Master’s Programme 'Comparative Politics of Eurasia'

HSE University – St Petersburg invites foreign citizens to apply to its undergraduate or graduate programmes for the 2020-2021 academic year. Applications can be submitted online.

On October 30, at 18.30 (room - TBA) PhD, associate Professor Anna Dekalchuk and PhD, associate Professor Ivan Grigoriev will speak on the topic: "Skateboarding together: Generational Civic Activism and Non-Transition to Politics in Sosnoviy Bor" within the seminar of the Center for Comparative Studies of Power and Management.

HSE University has improved its standing in the general U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking. Today, the agency published its 2019 global rankings. HSE University appeared in the Economics and Business ranking for the first time, placing 235^th. We are also the only Russian institution to make the cut.

Registration for the Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project for international applicants to Russian master’s programmes is open until December 15. The competition consists of two online rounds. The first round, a portfolio competition, will be open until December 18.

What students think about strict teachers and why seminars are more popular than lectures

On the first meeting of HSE - Saint Petersburg French Club in a new season a very sensitive topic was discussed – the competition of the world-leading powers and the role of Russia in the Middle East conflict. The meeting was held in the French language with a simultaneous interpretation.

Since September 2, 2019, the HSE Department of Political Science in St. Petersburg has a new head - Andrey N. Scherbak.

The Higher School of Economics moved into a higher rating range for graduate employment (201-250) for the first time in five years, surpassing more powerful competitors. This year, the number of applicants for getting into the rating increased by 15% (758 universities) while 36 new universities entered the ranking.