Graduates of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs became laureates of the HSE Alumni Award

Award ceremony of the HSE Alumni Award for outstanding graduates who have achieved great success in professional and public life was held on February 16. Sofia Shakhova, a graduate of the World Economy programme, opened the ceremony with the Gaudeamus student anthem.

The laureates of the HSE Alumni Award 2023 are:

Person of Science: Alena Nefedova, Senior Research Fellow, Associate Professor at NRU HSE

Private Business: Polina Yurova, co-founder of Eggselent

Corporate Business: Elena Bekhtina, CEO of Delimobil

Public Service: Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Person of Culture and Arts | Media: Ilya Aksenov, director of the TV series «Peace! Friendship! Chewing gum!»

Digital Leadership (IT): Alla Bryzgalova, Head of Product Marketing of VK

Best Mentor: Elizaveta Romanova-Kushnir, Senior Data Analyst of OKKAM Communications Group

The Connecting Link: Elena Odoevskaya, Vice Rector at NRU HSE

Iron Man: Elizaveta Kirillova, Senior judge, controller, coach, organizer at the Moscow Figure Skating Federation

Breakthrough of the Year: Nadezhda Teltsova, Deputy Chief Physician for Extra-budgetary Activities of the University Clinical Hospital No. 5

Philanthropist: Elena Istomina, Head of the Development Group of Internship Programmes of Ozon Camp

Humanitarian Aid and Personal Social Responsibility: Alexey Cherepnov, General Director of Vertical LLC

International Leadership: Dinara Yanbekova, General Director of the Qatar-Russian Cooperation Center

For Special Achievements in Career and Public Life Among Foreign Alumni of HSE University: Federico Gallo, Research Fellow at Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience at NRU HSE

Congratulations to the graduates of the World Faculty – Dinara Yanbekova and Elizaveta Romanova-Kushnir with well-deserved awards. We are proud of all our graduates who have been shortlisted, and we wish you good luck in further achievements!