National Research University Higher School of Economics is a public university. It was created in post-Soviet Russia. The Higher School of Economics is located in Moscow. Its branches are located in cities such as Perm, Nizhny Novgorod and St. Petersburg.
Historical information. Establishment of an institution
In November 1992, the Higher School of Economics was established. Yegor Gaidar was then the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. It was he who signed the corresponding decree. A few years later, the institution received the status of a State University.
Further development and operation
Since 2008, the Higher School of Economics University has been under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation. Until that moment, it belonged to the Ministry of Economic Development of the country. Subsequently, the institution received the statusNational Research University, abbreviated as NRU HSE. The country's first academic graduate school was opened at the institution in 2010. Some time later, several more institutions of additional professional education were added to the composition of the institution. Among them are the State Academy of Investment Specialists and the Training Center for Leaders.
Modern realities
Currently, the institution is successfully operating:
- 107 research centers and institutes.
- 28 metropolitan departments and faculties.
- 15 international laboratories. They are led by leading foreign scientists.
- 32 research and development and design laboratories.
- Military department.
- 6 branches in St. Petersburg.
- 5 faculties in Nizhny Novgorod.
- 3 branches in Perm.
Analytical data
In 2013, the total number of students studying at the Higher School of Economics exceeded twenty-one thousand people. Most of them were educated in the capital. More than two thousand students studied in Nizhny Novgorod and St. Petersburg. There are about 1200 in the department of Perm. According to last year's statistics, about two thousand teachers and more than eight hundred researchers successfully operate at the university. The institution launched a special program. Its main goal is to return the best domestic researchers who defended their doctoral dissertations in leading foreignuniversities.
Teaching structure and guidance
Since 1993, the National Research University Higher School of Economics has been using a two-tier education system. It is also called Bologna. It involves a four-year undergraduate course and a two-year master's period. Kuzminov Yaroslav Ivanovich has been the rector of the institution since its foundation. Shokhin Alexander Nikolaevich – President of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Yasin Evgeny Grigorievich is the scientific director of the institution.
Organization of the educational process
Economics is central to the university. Students of all departments are taught part of the general disciplines. Among them are macro-, micro- and institutional economics. Students master applied subjects that are within the chosen speci alty from those offered by the Higher School of Economics. Faculties have certain blocks of disciplines. They are associated with a broad context of social knowledge. Their range starts from fundamental courses in logic and philosophy, and ends with instrumental clusters of law, computer science, psychology, and sociology.
Features of educational programs
In the main part of the faculties of the Institute, large amounts of material are taught in foreign languages. There are also departments in which disciplines are fully read in English. A few years ago, special BEC and IELTS exams were taken by fourth and second year undergraduate students. Students learn at leastone core subject in English. This also applies to the twelve educational Master's programs. They are read entirely in English.
Profitability of the training system
National Research University "Higher School of Economics" is actively recruiting teaching staff in the international labor market. The educational programs of the institution are recognized as liquid by the majority of leading foreign universities. This greatly simplifies the task of implementing the system of double diplomas. Also, the method of "cross education", which is practiced by the Higher School of Economics, has become widespread. Reviews of many students and graduates testify to the high qualification of the teaching staff. According to students, much attention is paid not only to the theoretical base itself. The activities of the institute are aimed at developing and maintaining students' interest in disciplines, striving to improve knowledge. Quite often, student exchange programs are used.
Graduates of the Higher School of Economics have every opportunity to obtain diplomas from European universities. At the moment, the institute has more than one hundred and sixty international partners. This largely allows you to expand the educational horizons of the institution.
Additional programs
For graduate students and students of the Higher School there are places to live in hostels. The department successfully operates at the universitypre-university training. Students of all ages can study there. There is a program for students from 7th to 11th grade inclusive. The teachers of the institution are preparing schoolchildren for the successful passing of the GIA and the Unified State Examination. There are also classes for Olympiads. Last fall, a lyceum for high school students was opened.
