On March, 2, 2021 the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association within the framework of the permanent online seminar seminars "Contemporary Area Studies», organized a meeting with a postdoctoral fellow at the School of International Regional Studies at the HSE University Dr. Eriks Varpahovskis. The topic of the meeting was: "A cultural battlefield for China, Japan, and South Korea in XXI century: competing for global and regional leadership in intangible cultural heritage (ICH)»
On February, 27, 2021 within the framework of permanent online seminar «It's worth talking about» Dr. Andrey Baklanov - Professor, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Studies Section of the School of International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University spoke on the topic: "Post-crisis Middle East: Russia opens new trade missions, prepares to increase its presence."
Оn February, 24, 2021 the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association within the framework of the permanent online seminar «Contemporary area studies», organized the fourth meeting dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Arab Spring with a Head of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Islamic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dr. Vasily Kuznetsov, on the topic : "Tunisia 10 years later: (not) fulfilled hopes».
Russian postdoc of School of Foreign Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs National research University Higher School of Economics, PhD in Law, associate professor Irina Strelnikova successfully took part as a guest lecturer at the First Winter School in Political Economy, held from 4 to 18 February 2021 at Allameh Tabataba'i University in partnership with Universities from Iran and Russia.
On February 20, 2021 the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association within the framework of the permanent online seminar «Contemporary area studies», organized the third meeting dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Arab Spring with a director of Institute of strategic and communication studies in Lebanon Imad Rizk. The topic was: «Lebanon: Model for New wave of Arab Spring».
On February 17, 2021 the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association within the framework of the permanent online seminar «Contemporary area studies», organized the second meeting dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Arab Spring with a Deputy head of the Joint Department of the Institute of Oriental studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs,HSE University Grigory Lukyanov. The topic of the meeting was: «The Arab Spring» in Libya: 10 years later»
On February 9, 2021, the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University, together with the Russian Middle East Association within the framework of the permanent online seminar «Contemporary area studies», organized the first meeting dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Arab Spring with a interpreter, journalist and lecturer of the School of Asian studies of the of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University Rami El-Kalyubi. The topic of the meeting was: «Egypt: «The Arab Spring» 10 years later - reasons and consequences».
On Wednesday, January 27th, the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University, within the framework of the permanent online seminar “Contemporary Area Studies”, organized a discussion with Maxim Suchkov, Senior Researcher at the Center for Advanced American Studies, IIAMGIMO, on the topic "America in 2021: up or down?"
On Thursday, January 28th, the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of HSE University, within the framework of the permanent online seminar “Contemporary Area Studies”, organized a discussion with Kim Young Un, Leading Researcher at the Center for Korean Studies at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor of the School of the International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University on the topic " VIIIth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea: Breakthrough or Routine?"
On December 8, 2020, within the framework of the permanent online project “It’s worth talking about”, online meeting was held with Andrey Baklanov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, the State adviser of the Russian Federation of the first class, the Head of the research sector of the Middle East and North Africa of the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE. The theme of the meeting was “The beginning of the year is a new aggravation of the situation in Syria”.
