{"id":64454,"date":"2025-07-23T16:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/top-russian-university-offers-a-program-in-sanctions-evasion\/64454\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T16:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:02:10","slug":"top-russian-university-offers-a-program-in-sanctions-evasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/top-russian-university-offers-a-program-in-sanctions-evasion\/64454\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Russian University Offers a Program in Sanctions Evasion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a busy week in the world of sanctions – with President Trump threatening 100% tariffs on those evading US sanctions on Russia, the European Union announcing an agreement on its 18th round of anti-Russian sanctions, and the UK launching a further 137 listings of dark fleet entities – Moscow’s Higher School of Economics is offering a new academic program.<\/p>\n

The School, one of Moscow’s most respected academic institutions, is offering a new two-year program in sanctions circumvention, equipping students with the skills to "identify and assess the risks of sanctions and other measures imposed by supervisory authorities on companies." The dissident website T-invariant<\/a> identified another three courses at the School with similar areas of focus, with varying length and cost. <\/p>\n

The two-year program is offering 20 seats reserved for Russian citizens and two for international students, with annual tuition of about $6,000.<\/p>\n

“Universities are reacting to short-term demand,” Andrey Yakovlev, a former HSE vice rector, told T-invariant. “That doesn't mean this is a stable, long-term direction."<\/p>\n

Professor Igor Lipsits from the School told the Moscow Times that the initiative was part of a broader Kremlin program to build long-term resilience under international isolation. “Everyone is seeing how Iran has lived under sanctions for 40 years. We may spend a long time living in this kind of a hostile environment, with all kinds of restrictions, and with increasing regulations over Russia’s business presence abroad. The Russian economy will need to adapt to life under sanctions for a generation," he said. <\/p>\n

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