
Calm and disciplined: how business schools in Germany shape leaders
“Life in Germany is calm — with bureaucracy, shops open until 20:00, festivals and holidays, discipline, cleanliness, and travel opportunities.” Maria Somova shares her impressions of studying at a German university in the renowned city of Nuremberg.
Maria Somova, a second-year Bachelor's student in Digital Innovations in Business Management at the HSE Graduate School of Business, spent a semester at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU) in Germany. Founded in 1743, FAU has been home to Nobel laureates, distinguished scientists, and researchers from around the world.

"Participating in the mobility programme has given me new knowledge, insights, dreams, confidence, independence and friends"
"If you have a dream of going to study abroad, don't give up and strive for your goal! It's worth it!". Evgenia Savelieva has been aspiring to study abroad for five years, and now, after many rejections, she has managed to fulfil her dream.
Evgenia Savelyeva, 2nd year student of the Master's programme ‘Strategic Management and Consulting’ at the HSE Graduate School of Business, visited the University of Pécs, Hungary. She got on the mobility programme after five years of trying to get on a study abroad programme and a large number of rejections.

Soulful and inspiring Turkey: an unforgettable learning experience for future international management experts
“I spent my last study day in tears: I didn't want to say goodbye to the university and teachers.” Arina Simonova talks about the deep emotions of studying at a Turkish university and who should choose this direction when applying for a mobility programme.
Arina Simonova, a student of the Master's programme “International Management” at the HSE Graduate School of Business, visited Koç Private University in Istanbul. The institution was founded by the head of the Turkish business empire Koç Holding.

"Participation in international mobility programmes opens up new horizons and prospects for personal and professional growth". Valeria told about studying in one of the most unusual cities in Asia — Singapore.
Valeria Gazizova, a 1st year student of the Master in International Management programme at the HSE Graduate School of Business, visited Singapore — with the opportunity to study at the Singapore Management University (SMU) within the academic mobility programme. How to collect documents, what are the features of the educational process and what to do in your free time, read in the review.

‘Anybody Who Does Not Believe in the Importance of Sustainable Development Should Visit India’
In January 2024, HSE students from Moscow, St Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod took part in the Winter School ‘Business and Governance in India’, hosted in Dehradun by the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES). Having now completed the course, its attendees—participants of the Master’s in Sustainable Business Management at HSE Graduate School of Business—shared their impressions with the HSE News Service.

The HSE Graduate School of Business expands its participation in the international development week I-WEEK-2023 of the Antwerp University
GSB students are again invited to participate in the international week of sustainable development I-WEEK-2023, organized by the Faculty of Business and Economics of the Antwerp University, and recognized in November as the “best interdisciplinary course” by the University.

"Internships are far from just about studying". Zhenya Danilova decided to choose Japan for her exchange trip
Zhenya Danilova, a second-year master's student in International Management, spent the autumn semester at one of Japan's most prestigious private universities, Waseda University in Tokyo. Zhenya talks about her experience at the QTEM networking master's program and why you shouldn't worry if you don't have much experience in data analytics or programming.
"Here you’ll learn how to learn." Vera Koliverda shares her unique study experience at the EPITECH School of Digital Innovation in Paris.
Vera Koliverda, a third-year undergraduate student of the Business Informatics program, took part in a student exchange internship at the private university EPITECH in Paris, which has been training IT specialists for over 20 years and is recognized as a respected school of digital technology expertise. For Vera, this experience was quite unusual — a complete immersion into a project-based learning system with a supervisor, without any lectures or seminars.

3 useful tips from Ekaterina Rzheutskaya about the exchange program at BFI Vienna
In her 3rd year of educational programme "Business Informatics" Ekaterina Rzheutskaya took part in the exchange program with the Austrian University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna and... managed to stay there for a second semester. Ekaterina’s advice will be useful to everyone who is going on exchange. The review is a must-read!

Apply for GSB international exchange programmes in the spring semester 2022-2023
GSB International Office has announced the dates for call for applications for GSB mobility programmes in the Spring semester 2022-2023.