ChatFCS #1: Zhengwu Pan talks about what motivated him to choose FCS

This is the first video in our new series of interviews with international students, professors, and faculty staff of the Faculty of Computer Science, HSE University. Today we welcome Zhengwu Pan, who have already earned the bachelor’s degree graduate from the HSE Faculty of Computer Science. Zhengwu is currently pursuing a master’s degree in system and software engineering. Today he talks about his reasons for choosing HSE Faculty of Computer Science, pros and cons of Russian higher education, his research projects and much more. Our host is Isa Gadaev, fourth-year student of the Data Science and Business Analytics bachelor’s degree programme. Timestamps: 0:27 Introduction 1:41 What motivated Zhengwu to choose his master’s programme 2:24 About Zhengwu’s bachelor’s degree in software engineering 3:44 What motivated Zhengwu to enrol in the HSE Faculty of Computer Science for the second time 5:29 Other advantages of studying at HSE University 6:32 Struggles and obstacles 12:02 Russian cuisine 12:54 The bureaucracy of enrolment process 15:49 University buddy 21:36 Most valuable and useful courses 25:06 Social and public events at the Faculty 27:27 Student organizations at the Faculty 30:24 What does Zhengwu like the most about the Russian higher education 32:21 Differences between HSE University and other Russian universities 33:44 General impression of classes and professors 37:08 Participation in side student’s projects 40:20 FCS opportunities 40:54 Joining the Lab for Cloud and Mobile Technologies 43:39 How does Zhengwu rate his achievements at HSE University? His advice to prospective HSE students HSE Faculty of Computer Science: Software Engineering bachelor’s programme: System and Software Engineering master’s programme: