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On October 19, 2026, the second international research seminar in the series ‘Family Policy and Fertility Support Policies in Northeast Asian Countries’ took place. Held as part of the university project ‘Developing Interdisciplinary Research into Human Potential,’ the event focused on the relationship between housing affordability, family behaviour, and fertility in Russia and South Korea. It was organised by the HSE Institute for Social Policy, the HSE Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, and the Seoul National University Population Policy Research Centre (Republic of Korea).

On September 30, 2026, the Brazilian-Russian scientific seminar "From Europe to China: Russia's Bargaining Position and the Power of Siberia 2 Negotiations (2022–2025)" took place, strengthening academic ties between HSE University and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

For International Relations and Global Studies (IR&GS) student Daria Ivanova, Brazil has long been much more than just a place on the map. Since her first year at HSE University, she has studied Portuguese and hoped to build a career connected with the country. An exchange programme gave her the opportunity to turn that ambition into reality. In Florianópolis, Daria studied at Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), travelled across Brazil and beyond, made friends from around the world, and immersed herself in a culture she had long wanted to experience first-hand.