Сall for Applications

The last day to submit your application!

The deadline is October 1st, 23:59 (Moscow time)

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Additional call application deadline!

please select only one university and submit the application by October 29th 23:59 (Moscow time)

We’re excited to announce that we’re opening an additional application round for academic mobility! If you haven’t applied before, this is your chance!
Application deadline: October 29, 11:59 PM

List of available partner universities:

University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), Mexico
Russian-Armenian University, Armenia
Beijing Institute of Technology, China

️ You can apply here to only ONE university

Useful links

1. Formal application (заявление)

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.

Detailed information is given here.
2. Individual Study Plan (rus. "ИУП")

You should prepare the Individual study plan or each chosen destination approved by the Head of the Study Office and Programme Academic Supervisor.
- 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.

Minimal workload is 9 ECTS per quarter / 18 ECTS per semester

Detailed information about ISP is published here.
3. Motivation letter

It should be written in free form (approx. 500 words). Can you tell us why you are attracted to this particular university and country, which will give you a mobility experience in terms of academic experience, professional and personal skills. Also, be sure to describe your existing experience and skills - what exactly sets you apart from other candidates?

Detailed infornation is given here.
4. Expenses Estimation Form

Expenses Estimation Form is needed to calculate all potential expenses for each destination (approximate expenses can be found at NUMBEO).

Detailed information is given here.
5. Language Proficiency Evidence
Make sure that meets each host university’s requirements, but not lower than B2.
Confirmation shall be provided in one of the forms as below**:
- A valid International Language Certificate e.g. TOEFL 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***.
**Students of English-taught degree programmes are awarded B2 level of English language by default 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.

Detailed information is given here.
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.
Detailed information - here.
Example

Example_application for mobility (PDF, 812 Кб)

Here you can find an example of application. More detailed information about each document is given here.

Guidelines for the selected students

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.