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HSE is eastern Europe’s largest institution for social and economic science research, education, and analysis. It is known for its multidisciplinary nature and internationalization of research, as well as the connection it makes between basic and applied research. 

International faculty are eligible to participate in the Teacher-Student Team Research Project Competition held by the HSE Academic Fund Programme. This new competition is based on the previous Teacher-Student competition, which involved performance assessment and monitoring research teams within research study groups and laboratories, and aligns fully with the principles of institutional support for scientific and academic activities at HSE.

The contest aims to:

  • attract and involve more HSE undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students; lecturers; and research fellows into the research process;
  • promote independent research work among undergraduate and graduate students, publish their research results, and encourage them to present at major scientific conferences;
  • ensure integration of research results into the educational process;
  • develop research and project work within departments and scientific units.

 Important changes have taken place in the format of the project presentation: in addition to the application, the team records a video with the presentation of the project, posted on the Internet resource, the link to which is necessarily given in the application. The duration of the video is not more than 10 minutes.

The format of the video can be different at the choice of the team: recording the presentation, story and presentation of team members, etc. Teams of selected projects will present their projects to the Competition Commission in full-time or online format. 

 Sample topics of questions in the video:

  • a brief story about the research topic, goals and objectives of the project;
  • background of cooperation with the team;
  • organization of the work of the NUG, functions and role in the project of adult performers and students / graduate students (emphasis on the work of students);
  • planned results of the study: scientific results, topics of seminars, level of publications (List A, B, C, etc.).

The head of the NUG will be able to act as HSE employees with a doctoral degree, candidate of sciences or PhD, working:

– full-time positions in the positions of teaching staff or scientific (NA and RNS),

 – HSE teaching staff working on an external part-time basis at the basic departments of research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The composition of the NUG can include as a performer:

– teaching staff and researchers (NS, RNS) working full-time;

– HSE administrative staff working full-time and having at least 0.5 rates for a combination of PPP and NS (LDC) positions;

–– postgraduate students;

– undergraduate and undergraduate students.

The total number of the NUG team cannot exceed 10 people, including at least 5 students / graduate students and no more than 3 adult performers, not including the head.

The presence of successful completion of the assessment of the publication activity of employees in the current year in accordance with the Regulations for assessing the publication activity of HSE employees (https://www.hse.ru/science/our/evaluation) is mandatory for a member of the NUG team who is an employee of the HSE and does not have an exemption from passing the OPA. If at the time of application the members of the NUG do not have the necessary number of points to pass the OPA, then please check the information about publications entered on their personal pages and, if necessary, send them for verification. If there are no publications, such staff will not be able to join the DG.

The rules and conditions for applying for the NUG competition can be found on the HSE Science Foundation Programme page: http://www.hse.ru/science/scifund/nug

More about the contest


Research Study Group

A Research Study Group (Teacher-student team) is a team of researchers that can be made of:

  1. not more than 3
  • Full-time instructors and researchers at HSE and its branches who have a Doctor of Science degree, Candidate’s degree or a PhD;
  • Full-time employees of HSE and its branches who have Doctor of Science degree, Candidate’s degree or a PhD and at the same time are employed part-time as either an instructor or a researcher for 0.5 of full-time pay;
  • Young full-time instructors and researchers at HSE and its branches;
  • Other people who are instrumental to the project and whose participation in the project has been approved by the Academic Fund Council or the Council Board of the Academic Fund;
  1. at least 5
  • Full-time and part-time postgraduate students at HSE and its branches;
  • Undergraduate and graduate students at HSE and its branches
  1. The head of the NUG who can be an instructor or/and researcher at HSE and its campuses who has a Doctor of Science degree, Candidate’s degree or a PhD, has published in the leading academic journals within their field of research, has experience of academic supervision of undergraduate / graduate / postgraduate students and has conducted seminars, courses or master classes at HSE.

Research Project

A Research Project is a set of research scientific and research works within a chosen scientific field aimed at subsequent implementation of the project results in HSE and its campuses educational process. It can be carried out in the following fields:

  • Mathematics
  • Computer and information sciences
  • Physical sciences
  • Chemical sciences
  • Earth and related Environmental sciences
  • Biological sciences
  • Engineering and technology
  • Medical and Health sciences
  • Psychology
  • Economics and Business
  • Educational sciences
  • Sociology
  • Law
  • Political science
  • Social and economic geography
  • Media and communications
  • History and Archaeology
  • Languages and Literature
  • Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
  • Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music

Project Duration

The project duration is one year with the possibility of a one-year extension. The competition is held annually in the fall. Deadlines for applications are announced every year. The Fund receives and registers project applications and coordinates their review by experts. Decisions on the availability and amounts of funds to support a particular project are made by the Foundation Board.

Contest Timeline

  • October 1-23

    Submit an application via MyHSE Services Acoount

  • October 26 – November 30

    Review of applications by scientific commissions of faculties/campuses

  • December 1-12

    Representation of teams and decision on winners by the Competition Commission

  • January 1

    Research study groups start working

  • November 1 – December 15

    Reports are to be submitted via MyHSE Services Account

Contacts

If you have any questions about the contest, please feel free to contact oboikova@hse.ru, ochhurikova@hse.ru.

If you need assistance in creating and editing group websites, please contact portal.hse.ru.


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