Practical training

Term Paper Guidelines 2022-2023 

Term paper topics (i.e term paper titles) are selected using the LMS system through the module "Thesis/Term paper topics" ("Couse themes"): Instructions on selection of term paper and thesis topics
You can apply for a topic from those proposed by faculty members or propose your own topic. Please note that it is important to contact the supervisor and discuss the topic first.

The request for changing the term paper topic/title is submitted through the LMS system using the module "Thesis/Term paper topics" ("Couse themes").

Term paper FAQ

Regulations on Checking Student Papers for Plagiarism and the Publication of Bachelor’s, Specialist and Master’s Theses on the HSE Corporate Website

Plagiarism in written assignments

Please note that the level of originality of your paper cannot be lower 80%!

The Internship Superviser: to be announced

Duration of internship: to be announced

Place of internship

You need to submit a request for internship via LMS apporximately by December 13. 

There are the following ways to find a place of internship:

1. Get assistance from Career Development Centre. Each year, the CDC forms a base of places for internship, which will be provided by our partners for students.

2. Your internship supervisor can help to find a place of internship.

3. Internship can be completed in the laboratories and research centers of the Higher School of Economics, in this case you need to contact the heads of the respective structural units.

4. If you are employed, and the field of work meets the goals and objectives of the internship, you can do the internship at your work. In this case, it is necessary to provide a contract with the organization for internship

5. Find a place of internship yourself. In this case, you will need to submit an internship agreement with the organization to the internship supervisor by December 18th.
If the organisation refuses to make a contract, HSE University can offer an exchange of an official offer letter and an offer of acceptance.

Internship guidelines

Work Experience Internship regulations MiF_2022-2023 

Reporting Documents

Individual task for the internship in English Individual internship assignment 
Individual task for the internship in Russian Индивидуальное задание 
Filled in example of individual task for the internship Individual internship assignment-Example 

Schedule of the internship in English Intermship schedule
Schedule of the internship in Russian  График прохождения практики 
Filled in example of schedule of the internship Internship schedule-Example

1. Before the beginning of the internship, together with the internship supervisor, students draw up an individual assignment for the internship and the schedule of internship. Depending on the place of internship, these documents can be executed in both Russian and English. They are filled in during the internship and signed by internship supervisors from the HSE and the company. After the internship is completed, an individual task and a internship schedule are presented together with the internship report on the day of defence. In the absence of these documents or the absence of the necessary signatures in them, the student will be denied admission to the defense. 

2. Before the beginnig of the internship, it is necessary to sign an agreement. If the student is doing internships through the Career Development Centre or at the HSE structural unit, no agreement is required.  In other cases the argeement must be finalized and verified via the help of internship supervisor.
Agreement template in Russian Договор разовый (РУС) СПб ШЭМ  

Agreement template in English Agreement for Practical Training of Students 

Письмо оферта - акцепт разовый (РУС) СПб ШЭМ 

Offer Letter - Acceptance Letter 

3. After the end of the internship, internship supervisor from company writes a review. The review can be provided in both Russian and English.

4. During the internship, students write a report. The report must be done in English. A sample report and review structures are presented in internship guidelines.
The report is submitted in electronic form 2 weeks before the defence of the internship for verification by the supervisor of the internship. Students bring a printed report to the defence.

Internship defence

Internship defence is conducted with the board during exam period of the 3rd module. To the defence student brings a printed report, completed and signed individual assignment and schedule of the internship, review from the company.
Students who do not complete the internship programme without valid reason or who have received an unsatisfactory grade are considered to have academic failure.