First-Year Student's Checklist

Please send a 3x4 photo by email to the program manager or to magfsn@hse.ru (include your full name). Your student ID card can then be picked up at the program office at 20 Myasnitskaya St., Office 518. You will receive an email once it is ready.

Follow this link to learn more about how to use the HSE University library. 

To get a library card, please complete the online registration form on the library's website (you will need your student ID card and your HSE University email to sign up). After submitting the form, you will receive your library card number, which can be found in HSE App X.

You can now access the library's electronic resources remotely by clicking on this link.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the HSE University Library Hotline or contact the library on social media at https://vk.com/hselibrary or https://t.me/s/hse_library/.

If you are interested in joining a guided tour around the library or want to learn more about searching for information in printed and electronic resources, please send an email to library@hse.ru.

This card gives you discounts for riding on public transportation within the City of Moscow and on suburban trains. To get one, you will need to visit one of the “Moi Dokumenty” Multifunctional Public Services Centres (in Russian: МФЦ, or MFTs) in Moscow.

Step 1: Verify your details on Moscow Social Register to check your status as a bachelor's/master's/doctoral student or medical resident in Moscow. 

Step 2: Register at the www.mos.ru website and submit an application for a Moscow Social Card in your personal account. Your application will be reviewed within 30 calendar days. You can monitor the status of your application either in your personal account or via this link. 

If you are an international student, you will need to get a SNILS (personal insurance account number, in Russian: СНИЛС) before you can apply for a Moscow Social Card. After receiving a SNILS, you need to inform the study office about it.

Where can I get my SNILS?
You can apply for a SNILS in person at the nearest office of the Pension Fund of Russia, or visit a “Moi Dokumenty” Multifunctional Public Services Centre (in Russian: МФЦ, or MFTs).

Make sure to have the following documents on you:

1. an ID (passport or residence permit);
2. a notarised translation of your ID.

A list of Pension Fund branches in Moscow: 
https://sfr.gov.ru/branches/moscow/info/~2022/05/21/7034

A list of MFTs offices in Moscow: https://www.mos.ru/pgu/ru/md/

The Accounting Office and Admissions Office at HSE University partner with Branch 7701 of VTB Bank. You can get a bank card with free banking service and corporate design to receive your scholarship.

These bank cards will be automatically issued to all first-year students, including foreign nationals, who are eligible for scholarships at HSE University. If you have previously studied at HSE University and received scholarship payments via a bank card, these payments will continue to be deposited into the same card.

If, for any reason, the university is unable to issue a bank card for you, you will be notified via your university email account.

Once the bank cards are ready, they will be handed out to students in line with an established schedule either on campus or at VTB branches.

Check your university email to find out where and when you can pick up your scholarship card.

 HSE University Accounting Office (for any enquiries regarding scholarships and other payments to students and questions about getting a scholarship bank card)

Email: std@hse.ru

Certificates on income/scholarship amount: https://lk.hse.ru/service-detail/61  

You can apply for a study certificate at the Student Service Centre starting from October 1, 2025.

You can apply for a pass at:

Большой Трёхсвятительский переулок,  дом 3 комн. №114

Schedule:

Monday-Friday from 10.00 to 17:30
Lunch break from 13.00 to 14.00
To apply for an electronic pass, you must have a certificate from the Visa and Migration Support Center (Migration service certificate), a student ID or passport.

More details here: https://www.hse.ru/org/hse/aup/security/propusk

The documents should be provided to the study office personally or to email magfsn@hse.ru

Consent for Processing Personal Data (PDF, 457 Кб)

Form of Acknowledgment with Charter and Key Internal Bylaws of HSE University 2025-2026 (PDF, 1,34 Мб)

AGREEMENT between Participants in Online Communications (DOCX, 67 Кб)