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In the Expert Analytical Centre’s 2020 Publication Activity Ranking, HSE University placed among the top three Russian universities in seven general subject areas and two narrow subjects. HSE made the rankings in 14 subject areas and four specific subjects; of these, HSE placed first in four subjects and/or areas.

In late March at the Kommunarka COVID-19 Hospital outside of Moscow, a pilot project was launched that allows healthcare professionals to coordinate their efforts remotely while working with coronavirus patients. The system, which is run using ‘smart glasses’, is now in operation at ten Moscow hospitals. Ilya Flaks, a graduate of HSE’s Master’s Programme in E-Business and project founder, spoke with the HSE News Service about how the smart glasses help doctors and what prospects lie ahead for using virtual reality (VR) in health care.

Is it possible to learn the Russian language perfectly in a year? Why management is more interesting than physics? What makes Russia an attractive study destination? HSE News Service has talked to Guillerme Gerotto, a second-year undergraduate student from Brazil studying Business Administration at HSE University, about these and other questions.

On February 13, 2020, the Faculty of Business and Management held its sixth methodological seminar for teachers of the Faculty of Business and Management (FBM) and units of continuing professional education (CPE), dedicated to the use of digital technologies for the interaction between participants of the educational process.

On January 16, 2020, a new video recording studio with the most modern equipment was opened at the Faculty of Business and Management. Now, any professor or course author can record an educational video or broadcast a webinar there.

Students of the HSE Bachelor's programme in Business Informatics have developed an eye-catching, user-friendly website for the ‘Soulful Bazar’ project, a large-scale charity fair traditionally held in Moscow on the eve of the New Year. This year, the “Charity Tree” New Year celebration will be held on December 22 at the Expocentre off the Krasnopresnenskaya embankment.

On December 2-3, 2019, Alexander von Schmidt, Erwin Blezer, and Boudewijn de Graaf of Rotterdam University Business School (Netherlands) visited the School of Business Informatics of the Faculty of Business & Management.

One of the most prestigious awards in the field of digital technology, the Runet Prize, was conferred in Moscow. HSE University was awarded in the category ‘Education and Personnel’.

In November 2019 Professor Markus Westner, Deputy Dean and International Coordinator, Faculty of Computer Sciences and Mathematics, Technical University for Applied Sciences (OTH Regensburg), Germany, visited the Faculty of Business and Management.

The session, organized by the Faculty of Business & Management on December 3, 2019, focused on methods of teaching the basic management course in HSE bachelor's programmes.