HSE University and the Centre for International Policy Research (Qatar) have agreed to collaborate in the field of social sciences, with plans for joint research, academic exchanges, and regular expert engagement.
The forum “Cultural Heritage in Art, Architecture and Literature” was held in the UNN Fundamental Library in the format of a teleconference. Taking part in the event were representatives of Lobachevsky University and the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. The participants shared with each other their countries' cultural traditions, such as dances, poems, symbols and crafts.
An HSE delegation, led by Rector Nikita Anisimov, visited China for negotiations with the administration of the country’s top universities. The parties agreed to expand bilateral scientific and educational collaboration and signed several documents. In particular, a strategic partnership agreement was established with Peking University, one of the oldest and most prestigious educational institutions in China.
Polytechnic University maintained its positions in key areas of knowledge and took 7th place in the Russian part of the ranking in engineering and 14th in natural sciences, retaining these high positions from 2024. In the world ranking SPbPU ranked 288th in engineering and 429th in natural sciences.