Student Documents

Student ID Card

necessary for all students;
issued by your degree programme’s study office (this usually takes between three and seven working days);
confirms student’s status in order to receive remaining documents and student discounts;
if you have lost your student ID, you can apply for a replacement from your programme’s study office or the Student Service Centre.

Electronic ID Badge

allows you to enter all HSE University buildings;
issued only if you have a student ID card or a certificate from your programme’s office.

To obtain an e-ID badge, visit the Pass Collection Desk. You can find its hours of operation and address here (for English scroll the page down).

Library Card

offers students the option of using university library services and resources;
issued by the HSE Library Online.

Find out more about HSE Library services here.

Scholarship Bank Card

necessary for students to receive scholarships or other allowances;
all payments at HSE University are made to cards issued by the MIR national payment system.

To order a MIR card, contact the HSE Accounting Office.

SNILS - СНИЛС

to submit an application for the Social Card, foreign citizens need to obtain a SNILS - СНИЛС (Insurance Number of Individual Ledger Account);
the application for SNILS - СНИЛС is submitted in person to the nearest office of the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) or Multifunctional Centre.

More information about required documents and addresses of PFR and Multifunctional Centres can be found here (see the abstract with *).

Moscow Social Card

accessible to all undergrads and doctoral students pursuing full-time studies;
provides discounts on public transport in Moscow and suburban trains;
may serve as a bank card for cashless payment for goods and services;
gives students the right to obtain discounts in certain stores and pharmacies.

You can receive your Moscow social card at the My Documents Multifunctional Centre. The timeframe for issuing cards usually comes to 30 calendar days.

Find out more about getting your Moscow social card here.

Passport Translation

To get a translation of your passport, send a scan of its bio-page to the HSE Expert Translation Centre at translation@hse.ru.

More information about this service can be viewed here.