WEIA staff and students took part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

The delegation of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the Higher School of Economics University visited the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum held on June 5-8, 2024.

Employees and students of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs became participants of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

The WEIA delegation included:

Alexander S. Korolev, Deputy Director, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Sergey Karaganov, Academic Supervisor, WEIA, HSE University

Anastasia Likhacheva, Dean, WEIA, HSE University

Kristina Kondakova, Research Assistant, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Egor Ryzhkin, Research Assistant, Euro-Atlantic sector, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Ksenia Myasnikova, student, “Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia” Programme, WEIA, HSE University

Yulia Belous, Deputy Director, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Olga Biryukova, Senior Research Fellow, ЦCentre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Alexander Zaytsev, Associate Professor, School of World Economy, WEIA, HSE University

Lolita Koroleva, Junior Research Fellow,  Euro-Atlantic sector, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Nubara Kulieva, Research Assistant, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Fyodor Lukyanov, “International Relations” Programme Scientific Supervisor, WEIA, HSE University

Daniil Makukhin, Research Assistant, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Andrey Maslov, Director, Centre for African Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Vsevolod Sviridov, Expert, Centre for African Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Irina Strelnikova, Expert, Eurasian Department, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, WEIA, HSE University

Anastasia Likhacheva, Dean of the Faculty, spoke as an expert at the BRICS Plus Roundtable on the North-South International Transport Corridor. The participants of the Roundtable discussed the project of the North-South International Transport Corridor (NSC), one of the most promising projects for the development of regional economies within the BRICS framework. The key issues included the prospects for cooperation on the development of the ITC in connection with the accession of new member countries to BRICS, the role of the North-South ITC in shaping the food, energy and environmental security of the new BRICS, as well as measures to eliminate bottlenecks in the transport corridor.

Also on June 7, the session “Russia - India” was held, during which experts discussed the main directions for strengthening interaction between the two countries both at the level of governments and regions, and at the level of business communities. According to Anastasia Likhacheva, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the HSE University, the session analyzed more than 50 laws and national programs on each side and highlighted 5 key areas of interaction: complex digital technologies, advanced space, nuclear technologies in energy, industrial biotech, and cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.

Sergey Karaganov, Distinguished Professor of the HSE University and Academic Supervisor of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, moderated the plenary session of SPIEF-2024.

The session was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bolivian President Luis Arce and Zimbabwean leader Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The report “Tech Sovereignty - Prospects for Cooperation between Russia and India” is available via the link. Among the authors of the report are the employees and alumni of WEIA I. A. Strelnikova, O. A. Kharina, and M. Gurtovaya.