executives from state-owned enterprises.

From April 7 to 20, the Graduate School of Business at HSE University took part in the Study Tour Experience project — a format that allows international applicants to explore HSE Master’s programs both in person and online, while immersing themselves in the atmosphere of their dream university.

From March 31 to April 8, 29 undergraduate and graduate students from the HSE Graduate School of Business took part in a Spring School in India as part of their academic program. The program was organized by the National School of Business (NSB Bangalore), and upon completion, each participant received 3 ECTS credits based on their engagement and completed assignments. For the Graduate School of Business, this marked its first large-scale immersion into the realities of the Indian economy and culture - an experience that exceeded all expectations.

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.

Ulyana Kustikova, a third-year student of the Business Informatics program, shares her experience of participating in an academic mobility program in Vienna — from choosing a university to life beyond the classroom. How to adapt to life in Austria, whether bureaucracy is something to worry about, and why Vienna truly leaves no one indifferent — all in this honest and detailed story.

Natalie Sitnikova, a third-year Business Administration student, shares her experience participating in an academic mobility program at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany. This is more than a story about documents, lectures, or visas — it's a deep reflection on cultural contrasts, self-discovery, and finding meaning in the unfamiliar.

A third-year student of the "Business Administration" programme, Egor Kazankin, shares his experience of academic mobility at the Würzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany.