Department of Strategic and International Management

The case study collection of the Graduate School of Business at HSE University has been enriched with new materials on the strategies of Russian companies in international markets. A case study on the Russian dating application Twinby has been registered, featuring Veronika Yakovleva, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the company.

On September 22 the Russian launch of the book “The Power of Art-Based Pedagogies: Transforming Mindsets to Shape Our Future” took place at the HSE University Graduate School of Business (GSB) on the Shabolovka campus as part of the school’s research seminar series.

Faculty and alumni from HSE University’s Graduate School of Business (HSE GSB) took part in the 13th Responsible Management Education Research (RMER) Conference, held from September 2 to 4, 2026, at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. The conference, organized under the theme “Reclaim, Resist, Reimagine: Sustainability and the Future of Responsible Management Education,” brought together an international community of scholars committed to advancing sustainability and responsible management in higher education.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the relevant decree on August 24, 2026

HSE Graduate School of Business Associate Professor Ekaterina Ivanova, participated in the PRME Global Forum 2026 under the theme “Global Unity Meets Local Impact” from June 29 to July 2 hosted by the American University in Cairo. The forum brought together leaders in responsible management education from around the world to advance sustainable and ethical business practices. This year's Responsible Management Education (RME) Week gathered over 400 scholars, educators, practitioners, and student communities from 58 countries across all regions of the world.

From 6 to 15 May 2026, HSE GSB bachelor students of the International Business programme and master students of the International Management programme took part in an intensive educational programme in China, organised by one of China's leading universities – Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). The ten-day course focused on global business decision-making, the digital economy and technological innovation in the age of artificial intelligence.

Students of the master's programme in International Management at the HSE Graduate School of Business have achieved outstanding recognition on the international stage by becoming finalists of the prestigious 2026 Flourish Prize competition. Under the guidance of AIM2Flourish Professor Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor of GSB Strategic and International Management Department, the team—comprising Habeeb Adeyemo, Promise Yeboah Owusu, Phebe Adekunte, Nontapat Watanawigun, Jie Li, Christiana Yawson, and Abidullah Shinwari—was selected as one of the top finalists globally in the thematic category “Health, Well-being, and Human Development”  for their compelling story about HelpMum Africa.

Three GSB researches presented research on global product management, open innovation, and AI at the Elsevier–Tsinghua University conference in Beijing.

As part of the conclusion of the 13th International Week on Sustainability (I-Week), which took place from March 23-27, 2026 at the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Antwerp, a solemn I-Week certificate award ceremony was held for students of the HSE University Graduate School of Business. The event became a bright finale to a large-scale educational marathon that united participants from 44 countries.

Master’s students from the HSE Graduate School of Business recently participated in an international intensive programme in Bangkok, hosted by the Sasin School of Management