• Information on partner universities and deadlines can be found on our website.  
• All the useful links are in this post.
• Sign up for online and face-to-face consultations here.

 We highly recommend starting to prepare your application package in advance. It consists of five required documents and some optional ones which may give you additional points. Prepare a separate set of PDF-documents for each chosen university and submit within the deadline*. It is important to get acquainted with the document which regulates application and selection process - 

Application assessment, scoring and selection guide (PDF, 271 Кб)

Webinars:

• Working language: Russian

Recording of the webinar can be found here:

Academic Mobility and DDP

• Working language: English

Recording of the webinar can be found here:

Academic Mobility

Slides from the webinar:  

Presentation 2026 (PDF, 6,76 Мб)

The list of the universities avaliable:

Additional Call_Fall 2026 (PDF, 238 Кб)

Information on universities and can be found on our website.  

You need to select only one university and apply for the competition within the specified time frame by following the link.

All the useful links are in this post.

Sign up for online and face-to-face consultations here.

We will also be glad to see you at our face-to-face and virtual orientation meetings, which will be held in early September.

We highly recommend starting to prepare your application package in advance. It consists of five required documents and some optional ones which may give you additional points. Prepare a separate set of PDF-documents for the chosen university and submit within the deadline*. It is important to get acquainted with the document which regulates application and selection process - Outgoing International Student Mobility Applications Assessment Scoring and Selection guide (PDF, 274 Кб)

Application package. Five required documents

1.     

   Formal application (DOCX, 37 Кб)

    for participation in the exchange program, approved and signed by the  Head of the Study Office and Programme Academic Supervisor. In this document, you can state one university you would like to apply for, place them in priority order: the first one is the most desired institution. The list of all partner universities is available on the Study Abroad Destinations page.
2. Individual Study Plan (rus. "ИУП") for each chosen destination approved by the Head of the Study Office and Programme Academic Supervisor with a minimum workload of 9 ECTS per quarter / 18 ECTS per semester.
   - Check your study plan at the HSE on the website of your study programme or request it from the study office.
   - Check the courses offered for exchange students at the host universities and try to choose those institutions which have a better match with your academic curricula.
   - As soon as you find courses you need at each university, consult with the Head of the Study Office and Academic Supervisor to create an Individual Study Plan.
3. Motivation Letter (free form, approx. 500 words).
4. Expenses Estimation Form (approximate expenses can be found at NUMBEO). Calculate all potential expenses for each destination.
5. Language Proficiency Evidence that meets each host university’s requirements, but not lower than CEFR B2. 
   Confirmation shall be provided in one of the forms as below**:

- A valid International Language Certificate e.g. TOEFL/CAE etc. (mandatory, if required by the proposed host university).
- HSE Independent English Test result.

- Confirmation of the language of instruction at HSE (if the student is studying in a fully English-taught program)
- Language proficiency confirmation from an appropriate authority e.g. authorized test centre, language school, HSE language instructor*** (EN_Europass) etc.
- For languages other than English: a Language Proficiency Form / Europass (ex. German) signed by HSE foreign language instructor***.  

*Dates of the call to be confirmed.

**Students of English-taught degree programmes are awarded B2 level of English language by default and are exempt from this requirement (for English language only) unless they are willing to provide a confirmation of English language proficiency higher than B2 to gain a higher grade for this criteria.

***In case you do not follow the language course at HSE, you may apply for the confirmation at the Department of Foreign Languages.

Application package. Additional optional documents

1. Up to 4 documents (0,25 point for each) serving as the proof of your extracurricular activities = 1 additional point max.
2. A document showing your scientific experience such as a publication or proof of participation in a scientific conference = 2 additional points max..
3. A new section has been added to the category of points for additional documents. If the Individual Study Plan includes at least 1 subject in the language of the host university's country/a language course of the host country's language is included at a level not lower than B1= 1 additional point max.

• We nominate students to the partner universities as soon as we receive a student's confirmation to our offer letter. Our partners usually contact nominated students providing all the necessary information and following instructions within the next month.
• Partner universities usually ask nominated exchange students to register on the internal portals of the host institutions.
• In most cases, you will need to provide your transcript of academic records in English, so request this document from the study office as soon as you get selected.
• You may be asked to provide a nomination letter from the home university. Please fill in the template (English or Russian) with your personal details and send it to outgoingspb@hse.ru for the signature and stamp with the topic of the email: Nomination letter for [Your last name].
• You may also be asked to submit the Learning Agreement or Study Plan. In most cases template of such a document is provided by the host university. If you do not know where to get it, ask your coordinator at the host university. After getting the document, please fill in the information about you and your home university, if needed. For example, the correct the way to write the name of the home university is HSE - Saint Petersburg. Home university coordinator's details may be found on the page Contact us. After filling in the information, please send the document to outgoingspb@hse.ru for us to sign and stamp with the topic of the email: Learning Agreement for [Your last name].
• In most cases, students need a student exchange agreement between HSE and the host university for their visa application. In that case please send an email asking for such a document to outgoingspb@hse.ru with the topic of the email: SEA with [Name of the host university].

Please click this link to learn more about useful tips, important documents, mentally and physically preparations for the upcoming departure (English version).

The presentation in Russian is avaliable here.

The final list of students nominated for Spring 2026 could be found

here (PDF, 660 Кб)

The exchange programme is not considered official unless the special order is released. Students must provide the scans of the following documents filled in and signed to their study office manager's email (copy outgoingspb@hse.ru on e-mail, please), at least one month before the start of the exchange programme for the order to be prepared and released:

•  Request document for an international exchange programme.

NB! Do not send the Request document to the rector of the university for signature! This document has to be signed only with your School (Faculty) dean*.

• Consent document for the international exchange programme.

• The last version of the Individual Study Plan (rus. "ИУП") approved by the Programme Academic Supervisor and the Head of the Study Office.

• A document stating that you are invited for the exchange programme to the hosting institution. For example, Acceptance letter/Admission letter/Invitation letter/Offer letter.

* The Student Mobility Office staff will send the list of current requested documents to be filled out to students by corporate email at least a month before the start of mobility.

Upon arrival, we advise using the checklist to make sure you do not miss anything. 

Do not forget to send a scanned copy of the Certificate of Attendance to outgoingspb@hse.ru with the Part A signed by a coordinator of a hosting institution.