Request a buddy

INFORMATION FOR FALL 2020 STUDENTS:

When you know your exact arrival date, please fill in the form to request a buddy. Contact the ESN team at buddy@hsemsk.esnrussia.org for the questions concerning Buddy programme. 

If you are having an online exchange at HSE University this semester, you can also request an online-buddy. Check here in order to learn how to get one. 

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Buddies are current HSE University students who volunteer to help incoming international students to settle into life in Moscow and feel more confident in a new cultural and social environment. You meet you buddy upon your arrival or can request their help any time throughout your stay.

What buddies do: Meet you at the Aeroexpress station (not at the airport!); Accompany you to your dormitory and help you with the check-in process; Provide you with general hands-on experience (campus buildings, useful apps, emergency phone numbers, etc); Help you deal with local documents and forms in Russian; Recommend you events and places in the city; Re-direct you to a person in charge in case your question requires HSE University administration's involvement.

What buddies do not do: Meet you during night hours (from 9 PM till 8 AM); Become your full-time personal assistant (respect their personal time and space!) Offer any financial or other material help.

Student International Mobility Office (SIMO)

We are part of Department of Internationalisation