Alexander Savelyev

Associate Professor: Faculty of Law / School of Digital Law and Bio-Law
Programme Academic Supervisor: Digital Law

Alexander Savelyev has been at HSE University since 2012.

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Education and Degrees

2008

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Civil Law; Entrepreneurial Law; Family Law; International Private Law
Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy
Thesis Title: Civil law regulation of relations between user and Internet-provider

2007

Master's
Russian School of Private Law

2005

Degree in Lawyer
Moscow State Law Academy, Jurispudence

* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

Professional Interests

data protection algorithmic governance e-commerce software law contract law

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2018–2024, 2015–2016
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Digital Skills’ — 2024
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Engagement in Inter-Campus and Inter-Faculty Activities’ — 2024
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Engagement with External Customers’ — 2023
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Recruitment’ — 2023

Courses (2024/2025)

Contractual Legal Aspects of Software Commercialization (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
Contractual Legal Aspects of Software Commercialization (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
Contractual Legal Aspects of Software Commercialization (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
E-commerce Law (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
E-commerce Law (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
E-commerce Law (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Legal Aspects of Personal Data Processing in the Digital Economy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Legal Aspects of Personal Data Processing in the Digital Economy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Legal Aspects of Personal Data Processing in the Digital Economy (Mago-Lego; 2, 3 module)Rus
Mentor’s Seminar of the Track "The Law of Digital Platforms" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Introduction to Modern Information Technologies for Lawyers" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Introduction to Modern Information Technologies for Lawyers" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
The Law of Digital Platforms (Mago-Lego; 1-4 module)Rus
The Law of Digital Platforms (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Trajectory Mentor Seminar "Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Past Courses

Courses (2023/2024)

Contractual Legal Aspects of Software Commercialization (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
Contractual Legal Aspects of Software Commercialization (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Eng
E-commerce Law (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
E-commerce Law (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
Legal Aspects of Personal Data Processing in the Digital Economy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Legal Aspects of Personal Data Processing in the Digital Economy (Mago-Lego; 2, 3 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Introduction to Modern Information Technologies for Lawyers" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
The Law of Digital Platforms (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
The Law of Digital Platforms (Mago-Lego; 1-4 module)Rus
Trajectory Mentor Seminar "Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

E-commerce Law (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
E-commerce Law (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
Legal Aspects of Personal Data Processing in the Digital Economy (Mago-Lego; 2, 3 module)Rus
Legal Aspects of Personal Data Processing in the Digital Economy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Mentor's seminar of the track "The Law of Digital Platforms" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Introduction to Modern Information Technologies for Lawyers" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
The Law of Digital Platforms (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
The Law of Digital Platforms (Mago-Lego; 1-4 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

Contractual Legal Aspects of Software Commercialization (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
E-commerce Law (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Legal Aspects of Personal Data Processing and Sharing in the Digital Economy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Introduction to Modern Information Technologies for Lawyers" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar «Actual issues of information technology law and intellectual property» (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus

Courses (2020/2021)

Legal Aspects of E- commerce (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Legal Regime of Personal Data (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 2 year, 1 module)Rus

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Dec

2023

Round table "Russian anti-sanctions regulation"

On December 16, 2023, the National Research University Higher School of Economics (hereinafter - “HSE”) hosted a discussion of topical issues of anti-sanctions regulation, which was attended by leading experts in the field.

Dec

2019

HSE University Wins Runet Prize

One of the most prestigious awards in the field of digital technology, the Runet Prize, was conferred in Moscow. HSE University was awarded in the category ‘Education and Personnel’.

Nov

2018

HSE Staff Members Get Scopus Awards as Most Cited Russian Scholars

The academic publisher Elsevier has given awards to Russian scholars with the best citation indices in the Scopus database of research publications. HSE is the university with the most winning scholars.

Dec

2016

Recent Trends in Information Security and Data Protection Law: Russian, EU and Norwegian perspectives

Researchers of the International Laboratory for IT and IP Law, HSE, discussed prospects for regulation of information security and data protection in Russia, Norway and the European Union with colleagues from the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL), University of Oslo. Among the issues raised at the symposium there were topics relevant for both Russia and Norway.

Jul

2016

New Information Technologies Could Spark a Revolution in Contract Law

The HSE International Laboratory for Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law has conducted an International Summer School on Cyber Law (ISSC). One key topic was how blockchain technology influences traditional contract law.