Practical training of students

Contents of internship:

Make sure that the internship place meets the requirements outlined in 

Master programme regulations 2024-25 

Applications accepted: two weeks before the Module of internship planned

Report submission: last week of internship (to the Intersnip Superivisor).

*If your internship is outside these principles you need to file a formal request to the internship council. Please, note that exemptions need to be thoroughly reasoned.

Internship opportunities:

1) Students can either apply to an internship place offered by the Master's Programme. Please, note that the number of internship places and the list of available organisations proposed by the programme may be subject to change every year and you should wait for the official announcement about the beginning of application period from the programme.
Internship organisations hosting students since 2014 can be checked on this page

2) Students are also encouraged to take an initiative in finding their own internship place. In this case they should follow the standard application procedure mentioned below.

Application procedure:

1. Fill in the application form.
2. Fill in the internship plan.
3. Submit the documents to the Internship council (via the study office - Master’s programme manager).
4. Wait for its approval of your internship place. An HSE supervisor will be assigned to every student for their internship.

Submission and assessment:

1. After the internship prepare the internship report signed by your Internship Supervisor at the organization and submit to HSE Supervisor. 
2. Your internship will be assessed by an HSE Supervisor according to the ten-point scale (your supervisor at the internship organisation gives a recommended grade at the report). 

   Internship Instruction 2024-25 Academic Year 

Internship Council is responsible for all matters with regard to internships of students. The Internship Council approves the internship plan prepared by students and the appointment of a qualified specialist as the students’ supervisor during the internship.

The Internship Council is the contact point for resolving problems during internships.

The Internship Council approves the internship report and issues a standard internship report template which has to be used by students to prepare internship reports. The completion of internships is approved by the Internship Council.

The Internship Council involves the Academic Supervisor and two course directors.

Council decisions require a single majority of votes. The council is chaired by one course director.

Internship Council Chairman:
Dr. Statislav Zaichenko, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Programmes, ISSEK; Leading Research Fellow, Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, ISSEK.

Internship Council Members:
Dr. Dirk Meissner, Distinguished Professor, Department of Educational Programmes, ISSEK; Academic Supervisor of the Master's Programme, ISSEK; Deputy Head, Laboratory for Economics of Innovation, ISSEK;

Internship Program 

A list of documents to be submitted:

PTE Application 

PTE Assignments Template Form 

PTE Report 

PTE Agreement (RUS)

PTE Agreement (ENG) (In case one concludes an agreement with a foreign company) 

PTE Offer and Acceptence Letters (instead of Contract) (English version) 

PTE Offer and Acceptence Letters (instead of Contract) (RUS) 

The main goal of Project Seminar
The aim of this course is to consolidate, expand and exercise theoretical and practical skills for successful implementation of projects from start to finish by developing business plans of innovative projects.

The main tasks of Project Seminar
1.   Students will prepare and develop practically applicable business plan for an innovative project.

2.   Discussion of business plans of innovative projects, including market analysis and competition, identification of resources needed, etc.

3.   Students will be able to develop planning skills of the project and its presentations.

The overview of Project Seminar
The course is accompanied by seminars that introduce new approaches to understand and further elaborate different facets of innovation thinking and to provide participants with practical training as well as ready to use state of the art knowledge. Besides, students will present on a regular basis the development of their business plans of practical oriented innovation projects. At last, students will be asked to defend their developed business plans of projects with consideration of discussed aspects.

The Project Seminar consists of four major topics:
1.   Project introduction 
2.   Project environment
3.   Project assessment
4.   Project presentation

Project introduction includes an introductory session where students will understand how to apply specific tools and models in innovation project management, as well as how to manage teamwork. Also during this topic, the ideas of projects will be introduced with taking into account appropriate cases of specific projects across different industries. The session ends with the choice of core stream for which students will be asked to prepare a project.

Project environment allows students to learn market analysis, including identification of current trends in the industry by using suitable strategic planning tools, and evaluating external/internal risk factors. In addition, the competition analysis and the estimation of risks in innovative projects will be introduced.

Project assessment provides understanding and practical knowledge of assessment and forecasting of potential markets by using various approaches within the innovation project management, as well as cost analysis and assessment of the impact of innovation on the cost structure.

Project presentation assumes that students will apply learned knowledge and skills by developing business plans of innovation projects, its discussions and presentations. An oral defense will be held at the last class (final colloquium), in which students present the developed business plan of the innovation project with consideration of addressed issues.

The assessment of the Project Seminar
The final grade will be calculated in accordance with the syllabus of this course. Students are expected to develop and gradually improve their business plans of innovation projects with regular presentations of interim results. Apart from that, by the end of the course students are supposed to submit their final version of business plans of projects as an essay. The oral defense of group project will be held on the final colloquium.

The assessment of the Project
The activities on the Project Seminar classes and developed projects are assessed separately. Students form groups of 3-5 members in order to develop business plan of practical innovative project plan i.e. project. According to HSE regulation the “project is specifically organized, self-motivated students’ activity with the aim to solve practical or theoretical oriented problem. This activity should be done in the form that can be seen, comprehended and applied in real life”.[1] Therefore, the result of the Project Seminar is the developed business plan of innovation project that is submitted with consideration of received feedbacks after the oral defense.

The policies of the Project Seminar
This course is designed for the second year master students and covers two modules. It takes place once or twice a week according to the schedule. Attendance is needed for the learning process. Unsatisfactory results of the Project Seminar is equal to unsatisfactory results of regular classes. 

 [1]Regulations for HSE Student Project Work, Research and Internships

According to the Educational Standard for Management Profile Students of the Master's Programme submit:

• Term Paper during their 1st year of studies;
• Master Thesis as Graduation Paper in the end of the 2nd year of studies.

Preparation and Defense are governed by HSE Regulations for Term Papers and Theses Prepared by Students of the Bachelor’s, Specialist and Master’s Level  

Deadlines and preparation schedule for academic year 2024-2025: 

Applications:

Application form for topic submission (TP) 

Application form for topic submission (MT) 
 

How to upload student papers in Learning Management System (LMS)

Requirements for writing Term Paper/Master Thesis:

Template for Term Paper&Master Thesis

General Requirements for Term Paper&Master Thesis 

Procedures for Applying Disciplinary Measures for the Violation of Academic Standards for Student Papers