Student Profiles

Students about the Programme

Ruslan Valiev

4th year student, Russia

My program in Political Science and World Politics, unlike many others, teaches young people to investigate, be rational and, of course, think critically, which are significant components of every successful person. Also, the curriculum of the program includes language courses and regional foci allowing me to study Chinese and BRICS countries. If you want to become a real professional diplomat, political scientist, GR manager or just a successful person - you definitely should choose this program at HSE.

Polina Skumatova

4th year student, Russia

When I was in high school, I did not have any doubts about my desire to go to the Higher School of Economics and study Political Science: in fact, it was the only place I applied to and I was extremely happy when I got in. This program provides students with an opportunity to get a high quality education and learn useful practical skills, opening a path to a future career. Here one can get a truly unique experience by being engaged in both academic and extra-curriculum projects and activities. Being a second year student now I can say that I've seen both upsides and downsides about studying here, but nevertheless I am confident that it's a hard path, but it pays forward.

Florence Ibuowo

3rd year, Nigeria

As a young girl who grew up in Nigeria, West Africa, I have always had the dream of pursuing a higher education abroad, somewhere I would be given the opportunity to explore and also make efficient use of my potentials. For me, being a student of HSE is a dream that has come true because the Higher School of Economics gives me all the opportunities and necessary guidelines I need to follow my future ambitions. I have chosen to study Political Science & World Politics because I have always been interested in the study of relationships between various political actors and processes. HSE provides practical grounds for studying political science, which is characterized by the school’s well-embellished research and teaching programs. Undoubtedly, it also exposes its students to international network as a result of different people from various places also coming to the institution high-level professional training.

Techit Nitnara

3rd year student, Thailand

"Life would be changed if you get a good education from the right university which provides all you need"
At the beginning, I was studying at Thai university for a month. There I had a lot of opportunities to gain, also a student president of the faculty, I needed to choose whether to keep going to study in the place that can assure me for the bright future at that time or to enroll to the Russian university where I do not even know that it will be good or suit for me. Several months until now, HSE has proved that I chose the right one. Our university is rich of the knowledge resources, incredible students, and professors. The study office will always be right there for you to support as well. They further get all feedback from students in order to strengthen and improve. I strongly believe that my dream job - a diplomat - is going to become true, because I got all I need. This is the genuine quality of the education these days. Besides, we are not only to study in the class but also practice in real such as during the Model United Nations by HSE. All the reasons make me so proud to say where I study, "HSE St. Petersburg - Political Science and World Politics"

Borna Ardehi

2nd year student, Iran

I’ve been raised under International education systems, British IGSCE and Swiss IBDP, since I was 8 years old. So dare I say, I know what is an excellent quality education for International students when I see one. HSE Saint Petersburg, Political Science and World Politics program ticks everything on my checklist. My university life experience, be it regarding the city, the teachers and courses, and most importantly for foreigners, how you’re treated as an international candidate, could be described as “superb”. After two years with HSE, I’ve found such exquisite opportunities in research and profession that I didn’t even know existed before! And that’s mainly thanks to my courses and teachers who assisted me in my finding my direction.

Saint Petersburg is a gem of a city. I’ve always wanted to visit it, but never thought it would be the closest thing I feel to home. It’s filled with museums, cultural centers, entertainments. It’s gorgeous sight in winter and it is a city I have felt safest in.

Lastly, at the HSE International students aren’t treated based on the monetary value, but instead on their academic merit and discipline. Course books are all free in the library, education is incredibly affordable, and even then, there is more room for competitive scholarships!

Artem Aganov

1st year student, Russia

Upon graduation from high school, as a student eligible to apply to any university in the country, I was under immense pressure of different options falling on me. Much as I searched for a unique BA program, I also looked for quality. Political Science and World Politics fitted me in both respects. Not only does the program offer a wide range of courses unavailable in other institutions, but also it provides numerous opportunities for personal growth. The university overall and the program create the atmosphere of everlasting search for knowledge which was exactly what I was looking for in a BA program. It is also crucial that the skills that the courses help you to develop are applicable in various spheres, which, from my perspective, is a key to student's self-development.

Having studied here for less than a year, I can still readily say that this is what I expected, both in terms of the courses and the atmosphere

Indiana Lokotar

1st year student, Belgium

In 2017 a young Belgian girl finished high school with paradoxically still many questions in her head. She then decided to go abroad, discover something else than her dear country and get to know so many newer things. I lived a year in Taiwan and a year in Russia, to discover the culture, lifestyle and language of those countries. I then realized that the world is different under various prisms, and here my interest to understand politics and organization of various countries arose. I applied to universities from around the world and was accepted to many. I searched a while to find the university, which would help me to expand my knowledge and develop myself. And I’ve found it. HSE is exactly this kind of university, open to any culture and interests. I really enjoy studying at HSE. The professors are amazing, always ready to help you, who teach you in an interactive and super productive way. Honestly, studying at high school was boring, but now I’ve become much more active in my study and I developed this thirst of knowledge.

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