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‘Teaching Is a Learning Experience for Me—Every Question Is an Opportunity to Update My Lecture Material’

Kemal Kivanc Akoz
Kemal Kivanc Akoz is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Theoretical Economics at the Faculty of Economic Sciences. He has been at HSE University for six years and his current activities include research into marriage market dynamics and information agreements among groups of agents. In this interview with the HSE News Service, Kemal talks about the subjects of his research, the teaching approach that led to him being named one of the university’s Best Teachers, his favourite places to get a coffee in Moscow, and more.

‘HSE Offers Endless Opportunities to Expand My Research Network’

‘HSE Offers Endless Opportunities to Expand My Research Network’
Shweta Sikhwal, from India, is a research assistant at the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development of the HSE University Institute for Industrial and Market Studies. In a seminar on May 26, 2023, she presented her paper ‘Can machine learning models provide a better forecast of money demand? Evidence from the Indian economy’ as part of a series on ‘Institutional Problems of the Russian Economy’. Shweta spoke to the HSE News Service about the seminar, her PhD research, and her experience of life in Moscow.

Carlos Rincon on His Career in Finance and Teaching Experience

Carlos Rincon on His Career in Finance and Teaching Experience
Carlos J. Rincon already had an eventful career before he ended up studying and teaching at HSE University-St Petersburg. The professor was born in Colombia and worked in his native country and the USA in the financial sector before starting his academic career. Not wanting to rest on his laurels, Carlos enrolled in the Master’s programme ‘Finance’ at HSE University-St Petersburg, where he has been studying and teaching since 2019. 

 

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