Denis Stukal
- Dean: Faculty of Social Sciences
- Assistant Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance
- Member of the HSE Academic Council
- Denis Stukal has been at HSE University since 2008.
Education and Degrees
New York University
HSE University
HSE University
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.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2022–2025, 2016, 2012–2014
- Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2023, 2022
- Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2009–2010)
Courses (2025/2026)
- Calculus (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Calculus (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Calculus (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 module)Rus
- Introduction to Regression Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Linear Algebra and Applications in Multivariate Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Independent HSE Departments field of study Political Science; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Calculus (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Calculus (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Calculus (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Introduction to Speciality (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Linear Algebra and Applications in Multivariate Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar: Introduction to Regression Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2023/2024)
- Introduction to Regression Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Linear Algebra and Applications in Multivariate Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Machine Learning (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Foreign Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Linear Algebra (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Python for Data Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 3 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Foreign Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study International Relations; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Linear Algebra (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Machine Learning (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Employment history
2020 - Lecturer in Data Analytics in Social Sciences: Department of Government and International Relations, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney
2018-2020 - Postdoctoral Fellow: Social Media and Political Participation Lab, NYU
2015-2018 - Graduate Employee Adjunct: Department of Politics, NYU
2008 - 2013 - HSE University
First Graduates of Bachelor's in Computational Social Sciences Receive Their Degrees
On June 19, graduates of the Bachelor's in Computational Social Sciences, launched in 2022, received their at the HSE University's Cultural Centre. All the graduates have completed in-depth training in a social science discipline while developing advanced competencies in data analysis and mathematical modelling.
HSE and BSU: Advancing Collaboration Across All Key Areas
On December 4, 2024, a delegation from the Belarusian State University (BSU) visited HSE. Key topics discussed during the meeting included prospects for expanding inter-university cooperation, BSU's entry into the ‘Human Well-being in the Digital Environment of Smart Cities’ consortium, and collaboration opportunities in pedagogy, social sciences, and humanities. The meeting, organised by HSE's internationalisation departments, aimed to identify potential areas of partnership and strengthen existing collaboration.
Denis Stukal Appointed as Dean of HSE Faculty of Social Sciences
The HSE Rector, Nikita Anisimov, introduced the new Dean at the HSE Academic Council meeting
Faculty of Social Sciences Launches New Joint Seminar Series with New York University
In November 2021, HSE University’s School of Politics and Governance and the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia (New York University) started a new partnership project that involves regular joint online seminars. Denis Stukal, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Deputy Director of the Institute for Applied Political Studies, has commented on the initiative.
‘The Opening of the Full-time Advanced Doctoral Programme Was a Gift from Fate for Me’
In 2010, HSE University launched the Full-time Advanced Doctoral Programme, an innovative programme for doctoral students at that time. At the beginning of 2021, an alumna of the programme’s first cohort became the first programme graduate to earn her Doctor of Sciences degree: Elena Vakulenko, Assistant Professor at HSE University’s Faculty of Economic Sciences. In an interview with HSE News Service, the professor discussed her academic career.