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At the HSE Graduate School of Business (GSB) campus on Shabolovka, Knowledge Day was traditionally filled with vibrant partner activities, guest lectures, and master classes by representatives of the country’s leading companies, as well as the opening of a new dedicated Avito classroom. In the 2025/2026 academic year, more than 5,500 students will study at HSE GSB, including 950 first-year bachelor’s students and 1,050 first-year master’s students, among them 718 international students from 63 countries.

At the HSE Graduate School of Business (HSE GSB) campus, the joint master’s programme officially launched, accompanied by the opening of the dedicated Avito classroom.

The HSE Graduate School of Business and Axenix have signed an agreement on a new stage of collaboration.

The partnership covers several areas at once — participation in managing educational programs, joint implementation of academic courses, and the development of modern infrastructure for student project work.

An international team of experts has received the award for the Best Professional Development Workshop (PDW) from the Management Education and Development (MED) Division at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025). The team was led by Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor at HSE Graduate School of Business; Isabel Rimanoczy, founder of the UN Global Compact PRME Working Group on Sustainability Mindset; and Divya Singhal, Professor at the Goa Institute of Management. The event took place from July 25 to 29 in Copenhagen, the first European capital in the Academy’s history to host the conference outside the American continent.

Valery Katkalo, Director of the HSE Graduate School of Business, on the development of corporate universities, their role in business transformation, and the future of corporate education in Russia.

The HSE Graduate School of Business conducted the two-day program “AVTOVAZ: Growth Strategy.” Organised within the framework of a strategic partnership between the institutions, the training brought together AVTOVAZ top managers and leading professors from HSE GSB to discuss key issues facing the flagship of the Russian automotive industry as part of the Company's updated strategy.

The international Digital Product Management Summer University, an educational project by the HSE Graduate School of Business and Alfa-Bank, brought together more than 30 students from leading universities in China.

58 employees of Inter RAO Group have completed the professional retraining program “Inter RAO Leaders” at the HSE Graduate School of Business.

In July, the HSE Graduate School of Business (HSE GSB) hosted official graduation ceremonies for students of five bachelor’s programs and twelve master’s programs. Degrees were awarded to 675 bachelor’s and 785 master’s graduates, with 25 and 37 of them respectively graduating with honors.

The presentation of the annual study “Corporate Universities of Russia — 2025” took place as part of the 4th Forum of Corporate Learning Leaders of Russia. The event was held in Nizhny Novgorod and brought together more than 130 participants from 60 companies.