Consistently ranked as one of Russia’stop universities, the Higher School of Economics (HSE University) is a leaderin Russian education and one of the preeminent economics and social sciencesuniversities in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Having rapidly grown into awell-renowned research university over two decades, HSE sets itself apart withits global presence and various partnerships. Our faculty, researchers andstudents represent over 70 countries, and are dedicated to maintaining thehighest academic standards. Our newly-adopted structural reforms support HSE’sdrive to internationalize, as well as encourage the groundbreaking research ofour faculty, researchers and students. Now a dynamic university with fourcampuses, HSE is a leader in combining Russian academic traditions with thebest international teaching and research practices. Furthermore, HSE offers 80undergraduate and 165 graduate programmes (including 50+ double degreeprogrammes with universities around the world) in 36 areas of study, withcourses taught in both English and Russian.

Since its establishment a quarter of a century ago, over 72,000 studentshave successfully graduated from HSE University. This is a concrete proof ofthe value of the HSE diploma on the job market, thereby facilitating graduates’rapid and successful career development in leading Russian and foreigncompanies.

Also, HSE University is home for outstanding research. More than 500fundamental and applied research projects and more than 1000 social research projectsare conducted annually at our university. Our researchers and teachersregularly publish their articles in the most reputable and cited internationaljournals. Furthermore, the university also provides access to more than 18,000different periodicals and serials, thus making its library unique among Russianinstitutions of higher education.

HSE University offerseducational programmes in English at all levels of education for internationalstudents. Each year, our institution enrolls more than 900 internationalstudents for full-degree graduate and undergraduate programmes from more than 70countries including the CIS, North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond.International students have an opportunity to enroll the Preparatory Year to learn Russian. In addition,international visiting and exchange students can earn credits through studyingat HSE’s Semester in Moscow or St. Petersburg. Moreover, as short-term options, HSE currentlyoffers Summer University andvariety of Summer Schools.