Practical Training
Practical training for students is a form of organizing educational activities during the development of an educational program, involving students in specific types of work related to their future professional activities. It is aimed at the formation, consolidation, and development of practical skills and competencies in the profile of the corresponding educational program. The achievement of the goals and objectives of practical training is carried out through the implementation of Practical Training Elements (PTE). Practical training for HSE University students is provided for in the "Internship" module of the curriculum.
The procedure for organizing and conducting PTE for HSE University is regulated by the Regulations on Practical Training of Students under Core Bachelor’s, Specialist and Master’s Programmes at HSE University.
Information on the organization of practical training at HSE University can also be found in the Study Process Handbook:
- Q&A on practical training: https://www.hse.ru/en/studyspravka/practice/
- On the Term Paper: https://www.hse.ru/en/studyspravka/kursovrab/
- On the Final Qualifying Work: https://www.hse.ru/en/studyspravka/vkr/
Practical Training Elements
"Corporate Research, Development and Innovation Management" Educational Program provides for the following practical training elements:
|
Year of Study |
Type of Internship |
PTE Type |
Credits per student |
Academic hours per student |
Implementation Period |
|
1 |
Research / Project |
Term Paper |
3 |
114 |
2026-2027 academic year |
|
1-2 |
Research / Project |
Project |
2 |
76 |
2026-2027 academic year |
|
2 |
Professional |
Work Experience Internship |
8 |
304 |
2027-2028 academic year |
|
2 |
Research / Project |
Preparation of the Final Qualifying Paper – Master's Thesis |
16 |
608 |
2027-2028 academic year |
Features of Practical Training Implementation
The conditions and features of Practical Training Elements implementation, provided for by the "Corporate Research, Development and Innovation Management" curriculum, are described in the Internship Program (in Russian):
Программа практической подготовки ОП "Управление исследованиями, разработками и инновациями в компании" 2025 (DOCX, 90 Кб)
Term Paper (TP)
The Term Paper is completed in stages during the 1st year of study, in parallel with the study of theoretical disciplines of the curriculum. It finalizes the formation of competencies for the 1st year and can serve as a basis for preparing the Final Qualifying Paper — Master's Thesis.
Recommended volume of the Term Paper – from 30 to 50 pages of printed text excluding appendices.
Deadlines for the Term Paper:
|
Deadline / Period |
Stage |
Performers |
|
By October 10 of the 1st year |
Publication of the list of sample Term Paper topics on the EP website and/or in LMS |
Academic office, faculty |
|
By December 15 of the 1st year |
Issuance of the order approving topics, academic supervisors, and the deadline for submitting the final version of Term Papers |
student / academic office |
|
No later than 2 months before the deadline for uploading the final text of the Term Paper to LMS, as set in the order |
Defense of the Term Paper Project at the Program's Research Seminar (after approval by the academic supervisor) |
student |
|
Submission of the draft Term Paper to the academic supervisor | student | |
|
No later than 1 month before the deadline for uploading the final version of the Term Paper to LMS, as set in the order |
Preparation and defense of the Term Paper Prospectus at the research seminar (pre-defense) |
student |
|
Order on changing the Term Paper topic / academic supervisor, appointing a consultant (if necessary) |
student / academic office | |
|
No later than 2 weeks before the deadline for uploading the final version of the Term Paper to LMS, as set in the order |
Submission of the completed Term Paper to the academic supervisor |
student |
|
No later than 1 month before the Term Paper defense (but no later than the date specified in the order) |
Submission of the final version of the Term Paper to the academic supervisor |
student |
| Загрузка Курсовой работы в LMS для проверки на плагиат системой «Антиплагиат-вуз» | student | |
|
Submission of the fully formatted Term Paper along with the "Antiplagiat-vuz" system report to the academic office and academic supervisor | student | |
|
2 weeks before the Term Paper defense date |
Submission of the academic supervisor's review on the student's work on the Term Paper to the academic office |
student |
|
2 days before the Term Paper defense date |
Submission of the Term Paper with the academic supervisor's review to the executive secretary of the examination board |
academic office |
For your information:
Deadline for uploading the final version of the TP to LMS in the 2025/26 academic year — June 1, 2026 (until 23:59).
