News

In September, the Higher School of Economics Graduate School of Business hosted interactive master classes for more than 500 first-year students with one of Russia’s leading sustainability experts. ESG expert Svetlana Ivchenko introduced students of the flagship undergraduate programs Business Administration and Marketing and Market Analytics not only to practices and strategies of sustainable development management in major Russian metallurgical companies, but also to her personal experience of professional transformation as a top manager grounded in values. The master classes were held as part of the career guidance seminar “The Profession of a Manager in the Modern World”, organized by one of its instructors — Associate Professor Ekaterina Ivanova of the Department of Strategic and International Management, who familiarized students with the theory and practice of ethics, responsibility, and sustainability in contemporary business.

The HSE Graduate School of Business library has curated and presented a unique collection of business books.

The Higher School of Economics Graduate School of Business hosted a Career Day organized by X5 Group — a strategic partner of the business school and one of Russia’s leading retailers.

The HSE Graduate School of Business has reaffirmed its status as the leader of Russian business education. For the second year in a row, HSE GSB has topped the National Ranking of Business Schools in the country, demonstrating consistently strong results across key learning indicators.

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.