
In 2020, the Higher School of Economics took a record positions in the QS ranking for key MASNA specializations
This year, HSE first entered the QS ranking for the subject "Statistics and operational research". In the subject "Computer Science and Information Systems", the university improved its performance and moved from the Top 250 to the Top 200. For the third year in the subject "Mathematics", HSE has retained its position in the Top-150, and in "Sociology" - in the Top-100.

ANR-Lab and MASNA launch data science courses from foreign professors for external students
For the first time in the three years of the Master's programme “Applied Statistics with Network Analysis Methods”, the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research opens courses taught by leading foreign experts and professors of the program to external students. Upon successful completion of the course, students are given an official HSE certificate for 4 ECTS credits. As with the entire program, the focus of the courses is on the applied aspects of data analysis. All courses start from scratch, allowing to learn specific methods even to those who are not familiar with the data analysis.

Valentina Kuskova shared her experience in creating the ANR-Lab-based MASNA educational program
Valentina Kuskova, Head of the ANR-Lab, shared her experience in creating the master's programme “Applied Statistics with Network Analysis” at the seminar on the exchange of experience in implementing the project “HSE International Laboratories”, which was held on February 20 at the HSE.

Students of MASNA programme and members of ANR-Lab are the winners and laureates of the Student Research Paper Competition held by HSE University
Ekaterina Melianova, Kirill Lesnykh and Marya Vorobyova are the winners and laureates of the HSE Student Research Paper Competition. Congratulations to our students and colleagues and their scientific supervisors Irina Zangieva and Daria Maltseva on winning the competition.
Workshops, webinars and meetups on applied data analysis and network research: new meeting formats in ANR-Lab and MASNA
This fall, we are restarting our meetings in new formats: following organizational expansion, the time has come to expand the types of activities we offer that are open to the general public.

ANR-Lab at XXXIX Sunbelt Social Networks Conference
ANR-Lab members took part in the main event in the field of social network analysis – XXXIX SunbeltSocial Networks Conference in Montreal, Canada.
First graduates of the Master's Program "Applied Statistics with Network Analysis"
We are congratulating our first graduates!

ANR-Lab на 9-й Международной конференции по сетевому анализу в Яндексе
On May 18-19, 2019, the 9th NET-2019 International Network Analysis Conference was held at the Yandex office. Laboratory staff and students of the master program "Applied Statistics with Network Analysis Methods" participated in the conference.

ANR-Lab Research Assistant Anastasia Biryukova is the winner of the Vladimir Potanin scholarship competition
ANR-Lab Research Assistant Anastasia Biryukova, a student of master`s program “Personnel management of public organizations”, is the winner of the Vladimir Potanin scholarship contest.
Anuška Ferligoj presented at the ANR-Lab Monday open seminar
New scientific advisor of the ANR-Lab prof. dr. Anuška Ferligoj has made a presentation on the topic “Measuring networks: Reliability and Validity” at the Monday open seminar.