Higher School of Economics
Public university in Russia
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| March 2022 | Rector Nikita Yuryevich Anisimov was suspended by the European University Association for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Multiple international universities suspended relationships with HSE, and Ukraine sanctioned the university. |
| July 2021 | Yaroslav Kuzminov resigned from his position as rector after nearly three decades of leadership. |
| February 2021 | The university terminated the contract with guest teacher Anna Vellikok, officially due to her inability to conduct classes following her arrest for retweeting information about an uncoordinated rally. Despite a letter from former colleagues, she was not reinstated. |
| 2020 | Several teachers were fired from the university, including Yelena Lukyanova, Alexander Kynev, and Kirill Martynov, allegedly for their public criticism of constitutional amendments. Their lawsuit for compensation was rejected by the Basmanny Court of Moscow. |
| 2019 | Established 50 double degree programs with international universities including Humboldt University of Berlin, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and London School of Economics. |
| September 1 2019 | HSE merged the Department of Political Science with the Department of State and Municipal Administration into a new Department of Politics and Management. |
| May 2019 | Moscow City Duma candidate Lyubov Sobol spoke out about the cancellation of her appearance on the 'To the Point' program. Rector Yaroslav Kuzminov publicly commented, emphasizing the university's non-political stance. |
| 2018 | Dmitry Peskov was invited to the university program 'To the Point', but his speech remained unpublished. Students sent an open letter to the dean protesting what they perceived as censorship, leading to a public apology from the Media Department. |
| 2018 | The university's business incubator was ranked in the top 7 of world university incubators by UBI Global World, highlighting its entrepreneurial excellence. |
| 2018 | Posted around 100 online courses on Coursera, with 25 courses in English, becoming a top university on the platform. |
| 2018 | The university's total income reached 17.76 billion rubles (approximately 259,405,579 euros), with significant funding from state sources, private education services, research, grants, and donations. |
| 2018 | Rector Yaroslav Kuzminov announced plans to switch all lectures to an online format in the 2020s, citing low in-person attendance. |
| 2018 | The faculties of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology were opened. |
| 2017 | Recorded the most online courses among all universities in Russia. |
| 2017 | Launched degrees in Physics and Engineering Sciences, and announced plans to open experimental laboratories at Russian Academy of Sciences institutes. |
| 2017 | First admission to the Faculty of Physics took place. |
| February 1 2017 | HSE was officially added to the list of 23 Russian universities authorized to grant academic degrees, expanding its academic credentials. |
| 2016 | University's Scopus citation index increased to 6.2%, demonstrating significant growth in research visibility and academic impact. |
| 2014 | The government initially delayed consideration of Yaroslav Kuzminov's candidacy for rector, but ultimately extended his contract for another five years. |
| 2014 | The Faculty of Computer Science was established with support from the Yandex group. |
| 2013 | Searches were conducted at the Moscow campus of HSE in the department of presidential human rights adviser Mikhail Fedotov, who had participated in the examination of the second YUKOS criminal case. |
| 2013 | Initial Scopus citation index was recorded at 0.5%, marking the starting point for the university's research impact measurement. |
| 2013 | Started recording courses for Coursera online learning platform. |
| 2011 | The HSE Lyceum was founded for high school students. |
| March 2011 | A public debate took place at HSE between Alexei Navalny and Yaroslav Kuzminov about the 'public procurement law' 94-FZ, with representatives from the Ministry of Economic Development present. |
| 2010 | A bronze bust of Yegor Gaidar was installed in the university building through private faculty donations. |
| 2010 | The first international laboratories were launched at the university, beginning a new phase of international academic collaboration. |
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