The full name of the educational institution is National Research University Higher School of Economics, abbreviated as NRU HSE. The unofficial name is the result of student folk art - "Tower".
This university is in the top 5 best universities in the country and rightly considered the most progressive and prestigious among the capital's institutions.
General information about NRU "Higher School of Economics"
The university operates on a budget-commercial basis: the institution receives state subsidies, income from its own scientific projects, contract students and from third-party sponsors and organizations. Such multi-channel injections into the university budget enable the institution's management to constantly improve the material and technical base of the HSE and the very quality of education.
Higher School of Economics has 128 research centers, 36 research and design laboratories, 32 international laboratories led by foreign researchers. HSE conducts the most intensive international program among Moscow universitiesactivities, cooperates with 298 foreign partners, has 41 double degree programs with foreign universities.
It is noteworthy that from the very day of its foundation, the institution has been headed by a permanent rector - Ya. I. Kuzminov.
"We study not for school, but for life" - the motto of the Higher School of Economics.
History of the University
The Higher School of Economics cannot boast of a turbulent history. The first brick of this European-oriented university was not laid by Peter I himself, and its corridors were not trampled by Lomonosov or Nietzsche.
This is a relatively young, but very intensively developing, progressive university. If educational institutions were identified with cities, then HSE would be Singapore or Hong Kong.
So, the school was opened for students on November 17, 1992. Already in 2009, this university received the title of National Research University on a competitive basis.
In 2012, he absorbed the Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM) and the State Academy of Investment Specialists.
This association also to some extent influenced the transformation of the university into one of the best educational institutions in the CIS, which since its foundation has been oriented towards the best educational institutions of the old woman in Britain and America. And the point is not only in active international activity, but also in the very manner of teaching, building educational programs, material support and organization of leisure for students.
Transition to the Bologna system of education
The Higher School of Economics is the first university in Russia to switch to the Bologna educational system. In addition, the rector and teaching staff of the university was recruited from among active politicians and public sector workers, and the university itself was created with the assistance of the government. Which gives the right to assert that on the initiative of the HSE, this same Bologna system was introduced in our country. Many of the top management of the university took part in the education reform, as a result of which the USE was introduced. At the same time, a list of so-called inefficient universities was created.
HSE Lyceum and Pre-University Training Center
A lyceum operates on the basis of the university. It offers specialized training to students in grades 10-11 in 8 areas. You can enter the lyceum on a competitive basis. Education is free, but the selection among those who wish is quite tough. After training, the graduate takes the exam on a general basis. When entering the HSE University, the fact of studying at a lyceum does not increase the applicant's chances. But if we take into account that the quality of teaching in the lyceum is higher than in secondary schools, then its graduates are more likely to successfully pass the exams and enter the desired university.
The Pre-University Training Center at the HSE operates on a contract basis. There is a department for students from 5th to 8th grade and for future applicants (9-11th grade). Again, taking preparatory courses at the Higher School of Economics does not directly affect the chances of entering this particular university, but it increases the chances of successfully passing the exam.
University structure: faculties and educational programs
The Faculty of Mathematics is one of the most serious faculties, it has a special prestige. The winners of the All-Russian Olympiad in Mathematics get into the faculty without competition.
Not so long ago, in 2013, members of the international expert council of the faculty, winners of the Fields Medal, P. Deligne and Smirnov, rightly put the bachelor's educational program on a par with the best programs in world universities. Well, if objectively and with the utmost honesty, then the program is really not inferior to the similar one at specialized technical universities, despite the fact that mathematics students at HSE get the opportunity to extend their studies in Tokyo, Bremen, and Paris under a bilateral program. And the cooperation of the course of mathematics with economic disciplines even more unties the hands of graduates when choosing a profession.
Faculty of Physics. The real success of students who study at this faculty is regular practice in real research of the basic organizations of the university - the laboratories of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM) has been a structural element of the HSE since 2016. MIEM, being one of the strongest universities in the field of computer technology, after merging with the HSE, further strengthened its position by gaining access to its modern laboratories, especially the space security center. Today, this faculty is one of the few whose graduates can compete in knowledge with the specialists who are trained for NASA.
