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Students from the Graduate School of Business at HSE University (HSE GSB) have made a strong impression at major case championships, showing exceptional engagement and outstanding results.

Russia has launched the development of a Business Tourism Infrastructure Index, which will include unified performance metrics for regions and hospitality facilities.

Olga Vinogradova is a first-year master’s student in the “Operational Efficiency and Production Systems” program at the HSE Graduate School of Business. In this interview, she shares how she enrolled in the program through the “Your Project” competition, how studying helps her combine a career in a large corporation with acquiring practical knowledge, and also talks about practical projects implemented during her studies in collaboration with real companies.

On June 1, 2025, the Higher School of Business at HSE University hosted the most anticipated and large-scale student event of the academic year — the open-air festival GSB Summer Fest’25. The festival brought together over 1,500 students, alumni, prospective students, and faculty under the theme "Generations." Five eras, five visual codes, and five worldviews — all in one day.

Andrey Korolkov is a first-year bachelor’s student in the Digital Product Management program at the HSE Graduate School of Business. In this interview, he shares what skills he has developed during his studies, how he launched his own English-language film club, and how he applies the knowledge gained from the program in his role as a business analyst at a publishing holding.

X5 Group has increased the number of student grants available for applicants to the HSE Graduate School of Business. Twenty-five talented candidates will receive partial tuition coverage for the master’s program “B2C Business Management: Technologн and Innovation” (formerly Retail Management). Applications for the grants open on June 20.

Three cohorts — over 100 participants — successfully completed the MBA program at the HSE Graduate School of Business. Over the course of a year and a half, they completed 16 educational modules, including two off-site modules: one in China and one at Lake Baikal. Among the 2025 graduates are entrepreneurs, founders of successful businesses, and top managers from leading Russian companies such as Sber, VTB, Rostelecom, NOVATEK, Rosatom, Yandex.Technologies, Almaz-Antey Concern, SKB Kontur, Belkacar, SONET Group, and others.

The United Nations Global Compact Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Chapter Eurasia held its Third Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 30th and an innovative PRME i5 workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. HSE University Graduate School of Business was represented by Dr. Ekaterina Ivanova. HSE GSB Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management played a key role in both events as a member of the PRME Eurasia Steering Committee and co-facilitator of the PRME i5 pedagogy workshop.

Arseny Moshninov, a Master's student in the Electronic Business and Digital Innovations program at the HSE Graduate School of Business, took part in the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Management and Trends (ICAIMT 2025) in Abu Dhabi. He delivered a presentation titled "Artificial Intelligence in Russia: An Assessment of Yandex GPT-5 and GigaChat 2.0 MAX," which sparked strong interest from the international academic community.

In April, the Bank of Russia and the HSE Graduate School of Business held their Spring ESG School. Participants learned about sustainable development financing, climate risk assessment, and corporate ESG reporting. Here's a closer look at how the program unfolded.