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A delegation from the HSE Graduate School of Business, including Director Valery Katkalo and Deputy Director Ivan Prostokov, participated in the Second Russian-Thai Investment Forum, which took place in Bangkok from October 29 to 31, and held negotiations with leading business schools in Thailand.

On October 23–24, HSE University hosted the landmark fifth Fall into ML 2026 Conference. During the foresight session titled ‘A Humanoid in Your Kitchen: When Will It Happen and What Can Prevent It?’ researchers explored why humanoid robot assistants have not yet become part of our everyday lives, what needs to change for this to happen, and who will be held responsible when such assistants make mistakes.

In October, first-year students of the Master’s in International Management programme at the HSE University Graduate School of Business took part in an experiential arts-based learning visit to the GES-2 House of Culture in Moscow as part of the Business and Society course. The visit was organised by the course instructor, Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor of the Department of Strategic and International Business, at the HSE University Graduate School of Business in cooperation with GES-2. It offered students an opportunity to explore sustainability, corporate responsibility, urban transformation, and the role of private art foundation in cultural life through direct engagement with a landmark cultural space.

The case collection of the HSE University Graduate School of Business (GSB) has a new addition. It looks at the challenges Russian companies face in an era of global labour migration. The case study “Nod If You Understand: How Cultural Codes Collided with the Russian Conveyor at Cherkizovo” and its teaching notes were developed by Liudmila Veselova and Svetlana Smeltsova. Both are Associate Professors at the Department of Strategic and International Management, HSE GSB. HSE University has registered the case and teaching notes as intellectual property.

The case study collection of the Graduate School of Business at HSE University has been enriched with new materials on the strategies of Russian companies in international markets. A case study on the Russian dating application Twinby has been registered, featuring Veronika Yakovleva, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the company.