Department of Computer Scienceis located in a brand new building, rebuilt and equipped so that the eyes of geek applicants in love with computers shine like the case of a brand new MacBook. This faculty closely cooperates with Yandex, it trains the elite of programmers. Someone who, and his graduates have no problems with employment a priori.
The only thing is that this very elite often settles over the hill, which is facilitated by close international ties between the HSE and the universities of highly industrialized countries. It is not for us to condemn such geniuses, they also want to find the best use for their skills, abilities and brains. It is not their fault that in their homeland they can reveal their potential by 30%. Plus financial motives, where without them? Russian companies take away these graduates instantly with all their ingenious quirks. Most employers are extremely positive about the HSE as a point of training for high-class personnel, especially from the Faculty of Computer Science.
The Faculty of Business and Management trains specialists in the main economic areas: management, corporate governance, administration, marketing. He cooks quite well, but the "trick" of the faculty is the best school of logistics in the country today (the educational program "Logistics and Supply Chain Management").
Faculty of Law. We can safely say that this faculty trains the best lawyers of Russian modernity. This is not unreasonable, because the universityitself was created not without the participation of the administrative and ruling elite. It is important to note that students are taught material with a huge emphasis on practice. They invite specialists from government agencies, practicing lawyers, etc.
Faculty of Humanities. This faculty cannot be called a specialized one for the HSE, experts also note that humanities students are trained here with the understanding that their specialization is a priori inferior to computer scientists or economists. But the faculty has the strongest school of foreign languages. Also, most of the lectures are public and optional for students of other speci alties. Every student who wants to expand their horizons can come to cultural studies, philosophy and additional courses of foreign languages.
Faculty of communications, media and design. This faculty is the patrimony of female students, there are even fewer males here than in the Pedagogical Institute. Apparently, the laurels of Anna Wintour or Carrie Bradshaw haunt the fair sex more. But seriously, the faculty trains not only journalists, but rather full-fledged specialists for media communications with a focus on working in the Internet environment, PR companies, and design institutions.
The Faculty of Economic Sciences is the most specialized and largest faculty. Student reviews about economics and statistics at the HSE as a field of study sound rather ambiguous. Allegedly, the academic load among students is on the verge of unbearable. But cooperation with global transnational corporations anduniversities, which is available at this faculty, gives students access to unique knowledge and the possibility of unlimited development and successful employment anywhere in the world. The future Henry Fords and Adam Smiths are produced here. Let's lower our eyes to the fact that the notorious S. Mavrodi successfully unlearned here.
International Institute of Economics and Finance (ICEF)
This faculty should definitely be discussed separately. This is a diamond among pearls. A unique educational institution in the CIS. To create it back in 1997, the Higher School of Economics and the London School of Economics (one of the three leaders in economic education in the world) joined forces. And it turned out such a grandiose brainchild. Graduates of the institute receive both candy and ice cream - a diploma from the HSE and a diploma from the London School of Economics.
The competition is merciless, and the load on the faculty is impressive. From the very first day of school, all training is conducted in English. Budget places only for the winners of the All-Russian Olympiad. Enthusiastic reviews about international relations from the HSE only fuel the interest of the public in this university. Students spend a third of the course in London, absorbing all the practical knowledge that the experience of such an education can give. The excitement around admission to this faculty is huge, even the tuition fee of 600 thousand rubles a year does not stop applicants.
If you didn’t have the courage and finances to study at ICEF, you can get a bachelor’s degree at another faculty, but a master’s degreeenroll in a dual degree program. HSE has 40 such programs.
Features of studying at HSE
There are a large number of educational features at the Higher School of Economics. Student reviews note that studying at this university is completely different from standard education in our country. But this is easy to explain - the university eagerly absorbs the experience of successful world educational institutions. And if you pay attention to the success of HSE graduates, then other national universities would also do well to expand their views on teaching and not turn away from successful world experience.
The Higher School of Economics has become one of the first national universities to switch to a 4+2 curriculum (bachelor's, master's). The academic year is divided not into semesters, but into modules, there are four of them, at the end of each student there is an assessment. The sum of the module grades determines the annual grade.
