National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University)

University

Moscow

Myasnitskaya Ulitsa, 20, Moscow, Russia, 101000

Russia

Oxana Budjko, Head of International Office, Faculty of Economic Sciences

Consistently ranked as one of Russia’s top universities, HSE University is a leader in Russian education and one of the preeminent economics and social sciences universities in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Having rapidly grown from a small graduate school specialising in economics into a renowned research university with a variety of academic fields, HSE sets itself apart with its international presence and partnerships. Now a dynamic university with four campuses in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Perm, HSE has over 47,000 enrolled students, including over 5,000 international students, and 7,000 academic staff representing over 100 countries. The University is home to over 140 research institutes and centers and 46 international labs. HSE is a leader in combining Russian educational traditions with the best international teaching and research practices. It offers outstanding educational programmes from secondary school to doctoral studies, with top departments and research centres in a number of fields. As of 2020/2021, HSE offers 86 undergraduate programmes in 37 areas of study (8 of which are English-taught), 185 master’s programmes in 36 areas of study 44 of which are English-taught), and 62 doctoral programmes in 18 areas of study.
HSE University is ranked among the top 100 institutions worldwide in Politics & International Studies, Sociology, Economics & Econometrics, History, and Social Policy & Administration in the QS – World University Rankings by Subject, and it is among top-performing participants of the ‘5-100’ Russian Academic Excellence Project.
The Faculty of Economic Sciences is HSE’s largest and oldest study and research and entity. The Faculty’s diverse educational programmes provide students with the theoretical and practical fundamentals of economics and enable them to pursue an individualized educational trajectory tailored to their preferences, goals, and interests. Their access to research projects and laboratories is open from the first year of studies. They high quality of students research is encouraged with research scholarships, active research seminars and conferences participation and research paper preparation, that includes bachelor and masters research theses.
HSE University cooperates with over 400 universities world-wide through bi- and multilateral projects, the European Commission and other schemes, as well as international associations and network memberships.
The HSE development strategy for 2030 aims to establish a leading world-class centre for research, education, analysis, and consulting at HSE.

HSE disseminates the results of the ICM project to other university faculties and schools via relevant pages of the university’s, and faculties’ web-sites, as well as regular activities such as information sessions for students and presentations at the Faculties, along with relevant external events associated with “5-100” project and Erasmus+ programme, as well as education conferences and fairs such as EAIE, NAFSA and APAIE etc. Mobility of students and staff as well as development of new educational programmes and projects have been regularly reported to relevant university commissions.