Frequently Asked Questions: Undergraduate Admissions

Applications for the Government of the Russian Federation State Scholarship (quota) are accepted from November 1, 2025 to March 20, 2026.

Within one month after completing the selection events. All decisions can be viewed in your foreign applicant personal account.

The deadline for document submission is specified in the system message — 21 calendar days from the date the recommendation is issued.

The deadline for correcting documents is 10 calendar days from the date they are returned.

Each application is reviewed individually; however, the review usually takes two to three weeks. You can check the status online in your foreign applicant personal account.

On such programmes, instruction is delivered in Russian, but some courses are taught in English.

Depending on the programme, English-language courses may be mandatory or elective.

Remote entrance examinations are held according to Moscow time; in-person examinations are held according to local time.

You can change the examination format (online testing to in-person and vice versa) no later than 1 week before the start date of the selection events.

All information is available on the schedule page for selection events.

The deadline for submitting documents for a quota place is April 1, 2026; you must complete the selection events before this date.

Taking entrance examinations through Rossotrudnichestvo is not mandatory and is recommended. For details, please read the information in the section "Information for applicants through Rossotrudnichestvo" on the official portal https://admissions.hse.ru/rgs/.

For certain educational programmes, passing HSE entrance examinations is a mandatory criterion for reviewing and evaluating applications submitted through Rossotrudnichestvo.

Dormitory places are provided for the entire duration of study to students admitted under the Government of the Russian Federation State Scholarship (quota). Accommodation costs and dormitory addresses are listed on the page.

Consultations on dormitory accommodation conditions at HSE can be obtained from the Dormitory Management Directorate.

Dormitory places are assigned automatically; choosing or changing a dormitory is not possible.

When moving into a university dormitory, foreign students must provide:

• A health insurance policy valid in the Russian Federation, purchased before arrival in Russia. If you were unable to purchase a health insurance policy before arriving in Moscow, you must purchase one within 5 days of your arrival for studies;
• A certificate of vaccinations or a copy of the preventive vaccination record (Form No. 156/u-93). Also, if you have medical certificates confirming the absence of tuberculosis, hepatitis, etc., please bring them with you;
• A migration card issued upon crossing the border of the Russian Federation (at the airport or other border checkpoint of Russia) or a copy of your entry visa.

All foreign citizens (students) are required to purchase voluntary health insurance (VHI/DMS) upon arrival in Russia or before arrival, in their country of residence, for the entire duration of their stay. Foreign students may purchase VHI/DMS through insurance companies recommended by HSE.

Information on recommended VHI/DMS programmes and how to purchase a policy is available on the webpage of the Social Sphere Management Office.

Yes, foreign citizens can apply based on olympiads recognised by HSE, including for places under the Government of the Russian Federation State Scholarship (quota). To participate in the scholarship competition, you must register and attach a scanned copy of your olympiad certificate in your foreign applicant personal account for Bachelor's programmes by March 20, 2026.

The full list of recognised olympiads is available here.

Yes, you can. To do so, you must register in your foreign applicant personal account.

In the "Participation in Olympiads" section, after receiving your registration number, information about which HSE olympiads you have participated in should appear. If this information does not appear after your registration number is assigned, please send a message to the personal account moderator — we will check the accounts and merge them.

Yes, you can. If you hold a certificate of an international exam in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and/or Russian, the results of these exams may be credited as an entrance examination.

More details on credit transfer for international exam results.

For all questions, please contact the Olympiad Organising Committee at opendoors@hse.ru. You can find up-to-date information on the official Olympiad website: https://od.globaluni.ru/about.