Structure of the institution
The following elements of the university are successfully operating in the capital:
Faculties:
- Economy.
- Business Informatics.
- World politics and economics.
- Design.
- Municipal and state administration.
- Applied political science.
- Media communications.
- Logistics.
- Management.
- Math.
- Stories.
- Philosophy.
- Sociology.
- Psychology.
- Rights.
- Philology.
Departments:
- Culturology.
- Oriental studies.
- "Joint NES and HSE undergraduate programs".
- Software engineering.
- Applied Informatics and Mathematics.
- Statistics and demographics.
- Integrated communications.
MIEM Faculties:
- Cybernetics and applied mathematics.
- Computer engineering and information technology.
- Telecommunications and electronics.
Innovation in the education system
National Research University "Higher School of Economics" became one of the first universities in the country,who switched to the generally accepted world scheme of education. It is divided into two types. Undergraduate has 4 educational courses. The master's program involves two years of study. Thus, the Higher School of Economics became one of the first universities that successfully implemented the Bologna process in the educational program. Its main difference is the transition to a two-level system.
Also, the features of this process include new education technologies. The academic year of the bachelor's degree at the university has certain differences. It is divided not into two generally accepted semesters, but into four modules. Such a system has many advantages. According to the students themselves, it provides an optimal level of distribution of the teaching load. Modules allow you to balance efforts throughout the year. These training programs involve several intermediate tests. Usually two to four. Points are awarded for a successfully passed test. In the future, they form the final assessment of the student's academic performance. Most of the final and intermediate exams involve passing in writing. This measure significantly reduces the risk of subjectivity. The institute does not use the generally accepted Russian grading system.
National Research University practices a ten-point scheme. The public rating of each student is formed by adding up all the points they have scored. They may correspond to current and annual estimates. There is also a public rating, which is accumulated throughout the entire period of study.
Grades affect more than just a student's overall performance. Depending on current rankings, students can expect to receive discounts on tuition fees of up to seventy percent. This is provided for those who receive education on a contractual basis.
Also, ratings affect the amount of scholarships for students studying on a budget. They can expect to receive two types of financial assistance. The scholarship is divided into academic and social. The totality of these funds represents the level of the subsistence minimum in the capital. The final ratings have a strong influence on the future fate of the student. Based on them, selection is carried out for various specializations and master's programs. Also, students with high academic performance have a chance to get an internship abroad.
Rankings provide guidance to potential employers. Library resources are widely used in the learning process in the institution. "Higher School of Economics" has a subscription to thirty-nine databases, which provide full-text access to fifty thousand different scientific journals. The Foundation for Educational Innovations was opened in the institution. Its main task is to support new projects in the field of methodological and educational activities.
Enrollment
There are certain requirements that "Higher School of Economics" imposes on an applicant. The selection committee considers the established list of documents.
Undergraduate:
- Application for admission to the university. It must be completed at the admissions office.
- A document by which it will be possible to establish the identity of the applicant and his citizenship. As a rule, it is a passport.
- A document that indicates the completion of education. An opportunity to study at a university is given by certificates of secondary general, vocational or higher education.
- The results of the final exams. You must provide the original or a copy of the relevant documents.
- Photos - four pieces, size - 3x4 cm.
Citizens who have special rights or persons with disabilities must provide relevant documentation when applying for admission to the Higher School of Economics. Applicants who served in the military must present a military ID. After dismissal, they have the right to use the results of the exam they passed if they were received during the calendar year before the call.
Masters:
- Personal statement. It should indicate the direction of preparation and specialization of the program.
- Document by which it will be possible to establish the identity of the student and his citizenship. As a rule, it is a passport.
- Photos - four pieces, size - 3x4.
- A document that indicates the completion of education.
Upon admission, the applicant passes entrance tests in accordance with the chosen speci alty from those offered by the "HigherSchool of Economics". The passing score also depends on the direction of further study. For example, when passing an exam in history, it is 344 points, mathematics - 276, cultural studies - 355.
