
HSE's contribution to integration processes in the CIS: Twentieth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of the CIS on Scientific, Technical and Innovative Cooperation
On 27 June 2017, the Higher School of Economics hosted the twentieth meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of the CIS on Scientific, Technical and Innovative Cooperation, devoted to implementation of the Intergovernmental Innovative Cooperation Programme for CIS Member States until 2020, the key developer of which is NRU HSE.
Factors, hampering development of municipal-private partnership
A session of the State Duma Committee for Natural Resources, Property and Land Relations was held on 23 May on Key Factors, Hampering Development of Municipal-Private Partnership. What Needs to be Changed in Legislation?
Deputy Director of the Institute for Public Administration and Governance, NRU HSE and permanent representative of the UNECE PPP group Vladimir Korolev was involved as an invited expert in the event.

Public regulation and the shadow economy in Russian regions
Director of the Department for Public Administration and Governance of NRU HSE Andrey Klimenko took part in a meeting of the Council under the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian President in the Volga Federal Region, held in Orenburg on 28 March.

From Shanghai to Guangzhou and Back: HSE Lecturers Visit Chinese Universities
Staff members from the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences have made over 50 trips to international conferences in the past year. Alexander Kalgin, Lecturer at the School of Public Administration, shared his impressions about the International Symposium on Development and Governance in BRICS countries in Shanghai, and a visit to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou to discuss a joint research project and to meet with representatives of the university administration responsible for international education cooperation.
RIA Centre Director Presents Report at a Conference of the Association of Specialists in Program and Policy Evaluation in Novosibirsk
RIA Centre Director Daniil Tsyankov spoke at the 2nd annual conference of the Russian Association of Specialists in Program and Policy Evaluation "Program and Policy Evaluation in a Time of Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities" in Novosibirsk.
New approaches to managing service quality
On 14 July HSE hosted a workshop devoted to technologies for enhancing customer service quality, organised by Sberbank of Russia and the Institute for Public Administration and Governance.
Practical Aspects of Cooperation with OECD
IPAG Director Andrey Klimenko spoke at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development training workshop called “Practical Aspects of Cooperation with OECD”. The objective of the workshop was to familiarise the heads of federal executive agencies and their divisions with the work of the OECD, OECD standards and recommendations in a number of spheres of public administration and regulation, and the tasks facing the Russian Federation as a state acceding to the OECD.
Public-Private Partnership: Legislative and Social Aspects
On 19 May in Nalchik, the Kudrin University of the Committee of Civil Initiatives hosted the workshop “Public-Private Partnership: Legislative and Social Aspects”. The discussion focused on practical issues pertaining to implementation of socio-economic development programmes for the region.

Collaboration opportunities with the Hertie School of Governance (Berlin)
Andrey Klimenko visited the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin to discuss opportunities to expand collaboration in education and science under a previously executed agreement. The meeting was attended by the School's Dean Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, and professors G. Hammerschmidt and M. Hallerberg.
Standard contracts at the centre of attention at RIBF-2016
A round table was held as part of the Russian Investment and Building Forum, entitled “Development of a Library of Standard Contracts on Engineering Survey, Design and Construction (Reconstruction) of Capital Construction Sites for State and Municipal Needs”, which was attended by representatives of government departments and national associations related to the industry, along with leading building and production companies. Director of the Legal Review and Analytics Centre at IPAG NRU HSE Veronica Dzhuzhoma spoke as an expert at the discussion.