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On the sidelines of the I international conference “Globalization in contemorary Asia”, a discussion was held on the political and socio-economic processes in South Asia.

On November 20-21, a discussion of the main political and socio-economic trends in Southeast Asia was held as part of the first international conference "Globalization in Contemporary Asia".

Session “Middle East” focused on the difficult and urgent topic of global and regional actors’ interaction in resolving conflicts and crisis situations. The processes of globalization for the Middle East and the North Africa region are directly linked to overcoming of old conflicts and settling new ones, as well as resistance to the wide range of security threats. Since the destructive influence of unresolved conflicts spread far behind the national boundaries and borders of the region itself, resolution of these conflicts is seen as a matter of special concern and conscious interest of both countries of the region, their immediate neighbors and also the main global actors.

During the panel sessions, 18 reports dedicated to the wide range of issues were presented. The vast majority of the reports concerned domestic and foreign policy of China at the current development stage and first of all, Sino-Russian and Sino-American relations. 

Researchers and diplomats from 35 countries and eight Russian regional universities gathered at HSE University to discuss globalization in Asia and how it differs from what is taking place in Europe.

By the invitation of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in the Russian Federation and the Russian Union of Rectors, HSE University took part in the IV Forum of Rectors and Presidents of Russian and Ibero -American Universities, the aim of which was to expand cooperation between Russian and Ibero -American universities. The tradition of holding these Forums started in 2009, when the first such meeting was held during the state visit of President Dmitry Medvedev to Spain.

The School of International Regional Studies of the WEIA Faculty NRU HSE with the Russian Middle East Association conducted a screening and discussion of the film "Sons of the Cemetery" with the participation of the author, Anastasia Trofimova, a correspondent for RT Documentary.

The Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the Higher School of Economics announces a student essay competition dedicated to the International Scientific and Practical Expert Conference “Globalization in Contemporary Asia”, which will be held on November 20-21, 2019 at the faculty

On March 1st the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Russia held the Ceremony in Lotte hotel in honor of 100 years anniversary of March 1st movement for independence of Korea as well as the scientific conference dedicated to this important event. Students of the Korean department and teachers of the  program "Economy and Politics in Asia" were invited to this event. The Head of School of Foreign Regional Studies, the Deputy Academic Supervisor of the program Vera Vishnyakova presented the report on "Declarations of Independence of Korea through a Prism of Values and Estimates" at the scientific conference.

Timofey Bordachev, the Scientific Supervisor of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEIS), published the article "What can Russia give Asia?"