Anne Simkin on Croissants, Samovars, Morocco, and Dreams
Starting in September, lecturer from France, Anne Simkin, will begin teaching French in the Faculty of Humanities at HSE Nizhny Novgorod. We met with Ann to ask her a few questions.
HSE Students Initiative ‘The Battle of Batteries’ Helped the Environment
In the middle of spring, battery collection boxes were placed in all buildings at HSE Nizhny Novgorod thanks to the initiative of HSE students. Over 50 kilograms of used batteries were collected. It is well-known that the heavy metals in one discarded AA battery can pollute about 20 square meters of land. Thus the campaign ‘The Battle of Batteries’ helped to save a forest area the size of 40 sports stadiums.
Peter Rosei in HSE Nizhny Novgorod
HSE Nizhny Novgorod held a meeting with one of the most important figures on the Austrian literary scene of the last third of the C20th, winner of the Austrian Prize for Literature 1991, and the Franz Kafka prize 1993 —- Peter Rosei.
Philological Exchange
Anastasia Senchenko, a 2nd-year student at the Faculty of Humanities at HSE campus in Nizhny Novgorod, is spending her third month studying at the University of Tartu, Estonia, as part of a student exchange programme. Tatiana Krasilnikova, a 1st-year student of Philology, talked to her about Tartu, philology, and other aspects of life in Estonia.
HSE Media Students Win 'Front Page' Competition
At the media competition Front Page in Nizhny Novgorod at the end of April, the student newspaper 'Vyshka' and the website 'The Vyshka' representing the Moscow HSE campus, took first place in three categories.
Traditional Summer School for American Students Started at HSE in Nizhny Novgorod
This is the fourth visit of students from Brigham Young University as part of the student mobility programme.
Battery Collection Boxes Placed in All Buildings at HSE Nizhny Novgorod
In Nizhny Novgorod, battery collection boxes can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Today, thanks to the initiative shown by HSE students, there are four more boxes.
HSE Students Can Take Internship in an International Company
On March 19th, a master class for students by managers of Procter & Gamble was held at the Faculty of Management.
Faculty of Management Student Makes it to Fincontest Final
The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation has conducted an All-Russian student contest on the financial markets called Fincontest. Olga Golyakova, a student in the HSE Faculty of Management in Nizhny Novgorod (programme in Management, Global Business track), made it to the finals in the contest.