Presentations from the Orientation Session 2024
Recording of the Orientation Session 2025
Watch a recording of the Orientation Session 2025
How to issue a e-pass?
Obtain a student ID card from your study office
Find your program office here.
Visit the Pass Issuing Office. Don't forget your passport, student ID and certificate from the step 1.
From September 1 electronic passes for first-year students will be issued at the following address:
- Bolshoy Trisvyatitskiy Lane, 3, room 114
- Pokrovsky Boulevard, 11, room Z-117, Z-101.
Working time:
Monday-Friday from 10:00 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. (break from 1:00 p.m. till 2:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Sunday - day off
Frequently asked questions
If your accommodation referral has not appeared in your applicant's personal account and there are less than 3 days left until your the arrival date you have specified, please contact zaselenie@hse.ru.
You must have the original vaccination certificate with a measles vaccination record and a medical certificate 086u or its equivalent. These certificates are valid for one year.
Submitting a request for a buddy does not guarantee that you will be assigned one. We do our best to provide volunteers for everyone who requests them! If you haven’t received a response within five days, please contact buddy@hse.ru.
Yes, you can check in even at night or on weekends. Dormitory staff are on duty 24/7 to ensure a check-in process.
You can purchase a insurance policy after arriving in Russia, and even directly at HSE University! We have invited representatives from our partner insurance companies to the orientation sessions on August 27th (in Russian) and August 28th (in English).