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Students of ‘Prototyping Future Cities’ Master Programme are finalists of Hackathon 2025 in Skolkovo Technopark!

Altynai Nogobaeva, Dmitry Mamaev and Michael Omona, students of the Master Programme ‘Prototyping Future cities’, presented their project ‘AgreeCulture’ in the Ecology section during Hackathon 2025 in Skolkovo Technopark.

HSE Master’s Students Travel to South Africa

Last year, a team of Advanced Urban Design students from the Graduate School of Urbanism and Strelka Institute embarked on a research expedition to Johannesburg, where they studied problems associated with food security, poverty and inequality.

The Art of Geographical Description in Urban Studies

A new issue of ‘Urban Studies and Practices’ Journal has been released

The winner of Vysokovsky Scholarship 2017/2018 has been announced

The winner of Vysokovsky Scholarship 2017/2018 has been announced
Vysokovsky Scholarship of the Higher School of Economics is awarded  to the students of the Graduate School of Urbanism who conduct research and contribute publications in the field of city planning, urban studies or urban regulation. Those candidates who specialize in the research areas of Alexander Vysokovsky gain an advantage.

Graduate School of Urbanism awarded Erasmus+ Jean Monnet grant

The project supported by European Union is focused on the subject of European housing policies and regulation planned for the period between September 2017 through February 2019 (18 months)

Welcome to Advanced Urban Design year two

The program director Anastasia Smirnova brought the students up to date and shared the plans for the upcoming year
The second year of the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design and HSE Graduate School of Urbanism joint programme 'Advanced Urban Design' has begun.

Graduate School of Urbanism and AA School of Architecture Hold Joint Workshop in Moscow

Graduate School of Urbanism and AA School of Architecture Hold Joint Workshop in Moscow
On July 17-28 an intensive course titled ‘In-transition lab: Structure as an Urban Catalyst’ by the Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism (Moscow) and the Architectural Association School of Architecture (London) was held at Moscow’s Shukhov lab.

GSU announces two scholarships to participate in IAAC Global Summer School Moscow that will take place in Shukhov Lab from 3 to 16 July

GSU announces two scholarships to participate in IAAC Global Summer School Moscow that will take place in Shukhov Lab from 3 to 16 July
As part of the promotion campaign of GSU new master’s programme ‘City and Technologies: Prototyping Future Cities, we are happy to announce two scholarships to participate in IAAC Global Summer School Moscow that will take place in Shukhov Lab from 3 to 16 July.

HSE Graduate School of Urbanism and D’est Organize Joint Summer School in France

The HSE Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism together with the French association D’est are organizing a joint summer school this year in France. The School will run from June 25 – July 8, 2017 in Paris and Montpellier and aims to attract students and young professionals in urban development and planning, municipal administration, and civil initiatives.

Apply now for "City and Technlogy: Prototyping future cities"

Apply now for "City and Technlogy: Prototyping future cities"
The Graduate School of Urbanism of the National Research University - Higher School of Economics (Moscow) is starting the application campaign for the international master program 'City and technologies: Prototyping future cities'. More info http://prototypingfuturecities.org/