Final Assessment
Final State Certification - 2023
Schedule of Final State Certification in the 2022-2023 academic year: to be confirmed
State Certification Board for the 2022-2023 academic year: to be confirmed
Appeals Committee for the 2022-2023 academic year: to be confirmed
Master's thesis: key dateS
To approve a supervisor and title of Master's thesis via LMS
Opportunity to change a supervisor
Opportunity to change a title of Master's thesis
Uploading a Master's thesis to LMS (until 23:59)
Defence
Printed version of master's thesis is not required
Instructions on Term Paper/Thesis module (in Russian)
Regualtions on Final State Certification
Procedure for Appealing the Results of State Final Certifications
Admission to the defence
Students who successfully complete all the courses and submit their master's thesis within the prescribed period are admitted to the defence. Persons not admitted to the defence of the thesis are expelled from HSE University. The defence is carried out by the State Certification Board, which is headed by a chairperson approved by HSE Academic Council. Topics and supervisors of master's theses are approved by the directive in the second year of study.
Guidelines for Master's thesis preparation 2023
Methodological recommendations for the preparation of the Master thesis
Defence
The defence begins with a presentation by the student on the topic of the master’s thesis. The length of the presentation should not be longer 20 minutes or 30 minutes for individual and group presentations respectively. All group members must be present at thOCX, 83 Kb) e defence. Students present the main content of their theses freely without reading a written text. Students are required to use multimedia tools – e.g., PowerPoint slides; graphs, tables or other material to illustrate relevant aspects of the thesis can be used. After the presentation, members of the State Examination Board ask the student questions that are directly related to the topic of the thesis or related to the field of research. When answering questions, the student has the right to use a printed copy of his/her thesis. The presence of thesis supervisor and (or) the reviewer at the defence is not mandatory. After the discussion, the student is given the final word. In concluding remarks, the student must respond to the comments of thesis supervisor and the reviewer, if any, after which the defence procedure is considered completed.
Postponement of the defence
A student who does not pass the final state certification without a valid reason, including receiving unsatisfactory results at the final state certification, is expelled from HSE University and an academic certificate is issued. When a student is reinstated, the specified student is entitled to pass the final state certification again no earlier than one year and no later than two years after passing the final state certification for the first time. (Regulation on the final state certification, clause 5.1.)
Graduation with distinction ("red diploma")
Degree certificates with Distinction ("red diplomas") are awarded to students who have received an excellent grade for the master's thesis defence and have only good and excellent (no less than 75 % of the total) grades for all courses, internships, projects listed in the diploma supplement. In accordance with the Regulations for Interim and Ongoing Assessments at HSE University, the retake of a positive assessment (a 4 and higher) is not allowed.
If students have completed optional courses, they can remove these courses from their diploma supplements when approving the draft supplements via their personal account (ELK), "Completion of studies" service.
Post-graduation leave
Students who successfully completed the Final State Certification in June have the right to apply for a post-graduation leave until 12 August 2023, thereby extending their student status. Students submit applications via their personal account (ELK), "Completion of studies" service.
Final State Certification - 2022
Methodological recommendations for the preparation of the Master thesis 2021/2022
Schedule of Final State Certification in the 2021-2022 academic year: Schedule of Final State Certification MAB 2022
State Certification Board for the 2021-2022 academic year: State Examination Board MAB 2022
Appeals Committee for the 2021-2022 academic year:
Maria S. Plakhotnik, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Management
Natalia Khazieva, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management
Secretary: Anastasiia Volgutova (avolgutova@hse.ru)