Museum "Collection" is a partner of the annual April International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development.

The 18^th April Conference is traditionally one of the largest interdisciplinary events in the social sciences in Russia, in terms of the number of its participants and attending representatives of the global academic community. This year, the Conference will bring together about 2000 participants, including 200 international experts; 240 sessions that have successfully passed academic review will be carried out. Each session will feature from three to four presentations focusing on current issues in economics, sociology, law, statistics, political science, management, public administration, finance and other fields related to social sciences.

On top of research-related reports, the Conference’s programme traditionally includes special events such as roundtable discussions, doctoral seminars and presentations of honorary papers. Moreover, in 2017, the April Conference will serve as a platform for discussion of reports dedicated to strategically important areas of economic and social development based on materials of the Center for Strategic Development.

Furthermore, the Conference’s roundtable discussions will cover the following topics: interaction between business and government at the regional and municipal levels: the global and Russian experience, Russia’s regions development plans: views and opportunities of regional elites, the fate of economic programmes and reforms, and rankings of Russian economic journals, as well as other current issues related to the Russian and global economy, technological development, education and social policy.

The conference will be held on April 11-14, 2017.
The detailed programme is on Conference site: https://conf.hse.ru/en/2017/program/