The Call for Spring Semester 2025-2026 is open from September 1st to October 1st, but there are several early deadlines!

Information on partner universities and deadlines can be found on our website.  

You need to 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 each 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 up to 3 universities 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.

Webinars on International Academic Mobility Programmes for HSE University - Saint Petersburg Students, Fall '25.

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.

Application status

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

here (PDF, 660 Кб)