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How to Apply

All the information on international almission is available here: https://spb.hse.ru/admissions/undergraduate-apply

Admission Tracks

There are three admission tracks available for international applicants, which complement one another.

1. International Admissions

There are two admission tracks available for international applicants, which complement one another.

1. International Admissions

International Applications to the undergraduate programmes for 2023/2024 academic year are open:

  • by August 14, 2023 – for citizens from countries with visa regime;
  • by August 14, 2023 – for citizens from visa-free countries.

Register your Undergraduate Personal account page.

International applicants are required to pass two programme-specific entrance tests (online or on-campus).

All applicants have the opportunity to be enrolled as a self-paid student or get a full scholarship. Contact iadmission-spb@hse.ru

2. Competitions / Olympiads 

Undergraduate international applicants are welcomed to take part in the following competitions (some restriction apply):

Please check the deadlines and requirements on the webpages of the Olympiads.

Winners have the opportunity to get a scholarship or receive additional benefits if they are entering self-paid seats.

3. General Admission 

Certain categories of international applicants are eligible to apply for a state-funded seat or a self-paid seat:

  • Citizens of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan (national passport must be provided).  
  • Citizens of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine permanently residing in Russia (permanent residence document must be provided).
  • Compatriots living abroad (Compatriot status confirmation must be provided according to Federal Law N99 dated 24.05.1999).

Under the general admission international applicants compete with Russian applicants and have to take 3 or 4 in-person tests.

Please check this webpage to learn more about the general admission (available only in Russian).

If you have questions regarding general admission, please contact via abitur-spb@hse.ru

 

Admission Requirements

  • High school certificate or equivalent recognized by the Russian Federation and duly legalised, if applicable (if you do not yet have your high school certificate at the time of application, you can submit an official high school transcript of records for last 3 years).
  • Successful passing of 2 programme-specific entrance examinations (online or on-campus).
  • If you have an international certificate, the results of these examinations can be recognized by HSE University and used instead of HSE's internal examinations.