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Students Can Skate at VDNH Rink at Half Price

From January 9, HSE students will be able to get a 50 percent discount at VDNH rink upon presenting their social cards.

Applications for Increased State Academic Scholarship for Noteworthy Achievements Open till December 25

Students can apply for the Increased State Academic Scholarship (HSE Increased Academic Scholarship for noteworthy academic, research, social, cultural, creative, or athletic achievements) via LMS system by submitting the documents that confirm student achievements listed in a student e-portfolio.

HSE Gifts of Kindness

Everyone wants to receive the New Year presents they’ve been dreaming of all year. During the holidays everyone believes in magic, in something miraculous. This holiday, the HSE charity project ‘Open your Eyes’ offers the chance for everyone to become Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost aka Santa) and fulfill someone's dream!

HSE Elects New Student Ombudsman and Members of Student Council

HSE Elects New Student Ombudsman and Members of Student Council
On December 4, the vote for student ombudsman came to an end, and on December 6, new members of the HSE Student Council met for the first session.

Adventures of International Students at HSE-Nizhny Novgorod

Adventures of International Students at HSE-Nizhny Novgorod
International Students’ Club leader, Zhanna Shabanova, has interviewed some foreign exchange students about their experiences in Nizhny Novgorod. 

Green HSE Organizes ReClothing Campaign

Student organization Green HSE organizes collection of clothing for recycling and charity. There are special boxes in different HSE buildings, where you can put the clothes you don’t need any more in order to give them a second life.  The campaign will run till December 13.

Studying Russian Language and Culture with HSE

Studying Russian Language and Culture with HSE
For the second year now HSE Saint-Petersburg has been gladly welcoming students from UCL School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, coming to improve their language skills and immerse themselves into the mysterious Russian culture. Last weekend this year’s group of UCL SSEES students have visited Velikiy Novgorod – the cradle of Russian statehood and a real architectural gem. Helen Fortescue-Poole shared her impressions of the trip and told us about her academic life at HSE Saint-Petersburg.

HSE St. Petersburg: Finding a Special Focus

HSE St. Petersburg: Finding a Special Focus
HSE has campuses in four cities, and HSE St. Petersburg opened five years after the main campus, in 1997. It has over 4200 students, over 300 faculty members and 100 researchers who focus on different frontline issues in economics, business, humanities, law and social sciences. Sergey Kadochnikov, Director of HSE in St. Petersburg told The HSE Look about what the university has achieved, about its international and domestic partners as well as its development plans.

Returning Home to Study Business and Management at HSE

For Hoang Thanh Tung, who recently earned his bachelor’s degree at the Institute of International Languages - Vietnam National University, the decision to pursue a Master’s degree in the Faculty of Business and Management at HSE is in some ways a homecoming. Although coming most recently from Hanoi, Vietnam, he was born in Russia and spent much of his time growing up in the country, living with his parents in both Moscow and Ufa.

Bank Cards for State Scholarship Students

HSE has started distributing bank cards to its first-year students. If you are an international student on a Russian govenment scholarship (quota) you are eligible for such a card. On September 22, the first scholarships will be transferred via these cards. The schedule for the distribution of bank cards is presented below.