Practical training
General information
Practical training is a form of educational activity during studies under a given degree programme, with learners completing certain types of tasks, related to their future professional activities and aimed at building, consolidating, and developing practical skills and competencies specific to the respective degree programme. The goals and objectives of practical training shall be attained through the implementation of PTEs. The implementation of practical training for HSE students is provided in the module of the study plan of the educational programme, that is titled "Internship".
The procedure for organising and conducting PTEs of HSE students is regulated by Regulations on Practical Training of Students under Core Bachelor’s, Specialist and Master’s Programmes at HSE University.
You can also read about the organisation of internship at the HSE in the academic handbook at the link.
The conditions and features of the implementation of PTEs provided by the curriculum of the study plan of the educational programme "Finance" are described in:
for 2026 intake - Internship Programme 2026-2028
for 2025 intake - Internship Programme 2025-2027
You can learn more about the preparation of Master's dissertation in the document "Guidelines for Master Dissertation" on the page "Final State Certification".
Practical training elements (PTEs):
For 2025, 2026 intakes:
| Year | PTE | Number of ECTS credits and academic hours | Period of realisation | Feature 1 (compulsory/ elective) | Feature 2 (fixed/variable) |
| 1 | Term Paper | 2 (76 ac.h.) | Modules 2-4, final version upload in June | Compulsory | Fixed |
| 2 | Course Project | 3 (114 ac.h.) | Module 2-3 | Compulsory | Fixed |
| 3 | 14 (532 ac.h.) | Modules 3-4, defence in June | Compulsory | Fixed |
Table Form of the Internship Programme intake 2025
Table Form of the Internship Programme intake 2026
Master’s dissertation defence is a compulsory state examination.
More information on the defence can be found here: Final State Certification
Term Paper
General regulations
Key dates
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