The Best Students Go to London

Every year the HSE International College of Economics and Finance rewards its best students by sending them to study at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE), for free. This year, two second-year undergraduate and two first-year master’s students of the ICEF will be reaping the benefits of their hard work with a trip to the LSE.

These students are not only high achievers academically, they also manage to be seriously involved in hockey and chess, they study French, play the piano, and, of course, spend time with friends. But study comes first for them.

These students, who all agree that the ICEF’s advantages include teaching in English and the double degree programme, spoke about their choice of courses at the LSE summer school and their study at the ICEF.

— The ICEF is sending you to the London School of Economics for a summer school. What course are you going to choose and why?

Elena Sachkova (2^nd year, undergraduate)

My choice is Alternative Investments. During my study this year I’ve come to understand that I’m interested in financial markets and tools, and this course involves an in-depth study of alternative investments and putting this knowledge into practice, which is obviously important. In addition to this, I wanted to choose a course which doesn’t repeat part of the ICEF’s curriculum, but rather, is outside its remit.

Andrey Telegin (2^nd year, undergraduate)

I’ve chosen Econometrics. This course seemed particularly attractive to me and I hope it will be very interesting. Since high school I’ve loved mathematics and economics, and econometrics is a kind of interweaving of these two sciences. Moreover, it is very likely that this course on the basics of econometrics will be useful for me during my summer internship in a consulting company.

Islam Utyagulov (1^st year, master’s)

I’ve chosen a course on Fixed income securities, debt market and the macro economy. I based my choice on the fact that I didn’t want it to be a purely theoretical course or a course which gives me only some basic knowledge. That’s why it seemed the best choice for me.

 

Kirill Klimov (1^st year, master’s)

I selected Risk Management for a number of reasons. The syllabus of the course seemed interesting, and the faculty members who read this course also played a role in my choice.

 

Alina Volokhova