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INTRODUCING HSE ST. PETERSBURG

Professor Christopher Gerry 06 Dec. 2014

National Research University – Higher School of Economics

Introduction http://ru.linkedin.com/in/cjgerry

• Professor of Public Policy (Health Economics)• Academic Director of HSE School of Social Sciences

and Humanities – From September 2014– Internationalization and Quality Assurance

• Previously: University College London (UCL) – 5th in latest QS international rankings (2014)– An ‘internationalized’ university– With active involvement in BRICS

Overview3

1 Background: Development Strategy

2 Research and Education Priorities

3 Internationalisation and the BRICS

4 Health Studies: Developing research area

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HSE St. Petersburg: Model of Development

Middle-sized research, education, innovation universityScale

Humanities, Social Science, Economics and Management, Applied Maths and IT

Product Diversity

Urban Studies, Diversity & Tolerance, Digital SS&H; Comparative & International studies

Interdisciplinary

Internationalisation: Hub for HSEInternational

Civil Society, private and public sectorsStakeholders

City; attraction and development of talentKey resources

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HSE St. Petersburg: Centres of Research Excellence

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

DIGITAL SOCIETY

DIVERSITY AND TOLERANCE

Spatial economics: cities — regions — international trade

Strategic and International Management

Modernization, social change and research of values

Network Analysis/Social Networks

Digital Social Research and Digital Humanities

Youth

Migration and Mobility

Health Studies

Nationalism — Religion — Empires

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Education: Strategic Priorities

Education Model

• Major-Minor;• Minors reflect areas of research

excellence;• Implementation of MOOCs;• Tutors;

Internationalization in Education

• QAE;• Courses in English;• International Accreditation and

Expertise; • Study Abroad;

Development of Applied Skills

• Professional development certificate programmes;

• Career relevance

Cross-cultural skills

• Study abroad/internship abroad;• Minor in Regional Studies; • Research projects in order to obtain

cross-cultural skills.

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Learning and Teaching at HSE

Education Unit

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

887 Students

School of Economics and Management

1311 Students

Faculty of Law550 Students

Dpt. of Sociology

Dpt. of Political Science

Dpt. of Public Administration

Dpt. Of History

Dpt. of Asian and African Studies

Dpt. of Foreign Languages

Dpt. of Economics

Dpt. of Management

Dpt. of Finance

Dpt. Of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Dpt. of Applied Math and Business Informatics

Chair of Theory and History of State and Law

Chair of Constitutional and Administrative Law

Chair of Financial Law

Chair of Civil Law

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Bachelor Programmes

Economics Management

Logistics and

Supply-chain

Management

Law

Public Administra

tionSociology History Political

Science

Asian and African Studies

Philology(2015)

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Master Programmes

Marketing Technologies

Experience Economy (Event & Cultural Tourism)

Strategic Management in Logistics

Public Administrati

on

Management in Education

Applied Economics

(Math Methods, Spatial

Economics)

Applied History

Political Science

Finance (Financial

Management, Risk

Management)

Law

RNATIONALIZATION

1. Internationally recognized modern research university of excellence

2. St. Petersburg as the international hub of HSE

3. Strategic Priority of ‘internationalization’

4. Existing partners and interactions (mobility and cooperation)

International Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg

RNATIONALIZATIONInternational Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg

1. International education in English language– MA and BA programmes / modules– Global perspectives, interdisciplinary, international themes

2. Quality Assurance and Enhancement– More than just accreditation– Internationally credible plan for QAE– Commitment to research lead learning and teaching

RNATIONALIZATIONInternational Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg

3. Student mobility– Exchange arrangements– Fee paying students attracted to excellence of programmes/modules

4. Joint/Double programmes– International double degree programmes with leading global

universities

5. Phd collaboration– Mobility of PhD students: globally

RNATIONALIZATIONInternational Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg

1. HSE St. Petersburg as an international hub for global BRICS studies

– Part of European HEA– Close connections with top global universities in UK and US

2. Intra-BRICS mobility– Students and staff moving within the network– BA, MA and PhD– Internships, projects, local impact, modules, short courses, doing stuff

RNATIONALIZATIONInternational Strategy at HSE St. Petersburg

3. Associated partners of the BRICS network (BRICS +)– The BRICS network isn’t an alternative university grouping– It’s the centre, in which European and North American universities

have a stake

4. An international BRICS Masters Degree?– ‘Erasmus Mundus’ style MA programme– Placing the BRICS network on the international stage– Internships / Projects (doing stuff)– Global mobility and citizenship– BRICS foundation plus themes/pathways?– Building on the start (http://Center-brics.urfu.ru)

New/Developing Research Area 15

GLOBAL HEALTH STUDIES

HSE HEALTH: CURRENT STATUS

Health in

Russia

Pure Sciences

Limited Social

Science

Low priority ‘sector’

Also at HSE

Now to catch-up

GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Health Economics, health psychology, sociology of health, politics of health, epidemiology all booming areas in

Western Europe, US and elsewhere

Practitioners in these areas increasingly

working together with medics, policy makers,

other experts

Universities increasingly

recognising ‘Global Health’ as one of, if not

the, key multidisciplinary

challenge of the 21st century

‘Health’ as rapidly growing field of

international multidisciplinary

research

GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

• The reasons are obvious without looking too far from here.

Cardiovascular disease

External & violent causes

Ref: WHO. Preventing chronic diseases: a vital investment (2005).

Projected foregone income due to early mortality from heart disease, stroke and diabetes, 2005–2015

A very distinctive BRIC(S) story more generally

HSE HEALTH: LONG TERM GOALS

• To become an international centre for global health research and education (why not in Russia?)

• Placing health and well-being at the core of inter- and multi-disciplinary studies at HSE St Petersburg

• Addressing global, national and local health challenges through research and education

• Through international and multi-sectoral partnerships

• Being policy and practically relevant.

HSE HEALTH: Areas

• Education: Introduce health within existing modules and across different departments and schools

• Research: Build a multidisciplinary centre of health research, with international multi-sectoral partners

• Impact: Inform development of policy and practice in the public and private sectors

HSE HEALTH: Disciplines

Economics Sociology Psychology

Epidemiology

Demography

Political Science

Public Administra

tion

HSE HEALTH: 4 research areas for new centre

1. Health Behaviours and interventions– Smoking, alcohol, obesity, drugs, STI, HIV

2. The mental health burden and suicide– Mental health represents a growing disease

burden– Suicide biggest cause of mortality among

males 18-24

3. Comparative Health Reform– Russia, US, UK, Brazil, China, India, South

Korea, South Africa all have or are undertaking major health reforms

4. Health inequalities– Access to and pathways through the health

care system– Cultural interaction with the health system

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HSE St. Petersburg has ambitious plan for development

Including to become hub for internationalisation of HSE in Russia

A natural academic and geographical home for BRICS research and studies

BRICS cooperation in education and thematic research programmes has great potential

Outward looking, spanning multiple disciplines and areas

Including health!

WHY ST.PETERSBURG?