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he Magnit Corporate Academy, in collaboration with the HSE Graduate School of Business, continues its series of advanced training programs for middle management. In April, eight project teams successfully defended their final works, and in May, the second cohort of the Leadership Energy. Compass program began, welcoming 43 managers from the Magnit Group.

Three graduates of the HSE University became winners of Forbes' annual "30 under 30" rating. Two of them are from the HSE Graduate School of Business (GSB). Margarita Stukova won in the Finance and Investment category, while Sergey Smetanin, a graduate of the Master's programme in Electronic Business and Digital Innovations, topped the Science and Technology category.

The Professional Qualifications Development Foundation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (PQDF) and HSE Graduate School of Business (GSB) have signed a cooperation agreement. The experts have partnered to improve the quality and enhance the systems of higher and further professional education.

Four alumni of the HSE Graduate School of Business have been included in Forbes “30 under 30” long-list. One of the GSB's goals is to educate future leaders capable of changing corporations and the world. The bright success of the graduates, noticeable both in professional circles and in society, is another confirmation of the right path to develop the GSB educational programs.

Researchers of the HSE Graduate School of Business trained a machine-learning (ML) model to infer users’ subjective wellbeing from social media posts. Having processed 10 million tweets, the researchers compiled a rating of holidays celebrated in Russia based on their popularity. The New Year tops the list, but Russian-speaking users of Twitter are also happy to celebrate Defender of the Fatherland Day, International Women’s Day, Victory Day and Halloween. The study findings have been published in PeerJ Computer Science.

On March 12, HSE University will hold a university-wide Open Day for prospective students of bachelor’s and specialist programmes. The event will be held in the Pokrovka Building and will feature presentations by faculties and campuses, a talk by the Admissions Office, activities from student organisations, a tour of the university’s historical buildings and much more. Those interested in attending must register in advance.

HSE Graduate School of Business (GSB) is expanding cooperation with the Council of Supply Chain Professionals, an association for the promotion of the logistics and supply chain of manufacturing and retailing companies. The parties have signed a Cooperation Agreement and a supplementary agreement to it. More than 3,000 logistics and supply chain managers and specialists from 1,100+ Russian and international manufacturing companies and retailers will have access to the educational innovations and resources of the HSE GSB.

For the third year running, HSE University has come first in the ranking of the 100 best universities in Russia, published for the fifth time by Forbes magazine.