Open Houses for International Programmes
Interested in learning more about international programmes at HSE? Open House events are being held across HSE campuses in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Prospective students and their parents are invited to attend and learn about HSE’s English-taught education programmes.
At HSE’s Moscow campus, an Open House will be held for the English-taught Economics and International Relations Bachelor’s programmes. Both are parallel-degree programmes, giving students the opportunity to earn undergraduate degrees from HSE and the University of London (with London School of Economics and Political Science serving as the lead college). At the event, attendees can meet with programme heads and current students, as well as learn about the programme curricula and application process.
HSE St. Petersburg will be holding International Open Houses on February 19, March 18 and April 8. Attendees will meet with faculty deans and programme academic supervisors, tour the campus, and meet with current students. The event will focus on the campus’s two English-taught Master’s programmes: Applied and Interdisciplinary History: Usable Pasts and Finance. Students can take entrance exams during these events and also learn how to apply for tuition-free government scholarships.
In Nizhny Novgorod, International Open Days sessions will be held on March 17-18 and April 9-10. In addition to a tour of the campus and information session, the event will include meetings with academic teaching staff and admissions counselors. Attendees will learn about the English-taught Global Business Master’s programme, as well as the campus’s many other Russian-taught programmes.
If you would like to visit one of HSE’s campuses and learn about education programmes outside one of these events, please write to inter@hse.ru. The International Admissions Office will be happy to arrange a campus visit for you.
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