The St Petersburg School of Arts and Humanities presented the Centre for Russian Language and Culture and held negotiations with universities in Japan, Egypt, Turkey, and Brazil. The School of Art and Design agreed to create joint installations with the Turkish university, international exchanges and fashion shows with international partners. Deans and staff of the schools summed up the results of the International Partners' Week. 

In the framework of IPW-2025, the representatives of the School of Economics and Management (SEM) and the School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology (SCPT) of HSE University-St Petersburg discussed joint educational projects and research initiatives with their partners. They saw a strong interest among international colleagues in the expertise of HSE University-St Petersburg and their willingness to develop long-term partnerships.

At the end of May, HSE University-St Petersburg became a platform for meetings of researchers and professors from the leading universities worldwide. The participants of the International Partners' Week were accompanied by volunteers selected among students of HSE University-St Petersburg. Young people helped the guests in an unfamiliar city and introduced them to Russian culture and the university. Read on to find out more about volunteers' work, language practice, tasks and personal discoveries.

The large-scale international forum gathered representatives from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America in St Petersburg. Apart from the intense business programme with expert discussions, signing of agreements and creating international collaborations, the guests of HSE University-St Petersburg got to know the cultural heritage of the Northern capital—saw the city from Neva, visited the Hermitage, Tsarskoye Selo and other significant sights.

The School of Social Sciences has summed up the results of the International Partners' Week 2025. The school representatives highlighted the productive dialogue with colleagues from universities in India, Latin America and other countries. They've reached agreements on mobility programmes, joint research and educational initiatives.

HSE University-St Petersburg wrapped up the International Partnership Week with a lesson on the Portuguese, a workshop on dances of various Brazilian regions, a lecture about one of the most popular Brazilian musicians and a live performance of his devotees. Organised by the bachelor’s programme ‘Media Communications’, the ‘Viva o Brasil!’ festival invited students to explore the lifestyle peculiarities of one of the largest countries in Latin America.