On Campus

Dr. Udara Peiris received his PhD from the University of Oxford in 2010. He has been part of the HSE faculty for almost two years after accepting the position of Assistant Professor at the International College of Economics and Finance in 2012. Dr. Peiris spoke to 'The HSE LooK' before the summer break.

Dr. Emiliano Catonini, Assistant Professor at the International College of Economics and Finance of the HSE  shares his experience on the academic year 2013-2014 in an interview for The HSE LooK. Dr. Emiliano Catonini joined the HSE in 2013 after defending his PhD thesis in Bocconi University (Milan) and has been enjoying Moscow since then.

Dr. Emiliano Catonini, Assistant Professor at the International College of Economics and Finance of the HSE  shares his experience on the academic year 2013-2014 in an interview for The HSE LooK.

This issue is once again devoted to teaching. What is the procedure for writing a course syllabus at HSE? What is the LMS? What is teachers’ election? These and other questions will be answered here. We give some advice on how to write a course syllabus. 

The issue explores the tenure track system at HSE. How does it function in our university? What are the requirements for interim and final reviews? The editors spoke to Vice Rector Konstantin Sonin and the Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies, Martin Gilman to find out. Additionally, The HSE LooK talked to international participants of the XV International April Conference and they kindly shared their impressions from this big academic event.

The HSE was one of the first Russian universities that adopted the tenure track system, well-known in western universities. Vice Rector Konstantin Sonin and Martin Gilman, Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies, cast some light on how this system functions at the HSE in the April issue of the HSE Look.

The issue is devoted to postdocs. The editors talk to current postdocs, Seth Bernstein, Michael Rochlitz, Irina Andrievskaya and former postdoctoral fellow and current Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sociology, Lili Di Puppo. Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy. Stefan Heßbrüggen-Walter also shares his experience of being a postdoc in Germany.

This issue focuses on the working papers series published at HSE. In particular, the editors examine what opportunities are offered and how to publish a paper within the Basic Research Programme. Find answers to these questions and more in the article. Dirk Meissner, Research Professor at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, speaks about his work as a researcher, author and editor.

Dr. Martin Beisswenger, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of History, shares his experience of being a newcomer at HSE in an interview forThe HSE LooK.

Martin Gilman, the Director of Centre for Advanced Studies of the HSE has been the Head of CAS in Moscow since 2006. Today we asked Dr. Gilman about the current situation in the international recruitment of academic staff.