On Campus

On February 15, the atrium of the Pokrovsky Boulevard campus of HSE University hosted one of the biggest and most beautiful winter events — the HSE Business School Winter Ball. The event brought together more than 800 students, professors, staff, and alumni.

HSE Graduate School of Business and Yango—a global tech company behind ride-hailing and on-demand services—hosted the Digital Innovation Hackathon, an intensive, gamified competition where students sharpened product skills while reimagining everyday urban mobility.

From October 6 to 10, 2025, the HSE Graduate School of Business hosted its traditional Fall Career Week, which brought together over 1,000 students and 16 leading employers in Russia. This year’s program was especially rich: master classes, a panel discussion, practical sessions, and networking events helped students showcase their potential, develop professional skills, and take a step closer to their dream careers.

In September, the Cultural Center of HSE University hosted the closing ceremony of the 2024–2025 sports season. As part of the event, the winners of the overall ranking of the 17th HSE Spartakiad were awarded, where the sports team of the HSE Graduate School of Business claimed a confident 1st place.

On September 19, Master’s students of the programs Product Management in IT Business (delivered jointly with Avito) and E-Business and Digital Innovations at the Higher School of Economics Graduate School of Business participated in the finals and award ceremony of StarTech.Awards 2025.

Anton Chukseev, a student of the “Electronic Business and Digital Innovations” program at the HSE Graduate School of Business, has become the winner of an internal hackathon on vibe-coding organized by Yandex. As part of a team, he won in the “Personal Productivity” track — one of the three competition categories.

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.

At the end of April, the Graduate School of Business at HSE University hosted an award ceremony celebrating the school's top students and their achievements in professional and athletic competitions. Ninety-six participants and prize-winners were awarded by Valery Katkalo, Director of the HSE Graduate School of Business.

A team of students from the HSE University Graduate School of Business claimed victory in the nationwide case championship organized by Gazpromneft – Bituminous Materials.

From April 14 to 18, 2025, the HSE Graduate School of Business hosted its traditional Spring Career Week — a large-scale event that brought together over 1,000 students and 20 leading employers from across Russia. This year’s program was especially rich: master classes, panel discussions, workshops, and networking sessions helped participants unlock their potential and take a confident step toward the career of their dreams.