“MGIMO is only for humanities students” — that’s one of the stereotypes about our university. But the truth is that in today’s world, technology is in need in every field. ➡️Specialists who possess high-tech tools for assessing and forecasting the international situation are already in demand, and MGIMO is training exactly such professionals. Today, in our #mgimoschools series, we are introducing a unique undergraduate program at the School of International Relations — “Big Data and Modeling of International Relations” 🎓 ❔Does a politician’s age, party affiliation, or place of birth influence their foreign policy decisions? ❔How are investment and trade flows connected to the dynamics of armed conflicts? ❔In which parts of the world are risks of tensions and crises currently growing? ➡Large datasets and software tools for processing them — which are studied in this program — help answer these and other pressing questions. As part of the program, students study a wide range of specialized and highly relevant disciplines, including: ✔Open-source intelligence (OSINT); ✔The latest practices in conducting information operations; ✔Internet governance; ✔Python programming; ✔Digital diplomacy and data diplomacy; ✔Practical psychology for diplomats. A graduate of the program is a specialist who simultaneously: ➖understands history, politics, and the humanities ➖and masters high-tech methods of international situation analysis. 🎓 You can become such a specialist right now. The application period for international undergraduate applicants is in full swing. 👆Submit your documents via the link and become a unique professional capable of predicting the future of international relations through big data! Learn more about the program 🔎 More details about MGIMO on our website. 🌐MGIMO International (ENG) / МГИМО для иностранцев (RUS)