HSE Graduate School of Business congratulates the 2025 Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates
The graduates were congratulated by GSB administration representatives, academic council members, and distinguished alumni. Words of encouragement were offered by top managers of leading GSB partner companies. Representatives of X5 Group, Axenix, Avito, NLMK, EkoNiva, Trust Technologies, B1, Arnest Unirus, MTS, Kept, H&N, Cloud.ru, Wildberries, SBS Consulting, Rosgosstrakh Life, and others addressed the young professionals and presented them with gifts.
GSB’s partner companies are actively involved in all stages of educational program implementation — from curriculum design and development to participation in thesis defenses and graduation events. This cooperation enables students to acquire skills relevant to business, prepare to tackle real-world challenges, and increase their competitiveness in the labor market. For several years now, the number of master’s graduates has exceeded the number of bachelor’s graduates, reflecting GSB’s strategic focus on post-bachelor’s education. Here, fundamental academic knowledge is combined with a practice-oriented approach, while internships and academic mobility programs allow students to gain valuable professional experience and build a portfolio of real-world projects.
Most graduates continue to maintain strong ties with the university, forming a solid professional network. All 2025 graduates have joined the GSB Alumni Community — a platform connecting multiple generations of students. This community helps preserve and expand professional connections and allows graduates to return to their alma mater in new roles — as honored alumni, instructors, or partners. In addition, the HSE Graduate School of Business offers alumni opportunities for continued professional growth through its lifelong learning concept. More about the alumni community can be found on its dedicated webpage.
Alexander Gabrielov
Deputy Director, HSE Graduate School of Business
“Graduation is a moment when we say goodbye to our wonderful students, while at the same time welcoming our esteemed alumni. We sincerely wish them great achievements in business, career building, and research, and we will follow their progress closely — after all, the success of our graduates is not only a source of pride for us, but also one of the main measures of the quality of our business school.”
Ilya Gruber
Head of Product Cluster, Avito
“The modern market requires product managers to possess not only product expertise but also a focus on achieving business goals, improving efficiency, and gaining deep specialization (for example, in AI or fintech). The HSE Graduate School of Business provides students with a unique platform to master modern tools and methods, which we at Avito complement with real business practice. We are confident that our joint master’s program in product management will help shape the next generation of leaders with deep expertise in digital technologies and AI, ready to work in top companies and pursue long-term professional development.”
Nikolay Ulrich
Managing Director, Infrastructure Consulting & Information Security, Axenix
“Our graduates have completed one of the most important stages in their lives, and now they must successfully apply these results in their work, mastering and studying new methods and approaches. I am confident that the foundation laid during their master’s studies will enable them to succeed in all their professional endeavors!”
Ulyana Kustikova
Graduate, Business Informatics Program
“For me, GSB is first and foremost about the people. I am grateful to our professors, the academic office, and all my classmates for walking this path together. I know that many senior students were already combining work and study, while some were even running their own businesses, despite the demanding nature of the program. I am very proud to have been part of a community where there are people to be inspired by and to share interests with.”
Valeria Perveeva
Graduate, Marketing and Market Analytics Program
“The graduation ceremony was perhaps one of the most emotional events of my life — it was so wonderful to finally put on beautiful dresses and gowns, and with pride and excitement attend the long-awaited awarding of our diplomas. To see how smart, beautiful, and grown-up we have become, and to cry from realizing what a challenging yet fascinating journey of four years we have completed!
Thank you so much to HSE for this endlessly valuable experience, for the unique knowledge, loyal friends, and vibrant student years. And a special thank you to the professors, who set an example that ‘we learn not for school, but for life’!”
