The HSE University is one of the leading world universities listed in all the reputed world rankings: QS, THE, ARWU. Our innovative approach and strive to broaden the horizons of modern science paved us the way into the TOP-100 young universities according to Young University Rankings by THE.
The HSE University has a wide array of programmes available to foreign applicants: 98 Bachelor degree and 182 Master degree programmes. All the students and staff members have various academic development pathways open for them and enjoy full support from the university.
A degree from the HSE University is recognized worldwide. Our alumni have successful careers developing both nationally and internationally. HSE University is in TOP-250 QS Graduate Employability 2022 evaluating the demand for the graduates from the employers, and is the 2nd in Russia in terms of the graduates salaries according to Superjob.
If you are going to apply for a Russian government scholarship for a programme taught in Russian but don’t know Russian language yet, here the detailed instruction for you:
Steps for undergraduate application:
1. Register in Undergraduate personal account for international applicants.
2. Choose an undergraduate programme that doesn’t require to pass an exam in Russian language as a major subject.
3. Pass the entrance exam in major subject and get a minimum score for admission to the Russian government scholarship.
4. Inform the moderator via personal account about your decision to learn Russian language in the Preparatory Year.
Steps for graduate application:
1. Register in Graduate personal account for international applicants.
2. Choose a graduate programme and submit documents for portfolio according to portfolio criteria.
3. Wait the programme’s decision. Russian taught programme has the right to accept or decline your portfolio application in English.
4. In the case of a positive decision during the evaluation of application, your status in personal account will be the following: the candidate is recommended for admission to the programme including one year of Preparatory Year programme to learn Russian language.
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Student Voices
Abdul Jalilu
Master’s programme “Strategic Corporate Finance”
My name is Abdul Jalilu and I am a second-year master’s student from Ghana. I enrolled in HSE in 2020/2021 Academic Year for a preparatory program and later fully enrolled into the master’s program Strategic Corporate Finance. I got to know about HSE University through my brother who happened to enroll here some time ago...
Lin Jun
Master’s programme “Governance of Science, Technology and Innovations”
In 2015, I was working as a volunteer in Russia for 2 months and I liked the country very much. The first time I heard about HSE University was when one of my best friends in the high school who was studying in Russia told me that HSE is one of the best universities in Russia. I followed his advice and applied there...
Riya Dogra
Master’s programme “Mathematics”
My academic journey has been a rollercoaster so far, to say the least. I started off taking up a variety of courses to explore my interests. Initially, it was really hard to cope with the academic rigour and coursework because I did not have enough of the prerequisite knowledge that the department demanded...
HSE Alumni
Marcello Vitanza
Master’s programme "International business"
In my bachelor’s, I studied Languages, Civilization and Language Sciences in at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice Italy. During this time, I studied Russian language, I came to Russia for the first time to do an internship in Voronezh, and immediately fell in love with the country, the culture, and its people...
Paolo Abbate
Master’s programme "International business"
Paolo Abbate, 2019 graduate of the Double Degree program LUISS-HSE, currently is a Business Analyst at Leonardo - Aerospace, Defence and Security (Rome, Italy)...
Davide Andrea Blaser
Master’s programme "International business"
Davide Andrea Blaser, MIB alumnus of 2018. I am currently responsible for the product line in the area of Medical Devices, Trauma. That means I do support and organization for all sales & marketing activities in Switzerland, and negotiations with doctors, clinics, administrations and purchasing departments...
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