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On September 24, 2022, within the framework of the online project “It’s worth talking about”, meeting was held with Dr. Andrey Baklanov, The State Counselor (1-st class) of the Russian Federation, 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 HSE University.  

On September 16^th, the Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the National Research University “Higher School of Economics” Anastasia Likhacheva received the Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Henrique Cardim, professor at the University of Brasilia (UnB) and former director of the Research Institute in International Relations (IPRI) of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the prospects of academic cooperation.

In September 22^nd, the School of Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, in cooperation with the School of Foreign Languages of HSE University and the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences promoted a Round Table on the issue “Chile and reasons behind its slow economic growth”.

Leonid M. Grigoryev, Academic Supervisor, Professor of the School of World Economy, on September 8, took part in the round table of the International Multimedia Press Center “Russia Today” on the topic: “The West against Russian energy carriers: the consequences of the decisions being prepared”.

The Deputy Head of the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism, the Deputy Head and Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations Dmitri Novikov gave Rediff.com's Archana Masih an e-mail interview discussing Mikhail Gorbachev's contradictory legacy and why Vladimir Putin despised him.

Dean of Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs Anastasia Likhacheva took part in the CIS and EAEU Youth Forum “Kelechek” in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic. The opening ceremony was attended by Akylbek Zhaparov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and Mikhail Myasnikovich, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

Polina Sedlova, 3rd year student of the Bachelor’s Programme “International Relations” of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE University, presented the draft Model of the EAEU at the Youth Forum of the CIS and the EAEU on August 25-26. Funding for the implementation of the project will be allocated by the Gorchakov Fund.

Director of CCEIS V. Kashin as a speaker and associate professor of the Department of Foreign Regional Studies, researcher of CCEIS L. Sokolshchik, as an invited expert, took part in the first scientific and educational camp of the Academy of Arms Control Negotiations (ACONA), which was held from August 15 to 19 in an online format. The start of a new cycle of the project was preceded by a lot of preparatory work. For almost three months in the weekly mode L. Sokolshchik together with colleagues from MGIMO, Harvard University, the Woodrow Wilson Center, the Frankfurt Peace Institute, and the University of Iceland, participated in the formation of the program and the content of the camp events. During the camp, discussions, master classes and speeches by leading world experts in the field of strategic stability and global security, trainings on conducting international negotiations and resolving the most pressing issues of modern international relations were organized for project participants from the USA, Russia, Europe, Asia during the camp.

Dean of Faculty of World Economy and International AffairsAnastasia Likhacheva took part in the recording of the new issue of the column "Conversation with an expert". Topic of the interview: "Who is an international specialist today?"

According to the results of HSE media activity in July 2022 the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, professors and researchers are leading and included in the top list.