On July 8 and 9, graduation ceremonies were held for bachelors and masters students at the Media Institute

On July 8, students of the Bachelor's degree program "Journalism" and Master's degree programs: "Critical Media Studies", "Data Journalism", "Media Management in Mass Media", "International News Production", "Transmedia Production in Digital Industries," and "Film Production in a Multi-Platform Environment" celebrated the successful completion of their studies. On the next day, July 9, the Graduation Ceremony was held for the graduates of the Bachelor's degree program "Media Communications".

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For each of the events, students gathered in the Great Hall of the HSE Cultural Center on Pokrovsky Boulevard. Academic and creative directors of each program, as well as professors of the Media Institute, came to congratulate the graduates and give them words of encouragement.

Ivan Knyazev, creative director of the "Journalism" educational program:

 

«Already, in just a few minutes, you will receive your diplomas. I want you to remember this moment. Tomorrow, a new professional life will begin for you. I want to say that I am very glad that you decided to connect it with journalism and that you are now my colleagues. This is an amazing field. You will discover something new every day. Journalism is working with people. Working for people".

Tatiana Tikhomirova, academic director of the Journalism educational program:

 

"Dear colleagues, today is both a joyful and sad day. We are very sad to let you go, and we are waiting for your return in the form of master's students, PhD students, and teachers. Through your course, we have experienced much. Do not forget your alma mater. The whole world will soon belong to you".

Oleg Dmitriev, deputy director of the Media Institute, academic director of the educational program "International News Production":

 

"You have once again shown both to yourselves and to everyone around you that Masters students are motivated and goal-oriented people. This is no longer a theorem to be proved every year, but an axiom".

Alexander Kupriyanov, Academic Director of the Media Communications Educational Programme:

 

"You have been experimenting with us together, doing the hard work of educating the faculty. You started specializations on the programme. You searched with us. And you withstood all the challenges with honor. Why not study in a proven program where proven people teach proven subjects? Why bother? To not teach yesterday's media. To not be afraid to look into the future. The university bench is the time and the place where you can afford to experiment."

 

Author: Anastasiya Kravtsova, a third-year student of "Media Communications" programme of the Media Institute

Translation: Polina Semenova, a first-year student of Master's programme "Contemporary Journalism"