Lilia Ovcharova Talks on Social Support of the Population, Pension and Social Insurance
On December 24, 2019 Lilia Ovcharova, director of the Institute for Social Policy, took part in the meeting of the Commission on Social Support of the Population, Pension and Social Insurance of the Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Labor.

HSE University Scholars Discuss the Fight Against Poverty
HSE University hosted a Russian-Chinese meeting on ‘Social policy as a tool for combating poverty and developing human capital’. Representatives of the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs, the World Bank, the Russian Pension Fund, the government of Tatarstan, and HSE University researchers evaluated the social policies of both countries, shared effective measures for combating and eliminating poverty.
Pavel Shulgin and Olga Shtele Discuss the Ways to Promote Cultural Heritage
The round table Cooperation of the University, Local Museums and Local Communities as a Way to Promote Cultural Heritage, held on December 19, was organized by the National Research University "Higher school of Economics". Heads of departments of culture and cultural heritage of Moscow, directors of Moscow museums promoting the history of the city, publishers of literature on Moscow studies, specialists of the Higher School of Economics were invited to it.

The report of the Centre for Regional Programmes of Social and Cultural Development was presented at the international UNESCO conference in Kazan
The international forum "Astronomy and the World Heritage” under the auspices of UNESCO, was held in Kazan from 2 to 5 December.

Pavel Shulgin and Olga Shtele presented a leading report at a scientific conference in Tyumen
On November 28, Tyumen Industrial University hosted a scientific conference "Embedding Cultural Heritage in Economic Reality", which was held within the framework of the project "Architectural Image of the Region".

The eighth academic workshop within the series of events under the topic “Active Ageing Policy and Pension Reforms: Russian and International Experience”
On October 24, 2019, the Institute for Social Policy at the National Research University Higher School of Economics held the eighth academic workshop devoted to the Reforming Pension System in Germanу. The event is organized in cooperation with the Embassy of Germany in Russia, the World Bank and German Friedrich Ebert Foundation Russia within the series of events under the topic “Active Ageing Policy and Pension Reforms: Russian and International Experience”
Pavel Shulgin and Olga Shtele took part in the international conference devoted to historical and cultural territories
On October 10 and 11, 2019, an international scientific conference "Preservation and Development of Historical and Cultural Territories: Problems, Prospects, Modern Trends" was held at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies (RISS).
Pavel Shulgin and Olga Shtele talked about the Theater within Regional Cultural Framework
On September 28, 2019, St. Petersburg hosted the Festival "Culture 4.0. Economy and Culture". This edition was mainly focused on the Theater as 2019 being declared the Year of Theaters in Russia. The Festival program included as well a scientific conference which discussed economic and socio-cultural aspects of the theater.

Active Ageing Policy and Pension Reforms: Russian and International Experience: Sixth Academic Workshop
On September 19, 2019, the Institute for Social Policy at HSE Universityheld its sixth academic workshop devoted to to the French pension system, its current state, reforming and living standard of pensioners (Le système de retraite français : état actuel, projet de réforme et niveau de vie des retraités). This workshop being part of the series of events on Active Ageing Policy and Pension Reforms: Russian and International Experience was organized in cooperation with the Embassy of France in Russia. It was inaugurated by Lilia Ovcharova, Vice Rector of HSE, and Daniel Mathieu, Counsellor for Social Affairs, Embassy of France in Russia.
The team of Centre for Regional Programmes of Social and Cultural Development held a workshop in Kazan
On August 20, 2019, the one-day workshop held by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan was devoted to "Modern Strategies for Cultural Policy and their Impact on the Socio-economic Development of Regions". The workshop was assured by the team the Centre for Regional Programmes of Social and Cultural Development of the Institute for Social Policy.
