Projects
Student project work is organized to practically apply knowledge and experience acquired by students during their studies, as well as to solve problems of practical or theoretical relevance.The PW is a mandatory element of the study plan of the first and second years of the Master’s programme, should not be identical to the topic of term paper and/or thesis. PW carries a weight of 12 credits.
| Project work regulation | Project Work Regulations 2023/2024 |
| Project work evaluation sheet |
Students can search for PW possibilities on their own. Typical PW arrangements are engagements in research projects of faculty members and teaching staff, or in research laboratories and institutes at HSE. Students can also choose projects from the HSE Project Fair. In all of these cases, there should be a mandatory approval of the PW plan by the Programme. Students’ PW should contribute to research projects, study groups, research units of all sorts at HSE or at external organizations in Russia or abroad.
It is not necessary to complete the whole PW in just one project, the needed hours for PW can be complete in several project envolvements. PW is carried out at any time during the 1st study year and during the 1st to 3rd module of the 2nd study year. PW carries a weight of 12 credits, which equals 456 hours of engagement. Students should distribute these hours throughout the module 1-4 of the 1st and 1-3 of the 2nd study year. It is possible to collect the sum amount of hours during several, separate project involvements.
By the end of the 3rd module of the 2nd study year , no later than 31st of March
Before the project activity, students should provide the information to the study office via the form.
After finishing their projects, students should upload into the form the project evaluation sheet signed by the project supervisor. The supervisor also needs to send the sheet to the study office.