Programme Overview

Our benefits

• studies of management in two interdependent areas: business and policy;
• state-of-the-art educational methods and practice-oriented learning;
• multicultural, collaborative environment;
• opportunity to learn from academics, who are leaders in their field;
• opportunity to practice acquired knowledge at ISSEK and partner organizations;
• possibility of obtaining two diplomas: HSE and a foreign partner university;
• semester-long study abroad opportunities.

What will you study

Core courses 

Courses are based on the latest research results and unique practical experience of faculty staff in the field of STI:

• Innovation Management;
• Measurement of R&D;
• Measurement of Innovation;
• STI Policy. Basics;
• STI Policy. Domains;
• Foresight Theory and Concepts;
• Innovation Project Management;
• Intellectual Property Management;
• Economics of Innovation. Basic.

Key seminars

• Project Seminar ‘Innovation and Transformation: from Idea to Presentation’
• Seminar of the Mentor ‘Scientific Research Methods for STI‘

Elective courses
Curriculum is focused on problems in the field of policy and management and allows you to form the learning path in management of science, technology and innovation or scientific, technical and innovation policy:

• Applied Foresight;
• Business Model Innovation in Energy Engineering;
• Bridging Worlds: An Introduction to Science Diplomacy;
• Competitive Intelligence;
• Corporate Foresight;
• Data Business;
• Technology Policy;
• Digital Product Development;
• Economics of Innovation: Advanced;
• Ecosystems of Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
• Finance of Innovation;
• Geography of Innovation: What Are Its Patterns and How Policies Shape Them;
• Managing Creativity;
• The Digital Economist: Mastering Python for Smarter Analysis;
• Responsible Business and Sustainable Development.

What skills will you acquire

During the studies you will master four types of activities: management, research, design, entrepreneurship, and get:

• strong portfolio due to participation in projects and solving large-scale tasks, whether it is a business or a scientific project;
• professional contacts in Russia and abroad, promising contacts with potential employers;
• analyze data and prepare management decisions based on them;
• conduct research in the field of management;
• create and manage your own project.

Where you can apply it