Digital Law

The new Master's programme at the HSE Faculty of Law, which prepares the most sought-after lawyers for the digital economy. The program includes two educational trajectories: “Law in the field of intellectual property and information technology” and “Law of digital platforms”.

Full-time program, teaching is carried out in Russian. There are also elective courses in English.

There are 25 budget places, as well as the possibility of paid education.

Tuition fee: 400,000 rubles. per year, discounts are provided.

The master's program looks to create a balance between compulsory disciplines that provide the minimum necessary set of skills for subsequent professional activities, as well as ample opportunities for individualizing the educational process, taking into account your interests through elective disciplines.

Each student who enters the program will have Mentor workshops during the first two weeks, with the leaders of the respective track. They will help the student choose the Track, taking into account his interests and goals.

Within each Track, various elective courses are provided, as well as the possibility of choosing disciplines from the university-wide pool. In addition, there is an opportunity to fulfill your interests through project work and hackathons. All this allows you to create a personal learning path, taking into account your preferences and aspirations.

This Track is the successor to the pre-existing IP / IT Law Program, which was created under the leadership of Doctor of Law, Prof. Irina Yurievna Bogdanovskaya and highly recommended herself both in the academic environment and among employers.

The core of the program is intellectual property law, telecommunications regulation, information law.

Main disciplines:

• Intellectual property law
• E-commerce law
• Legal aspects of processing and circulation of personal data in the digital economy
• Telecommunications and Media Law
• Information law
• Structuring transactions and risk assessment in the field of information technology

Elective disciplines:

• Contractual and legal aspects of software commercialization;
• International intellectual property law
• Digital transformation of state and law
• Advertising law
• Taxation in the digital environment
• Antitrust regulation in the digital economy

This is a new track dedicated to the regulation of digital platforms (marketplaces, aggregators, new media, social networks, Fintech services, government platforms). Within its framework we will consider legal issues as well as the technical aspects of the functioning of the platforms, and their business models.

In this case, the core of the program consists of disciplines focused on the practice of working within the digital platforms themselves, or on interacting with them as a counterparty or consumer.

Main disciplines:

• Digital Platform Law;
• Legal regulation of artificial intelligence;
• Legal regulation of financial technologies (blockchain, cryptocurrencies, digital financial assets, ICO / NFT);
• Protection of intellectual property rights in the digital environment;
• Electronic commerce law;
• Legal aspects of the processing and circulation of personal data in the digital environment.

Elective disciplines:

• Platforms as Intermediaries: IP Aspects
• Digital transformation of state and law 
• Internet Governance
• Advertising law
• Taxation in the digital environment
• Antitrust regulation in the digital economy
• Structuring transactions and risk assessment in the field of information technology

1. Our instructors are leading lawyers of IT and telecom companies (IBM, Yandex, Avito, Megafon, MTS, etc.), partners and lawyers of leading law firms, as well as representatives of government agencies, many of who directly influence the formation of trends in IP / IT and digital platforms. In this regard, the main goal of the educational process is not the mechanical memorization of the provisions of the current legislation, but the endowment of the student with the necessary tools that will help him to effectively solve the problems that arise in practice, taking into account the constantly changing legislation.
2. The teaching staff of the program, as well as the reputation of the Program, ensure that our graduates are in demand among the best Russian employers. At the same time, the student can begin to interact with representatives of a number of such employing companies without waiting for formal graduation from the Program. In the course of research seminars and project work, in which we attract practitioners from such companies, there are opportunities for networking and establishing useful contacts.
3. Our students can participate in international programs - for example, in a double degree program with the University of Nottingham (UK). Among the partners of the HSE Faculty of Law are: University of Paris-1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, University of Cologne, University of Luxembourg, which creates rich conditions for academic exchange of students.

Admission is carried out on a competitive basis based on the results of portfolio assessment.

There are special opportunities for international students.

Recruitment is carried out both for budgetary places and for places with payment of tuition fees on a contractual basis.