Alexander Sorokin
- Dean:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences
- Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences / Department of Public Administration
- Member of the HSE Academic Council
- Alexander Sorokin has been at HSE University since 2023.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
- 2021Associate Professor
- 2018
Master's
National Research Tomsk State University - 2012
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
- 2009
Degree
Tomsk State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Courses (2023/2024)
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
- Project Management (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Project Management in Europe (Minor; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
Publications4
- Article Валитов А. А., Сорокин А. Н. Развитие профессионального образования в г. Тобольске (1940–1980 гг.) // Вестник Томского государственного университета. История. 2023. № 86. С. 13-20. doi
- Chapter Бассин М., Сорокин А. Н., Щербич С. Н. Предисловие // В кн.: В Сибири [Дневник французского путешественника. 1897] / 2-е изд.. Издательство Томского государственного университета, 2022. С. 14-16.
- Article Дежина И. Г., Сорокин А. Н. Проект 5-100 в восприятии сотрудников университетов // Мир России: Социология, этнология. 2022. Т. 31. № 1. С. 74-90. doi
- Article Ефимова Г. З., Грибовский М. В., Сорокин А. Н. Социальный престиж научно-педагогического работника в России и Европе: специфика субъективного восприятия профессии // Вопросы образования. 2022. № 2. С. 117-139. doi
Students of HSE University-St Petersburg Explore Social Aspects of Climate Change during the Expedition in the Himalayas
Six HSE students have returned from the expedition to the Himalayas organised by the St Petersburg School of Social Sciences and the University of Delhi. Together with colleagues from the Indian university, they studied local mountain communities of the western part of the Himalayas. The intermediate result of this trip was three hypotheses about the sustainable development of the region. The international project was the first stage of joint climate change research planned for five years.
Mirror Laboratory of HSE University-St Petersburg and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Is Presented at Meeting of Working Group on Education, Science and Technologies
The Working Group on Education, Science and Technologies had the first meeting organised by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia. The participants discussed the cooperation formats, including the development of the mirror laboratory of HSE University-St Petersburg and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in the sphere of social entrepreneurship which was officially opened during the HSE International Partners' Days.
HSE University-St Petersburg Holds Sixth Conference 'HSEIMUN'
In April, HSE University-St Petersburg held the conference 'HSEIMUN 2024'. This year, it gathered more than 100 delegates from among university and school students from Russia and Kazakhstan. The most active participants received souvenirs. Check out how the event went in the article.
Expedition to the Himalayas: What To Expect
Pretty soon, six students of HSE University-St Petersburg will go on an expedition to the Himalayas jointly organised with the University of Delhi. We found out the details of the international project from Alexander Sorokin, Dean of the St Petersburg School of Social Sciences, and addressed some questions to Agata Kurnos, 4th-year student of the Bachelor's programme 'Public Policy and Analytics', who will join the expedition.
‘We Managed to Capture the Diverse Landscape of Higher Education in India’
A delegation from HSE University in St Petersburg has visited universities in India. HSE representatives attended eight universities, and held meetings with management, teachers, and researchers. Here, participants talk about their impressions, cooperation agreements and some cultural peculiarities of India.
HSE and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Agree on Joint Research Projects
HSE University-St Petersburg and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), a leading Indian university, have agreed to launch joint research projects in the field of social, political studies, humanities, and data analysis for master's students. On the Russian side, this work will be coordinated by the HSE St Petersburg School of Social Sciences.
HSE and India's Leading Business School IIMI to Create Mirror Laboratory on Environmental and Social Well-Being
HSE and the Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI) have agreed to open a mirror laboratory, determining their key priorities to be joint activities in the fields of nature conservation, research into environmental behaviour and sustainable development, and territorial branding in relation to Indian regions. The agreement on the new laboratory was reached during an ongoing visit by an HSE delegation to India.
‘Creating a Project Collider’: Dean of School of Social Sciences and Area Studies on Plans to Develop the Faculty
In 2023, Alexander Sorokin became the new dean of the School of Social Sciences and Area Studies. Among his research interests are socio-environmental research and social research into higher education, and science. In this interview, Prof. Sorokin talks about new educational programmes, partner research, and mobility directions.
HSE University to Cooperate with Universities in Peru
In the framework of a major academic mission to Latin America, a delegation from HSE University-St Petersburg has visited leading Peruvian universities. Peru is considered to be a platform for creating an academic hub for work across the continent.
HSE University Expands Academic Cooperation with Indian Universities
HSE University will develop academic cooperation with Indian universities. This is what the delegation of HSE University-St Petersburg headed by Anna Tyshetskaya, Campus Director, agreed on with several leading universities in India: the University of Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
HSE University-St Petersburg Participates in International Partners’ Week
From September 25–29, HSE University-Moscow hosted International Partners’ Week. Annually, HSE University gathers representatives of the world’s leading universities and academic supervisors of HSE educational programmes from campuses in Moscow, St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Perm. The participants of International Partners’ Week discuss development trends in the system of higher education and find opportunities for implementing new directions of cooperation between universities.
At the Forefront of Progress: Universities as a Key Element in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals can provide a breakthrough in creating a better future for younger generations, and universities are at the forefront of this process. Representatives of world universities discussed how to train future decision-making leaders in the concepts of sustainable development and make education more practice-oriented at the session ‘At the Frontier of Progress: Universities as a Key Element in Achieving SDGs’ in the framework of International Partners’ Week at HSE University.