About
Saint Petersburg HSE Summer School is a chance for you to explore one of the most exciting cities in the world while getting a high-quality education. We offer you an opportunity to combine different courses from various fields of studies — Economics, Finance, Management, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Data Science — and receive ECTS credits while gaining insights into the Russian world. Join us in summer 2021 for valuable studies and exciting cultural experience!
2018 Est.
COURSES IN VARIOUS ACADEMIC FIELDS
160+ STUDENTS
TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS
AND CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION
79% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMME
AND LOCAL STUDENTS SUPPORT
Our participants students share their impressions of studying at Saint Petersburg HSE Summer School.
Courses
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Russian language and literature
Modern Russia: Language and Culture (3 ECTS) | June 28 –July 9, 2021 | July 12 – 23, 2021
As a Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev claimed you could not grasp Russia with your mind, but we believe our classes on language and culture will help you get there.
Russian Literature: the Logic of Desire in the Russian Short Story (2 ECTS) | July 5 – 16, 2021
Study the great works of Russian literature in the city that inspired so many of them.
HISTORY
History
Russian History, Art, and Culture in the 20th Сentury (3 ECTS) | July 5 – 16, 2021
This course is an opportunity to explore diverse aspects of Russian and Soviet technological, economic, and cultural history in the 20th century.
POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Politics and International Relations
EU-Russia Relations Today (2 ECTS) | June 28 – July 3, 2021
The course for those who would like to learn how EU-Russia relations have been developing during the past decades and what political forces lay behind one or another decision on both sides.
Russia’s Identity in World Politics (2 ECTS) | June 28 – July 9, 2021
The course aims to take an in-depth look at Russian politics understood as the conjunction of culture, society, and civilisation.
Contemporary Russian Politics (2 ECTS) | July 5 – 9, 2021
Russian politics might seem a riddle for many observers. However, this course sheds the light on different aspects of Russian politics and policy.
FINANCE
Finance
Empirical Finance (4 ECTS) | July 12 – 23, 2021
Сombining financial econometrics and risk management, this course is meant to empower students with quantitative approaches and techniques to analyse investment and financial decisions.
Financial Risk Management (4 ECTS) | July 12 – 23, 2021
The course offers students a set of practical instruments to identify, analyse and mitigate financial risks.
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business and Management
Design Thinking for Innovation in the New Post-Pandemic Reality (2 ECTS) | June 28 – July 2, 2021
Meaning a holistic approach to creative solutions, design thinking fosters a culture of innovation and helps generate new ideas.
BRICS in Global Economy (2 ECTS) | July 5 – 9, 2021
This is a big picture course delivered in one of the most beautiful cities of BRICS member-countries – Saint Petersburg.
DATA SCIENCE
Data Science
Data Science for Marketing Analytics (4 ECTS) | June 28 – July 9, 2021
This course unlocks a huge range of quantitative techniques to expand your experience in marketing and advertising.
Russian Studies Packaged Offers
If you are eager to learn the Russian Language, we are pleased to invite you to take part in our intensive language course. If taking the two sessions of 'Russian Language and Culture', then you are entitled to choose a supplementary course either in Russian Literature or Russian History which will be free of charge.
Russian Language and Culture (6 ECTS) + Russian Literature (2 ECTS)
Russian Language and Culture (6 ECTS) + Russian History (3 ECTS)
Other Summer Programmes
HSE University – Saint Petersburg also invites applicants to participate in some other international summer schools hosted by university’s departments and divisions.
Please check a set of courses, registration/tuition fee policy as well as application process on the websites of the summer schools.
Please note that terms and conditions of summer school exchange agreements concluded between HSE University – Saint Petersburg and academic partners abroad do not apply to the summer schools listed above.
Entry Requirements
18+
Age
Bachelor’s students, Master’s students, PhD students
Level of education
B2+
English proficiency
Up to 250 words
Motivation letter
Fees
If you are not sure whether your university is an HSE University partner or not, please check the list of our academic partners at the link.
Procced to Payment
Accommodation
In the days when in-person tuition was a common thing, Summer School students could settle into Saint Petersburg by booking their accommodation at one of the university’s dormitories. Given that in 2021 the Summer School is being held online, accommodation option has become out of relevance. We are keeping our hopes up for getting things back to normal when we can resume accommodating our students at HSE Dormitories in Saint Petersburg.
F.A.Q
Frequently Asked Questions
IN WHICH FORMAT – ONLINE OR OFFLINE – THE SUMMER SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE HELD?
Even though we had been eager to meet our students in-person in the summer of 2021, HSE University – Saint Petersburg decided to hold the Summer School 2021 online due to the severity of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the uncertainty regarding when the epidemiological situation will be normalised.
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News
Contacts
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Email: spbsummerschool@hse.ru
Phone: +7 (812) 644 59 11 (ext. 61593 / 61562)
Address: Office 216, 123 Naberezhnaya Kanala Griboedova, Saint Petersburg, 190068
Hours: 10:00–18:00, Monday–Friday
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Splendid Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg has always been about sailing along the numerous canals and rivers, visiting palaces and cathedrals, feasting one's eyes on the beauty of drawbridges, and many more. Even though the Summer School students of 2021 will not have a chance to experience our city in-person, we will be offering some fascinating online options on how to immerse oneself in the atmosphere of Saint Petersburg. In the meantime, we are inviting everyone to get a glimpse of the city and the university by watching our VR tour.