The grading system is ten-point, in the European manner.
In the tactics of building the educational process, a focus on success is visible. Students are immediately prepared to be confident, competitive and highly motivated. The university has a rating system. HSE students' comments about these very ratings are full of devilish emoticons, but even dissatisfied, tired students admit that nothing motivates as much as this very rating risk.
So what's the deal? Yes, everything is simple. Contractors with a high rating receive discounts or are transferred to the budget. Highly rated state employees keepa scholarship, with an average rating - they lose a scholarship, with a low one they are transferred to a contract. This encourages students to be active, learn non-stop, get used to the conditions of a highly competitive environment.
There is no such subject as "Physical Education" at the university. There is a gym, various sections, courses, etc. Please develop yourself, take care of your he alth and physical condition. But it's a matter of choice.
Positive feedback from students about HSE
Only the opinion of children can be more subjective than the opinions of students. Often, HSE student reviews are based on personal success or failure in the learning process. But quite a few young people dare to state their opinion about HSE objectively and rationally.
A huge plus for the university - for this circumstance alone, it needs to erect a monument in the form of a happy student - there is practically no corruption at the HSE. This is noted by most students. Either the reason is the intensive financing of the activities of the university by sponsors, or loy alty to the principles of "European transparency", but students agree that getting a diploma only with knowledge is very real here.
The quality of knowledge, lectures and teacher training varies across departments. If we analyze the reviews about the HSE in Moscow, then students agree that the quality of teaching in the humanities and political science is a little behind.
Not a single review describes the quality of education as eloquently as the employment statistics for the profile after graduation from this university: 94% of graduates found a suitable job. This is despite the fact that48% warmed up a warm corporate place even before graduation. Leading companies send their recruits to prestigious universities to look for valuable talent while they are still on the student bench.
What negative aspects of studying at the HSE are most often indicated by students in reviews
Most of all, students complain about the workload and the need to gain knowledge in a permanently competitive environment. It is endless to talk about whether it is possible to push students who were children yesterday with their foreheads together. But the leadership of the HSE has made a choice and is not going to cancel the rating system.
Also, students are indignant about the Anti-Plagiarism system. There is a university program that checks every work. In the text, only 20% of quoting with an exact indication of the source is allowed. Everything else is the author's personal judgments, conclusions, etc. Naturally, this greatly increases the time for preparing essays and term papers for students.
Higher School of Economics Dormitories
HSE buildings are scattered around the city, as are dormitories. Today, the Higher School of Economics has 9 dormitories. Reviews about HSE dormitories are mostly positive, but utterly ironic. The whole humor lies in the fact that they are located in the Moscow region, and the road from the place of residence to the educational building is an inexhaustible ground for student jokes. If we discard this inconvenience, then the rest of the HSE dormitories are made “for people”. They are apartment type, they have all the amenities. There is a corridor type hostel in Moscow. It's cheaper andcloser, but suitable only for unpretentious residents in terms of comfort.
All dormitories have free wireless Internet access at any time of the day.
The dorm environment is upbeat, productive and motivating. The HSE did an elementary and ingenious thing, they paid tribute to the desire of every person for everyday comfort. They made modern classrooms and hostels for students, and they do not care how to accumulate water in basins, wash their hair over the sink, etc. They care about acquiring knowledge and self-development.
Master's at HSE: student reviews, master's programs
Documents for the master's program the university accepts in electronic form. After the approval of the electronic application, the originals can be brought to the selection committee or sent by mail.
All applicants pass a competition in the form of entrance exams (most often economics + English + mathematics, but disciplines vary depending on the faculty).
Admission order is issued sometime in mid-August, two weeks before lectures start.
HSE Master's programs look very attractive. Almost all of them are bilateral and enable students to obtain double diplomas and get a unique experience of studying at the best universities in the world. Today, the HSE cooperates with the universities of Humboldt in Berlin, the Pantheon-Sorbonne in Paris, Mason in New York, with 10 universitiesBritain, including the London School of Political Science, as well as higher education institutions in Canada, USA, Luxembourg, Finland, etc.
