Mrs. Vera D. Ageeva

• St.Petersburg State University,  School of International Relations  (2016). Candidate of Science, Dissertation on “Soft power instruments in current Russia’s foreign policy”
• St.Petersburg State University,  School of International Relations (2013). M.A. in International Relations
• St.Petersburg State University,  Department of Philosophy (2005). M.A. in French Language
• St.Petersburg State University,  Department of Philosophy (2007). M.A. in Philosophy

• Russia’s foreign policy
• Russia’s soft power
• Soft power in IR
• Central Asia region
• Russia-France relations

• 2020 – present    Doctoral student, Sciences Po Paris. Topic of dissertation – “Russian and Chinese grand strategies’ competition in Kazakhstan” (director – Dr. Thierry BALZACQ)
• 2017 – present    Associate professor, Deputy Head, Political Science Department. National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE) in St. Petersburg (Russia)

- taught courses (in English): International Relations and World Politics, BRICS countries, Russia in Asia, International security

- founder and Director of French discussion Club at HSE (meetings with French experts in international relations and world politics)

• 2008–2016    International relations expert - St.Petersburg Government

- coordination of international cooperation in field of youth and sports

• Invited professor

-        University College of London (UCL), February 2020

-        Koc University (Turkey), May 2019

• French (C2)
• English (C2)
• Spanish (B1)
• German (A1)
• Chinese – beginner
• Russian (native speaker)