French businesspeople visit HSE Nizhny Novgorod

HSE Nizhny Novgorod has become something of a hub linking businesspeople from France and representatives of leading economic sectors in the region. Students with the French Presidential Programme had a chance to meet HSE graduates who now lead or are specialists in companies in Nizhny Novgorod. The French delegation included people from the instrument-making industry, electronics firms, strategic management and organizational development, and specialists in software and other industries.

HSE Nizhny Novgorod has become something of a hub linking businesspeople from France and representatives of leading economic sectors in the region. Students with the French Presidential Programme had a chance to meet HSE graduates who now lead or are specialists in companies in Nizhny Novgorod. The French delegation included people from the instrument-making industry, electronics firms, strategic management and organizational development, and specialists in software and other industries.

The international delegation was given a presentation about the academic research opportunities at HSE Nizhny Novgorod. Three of the HSE Nizhny Novgorod's laboratories – the Laboratory for the Theory and Practice of Decision-Making Support Systems (TAPRADESS), the Laboratory of Algorithms and Technologies for Network Analysis (LATNA), and the Research and Training Laboratory for Innovation System Management (LUIS) are ready and willing to cooperate with French businesspeople.

The French delegation showed particular interest in the only Laboratory of Algorithms and Technologies for Network Analysis in European Russia, as it is home to unparalleled research and development work that could benefit numerous different sectors.

The visiting delegation also took part in a round table discussion of possible avenues for cooperation between Nizhny Novgorod enterprises and French firms.