Academic Mobility
The objectives, foundations, procedure, conditions, sources of financing, and rules for determining the workload for students in terms of credits and the procedure to account for the results of students’ academic mobility are regulated by the Regulation on the Academic Mobility of HSE Students.
Academic mobility is the obtaining of educational services by HSE students outside the faculty and campus where they study on the condition that credits are awarded for learning outcomes.
Types of Academic Mobility
Type of academic mobility |
Location and means of receiving educational services |
Determination of the workload of academic work in terms of credits for students taking part in academic mobility[1] |
a student receives educational services at HSE with transfer to a different campus and full-time study |
counting the number of credits indicated in the approved working study plan for a subject chosen by a student | |
a student receives educational services at another university in Russia under any form of study |
counting the number of credits indicated on the certificate | |
a student receives educational services at an international university with transfer to the location and full-time study |
counting the number of credits indicated on the certificate that is presented | |
a student receives educational services through online study |
Type of academic mobility |
Depending on length of study |
Short-term |
study by a student outside the main faculty for no more than three months, as well as participation in short seminars, forums, symposia and other forms of scientific and educational cooperation[2], evaluation of participation in which is expressed in credits and shown on a certificate |
Long-term |
study by a student outside the main faculty for more than three months |
To participate in long-term academic mobility, including in a programme created on the initiative of the student, requires an individual study plan that includes subjects to be studied outside the main faculty.
General regulations for academic mobility:
1) To account for the results of academic mobility, students should send the dean of the faculty a statement on including the subject (number of subjects) in their study plans (including as elective courses) and/or on transfer of credits and grades received. A certificate should be attached to the application.
2) Applied credits can be included in the current/cumulative rating indicating differentiated grading, number of credits and number of hours or a reference to the system of educational credits and/or grading in use at the institution that issued the certificate.
3) To include a subject studied (number of subjects) in the list of subjects on a diploma and/or classified as electives exceeding the number of credits in the core study plan, students should submit a statement to the dean of the faculty with a certificate attached.
Both state-funded and fee-paying HSE St Petersburg's students can apply for the exchange programme, provided they meet the following criteria:
- at least 4 sessions completed for Bachelors (recommended for third-year students)
- at least 1 session completed for Masters
- postgrads if there are spots available
- good academic performance (ranking and GPA)
- language certificates (including IETLS, TOEFL etc., if required in the host institution)
- no failed exams
- preference is given to students who have not previously participated in exchange programs
Further information on international academic mobility can be found on the website of HSE St. Petersburg International Office.
Personal consultations available at the Center for International Cooperation located at 123 Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboedova, room 215.