Deadline for submitting reviews on the TP to the academic office in the 2025/26 academic year — June 10, 2026 (inclusive).
TP defense dates in the 2025/26 academic year — June 19 and 22, 2026.
Project
A Project is a specially organized, motivated independent activity of students, the main goal of which is to solve a certain practically or theoretically significant problem, formalized as a final product that can be seen, comprehended, and applied in real practical activity.
The main educational outcome that a student receives during project activities is the acquisition, consolidation, or development of practically significant knowledge, skills, and abilities applicable to the activities within the EP profile, as well as experience in self-organization.
Students select their Project on the HSE University SmartPro platform: https://smartpro.hse.ru/
Work Experience Internship
The goal of the Internship is for students to gain knowledge, skills, and experience in professional activities.
No later than two weeks before the start date of the Internship, students submit a full package of documents for organizing the Internship to the academic office. This includes an agreement (including in the form of an offer letter and acceptance letter) in case of an Internship at an Organization, or a Work Plan-Schedule in case of an Internship within HSE University structures, as well as an individual task in a fully agreed and formalized form.
No later than five working days after the end of the Internship, students submit an Internship Report and a Review of the student's work from the internship location to the academic office.
Intermediate assessment for the Internship is conducted in the form of an exam via a public defense of the results of the Internship. The defense grade is assigned based on the following criteria:
- compliance of the work performed / tasks solved with the Individual Task and the EP profile;
- quality of the report and presentation, demonstrating the student's independence and originality in achieving the Internship results;
- practical significance of the obtained results for the Organization.
Final Qualifying Paper (FQP)
In the process of preparing and defending the Final Qualifying Paper, the student demonstrates an understanding of the main development trends in their subject and research area, the ability for theoretical generalization, analysis, and synthesis of research results, and the ability to present the results of the conducted research in accordance with academic writing standards and the requirements of HSE University regulatory documents. The Final Qualifying Paper can be completed in one of the following formats:
- research format;
- project format;
- case format;
- startup as a thesis.
Recommended volume of the Thesis — from 50 to 70 pages of printed text excluding the list of references, appendices, etc.
Methodological recommendations for the preparation of the Final Qualifying Paper (in Russian):
Методические рекомендации по подготовке ВКР (DOCX, 58 Кб)
Deadlines for the Thesis:
|
Deadline / Period |
Stage |
Performers |
|
By October 10 of the second year |
Publication of sample Thesis topics on the Educational Program website and/or in LMS |
academic office |
|
By December 15 of the second year |
Issuance of the order approving FQP topics, academic supervisors, and the deadline for final uploading of the FQP to LMS (if necessary — consultants and curators), based on student applications |
student / academic office |
|
By December 31 of the second year |
approval of the Chairman of the State Examination Board |
academic office |
|
No later than 3 months before the deadline for final uploading of the FQP to LMS, as set in the order |
defense of the FQP Project at the EP Research Seminar (after approval by the academic supervisor) |
student |
|
No later than 2 months before the deadline for final uploading of the FQP to LMS, as set in the order |
defense of the FQP Prospectus (Pre-defense) at the EP Research Seminar, submission of the first version of the FQP to the academic supervisor |
student |
|
1 month before the deadline for final uploading of the FQP to LMS, as set in the order |
if necessary - changing the FQP topic and supervisor based on the student's application |
student / academic office |
|
2 weeks before the FQP defense date |
submission of the supervisor's review on the student's work on the FQP to the academic office |
student / academic supervisor |
|
sending the FQP with the supervisor's review for peer review |
student | |
|
6 calendar days before the FQP defense date |
submission of the peer review on the FQP to the academic office |
peer reviewer |
|
submission of the FQP with written reviews from the supervisor and reviewer to the State Examination Board |
academic office
|
