Andrew Borisov
- Leading Expert: Faculty of Urban and Regional Development / Institute for Transport Economics and Transport Policy Studies / Centre for Transport Modelling
- Senior Lecturer: Faculty of Urban and Regional Development / Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism
- Programme Co-head: Urban Development and Spatial Planning
- Programme Academic Supervisor: Transport Economics and Engineering
- Andrew Borisov has been at HSE University since 2017.
Responsibilities
Academic Supervisor of the double-degree BA program of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and Russian University of Transport (MIIT) "Transport Economics and Engineering".
Head of "Transport Planning" track within MA "Urban Development and Spatial Planning".
Responsibilities include:
- Concept creation and program/track implementation;
- Curricula compilation;
- Drawing up curricula;
- Contacts with lecturers and tutors;
- Contacts with employers;
- Participation in the admissions campaign;
- Participation in entrance examinations, including olympiad assignments compiling;
- Supervising the Olympiad tasks preparation.
Education
HSE University
HSE University
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2023
Courses (2026/2027)
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning and Management" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning and Management" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Spatial and Transport Planning Documents" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2025/2026)
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning and Management" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning and Management" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Spatial and Transport Planning Documents" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Tools for Spatial Development of Territories (Minor; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development)Rus
- Tools for Spatial Development of Territories (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 3 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Transport Planning (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2024/2025)
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning and Management" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning and Management" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Transport Science" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Transport Planning (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2023/2024)
- Geography and Geography of Cities (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning and Management" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Traffic Flow Theory" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Transport Science" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Transport Planning (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Transport Planning (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning, field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Transport Planning (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Introduction to Transport Science" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Economics; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Transport Planning (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Transport Planning (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- Transport Planning (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning, field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Electric Vehicles and Mobility (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
- Mentor's Seminar "Transport Planning" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 1, 2, 4 module)Rus
- Project seminar "Transport design" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 2 module)Rus
- Reclaiming the Street for Livable Urban Spaces (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
- Unraveling the Cycling City (Master’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2023
Форум имени А.А. Высоковского «Доказательная урбанистика: новые вызовы» (Москва). Presentation: Жилищная политика как инструмент управления транспортным спросом
- 2019
55-th ISOCARP World Planning Congress (Джакарта). Presentation: Presenting the prospects for Ropeway Implementation as a Public Transport Mode, the case of Moscow
XX Международная апрельская конференция (Москва). Presentation: Увидеть невидимое: в поисках локальной идентичности района Ясенево в Москве
Employment history
Institute of Transport Economics and Transport Policy Studies at the HSE / Centre for Transport Modelling
June, 2017 - today
2022 Traffic forecast on a toll road (incl. modeling and engineering research)
Customer: "Production company "VIS" (LLC)
2022 Toll road "Nothern Bypass of Omsk" traffic forecast for a 25 year period
Customer: Gazprombank (JSC)
2021 Analysing Moscow traffic parameters from 2019 to 2021, including transport performance indicators.
Customer: GUCODD
Enhancing the role of rail transport in urban and suburban passenger transportation
The development of suburban traffic organization concept within Moscow railway junction together with the development of Moscow central diameters as well as areas around transport hubs. Customer: SAI "Institute of the General Plan of Moscow".
Introducing Fluvial Transport as a public transit mode in Moscow
Proposals for year-round regular fluvial passenger traffic in Moscow. Customer: Moscow DoT.
"Ulak-Elga" Railroad Reconstruction Project Assessment
Conducting a study on the socio-economic effects. Customer: Gazprombank (JSC).
JSC "FPC" Development Strategy - 2030
Expert & research in elaboration of the Development Strategy of JSC "FPC" until 2030. Customer: Bain & Company Russia.
"Eurasian integration and international standards in transportation"
Evaluation of the prospects for the implementation of Russian-Chinese and multilateral investment projects within the framework of the concept of "Eurasian integration and international standards in the field of transport." Customer: Gazprombank (JSC).
Transport and Cities: HSE’s Faculty of Urban and Regional Development Co-Organises First International Transport and Logistics Forum
The HSE Faculty of Urban and Regional Development acted as a partner in organising the first International Transport and Logistics Forum, held in St Petersburg in early April and bringing together more than 6,000 participants from 82 countries. With the faculty’s support, a key session was held entitled ‘A Driverless Future: How Driverless Transport is Changing the Concept of Spatial Organisation from the City to the State’ and moderated by Russian Minister of Transport Andrei Nikitin.
International Dialogue on Urban Development: Dynamic Urbanism and Green Infrastructure
In September 2025, the HSE Faculty of Urban and Regional Development (FURD) hosted a delegation of leading scholars and urban development experts from China. Two seminars were held at the Shukhov Lab with the participation of Chinese colleagues: the first focused on green infrastructure, while the second explored the theme of dynamic urbanism. In addition, a meeting between the Chinese delegation and representatives of FURD took place at the university’s main building on Pokrovsky Bulvar. The participants discussed opportunities for expanding cooperation between universities and research centres.
Back to the Future: Is Manufacturing Returning to Cities?
Are cities set to become industrial centres again? Are migrants integrating in Russia? How are city dwellers taking advantage of micro-mobility? Experts from the HSE Faculty of Urban and Regional Development (FURD) took part in Moscow Urban Forum. This year the topic of the Forum was ‘Superstar Cities: Transforming for Success’.