About HSE

History

November 27, 1992 – HSE was established by the Russian Federation Government
1994-1995 – HSE branches were opened in S.-Petersburg, Nizhnii Novgorod and Perm
August 2008 – HSE went under the auspices of the Russian Federation Government
October 2009 – HSE won a status of a National Research University in a nationwide competition
March 2011 – HSE obtained a status of an Autonomous public institution

HSE Achievements

HSE rates among the top-three most popular and prestigious universities in Russia
HSE is the only university in social sciences and humanities among 29 national research universities in the Russian Federation
HSE has the biggest enrollment for masters programmes in Russia
HSE is rated among the Top-500 world Universities (the QS, 2010)
HSE has a 2d position in Webometrics among Russian universities

Geography

campuses in Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod, Perm’, St.Petersburg
- 50% students come from other regions

International students from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia, Tadjikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine

Education

2010-2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
31 faculties and schools, incl. 20 – in HSE-Moscow
Academic staff:

Over 3,100 faculty and research fellows, incl. part-time, visiting and adjunct faculty

Students:

16,077 Bachelors and Masters students in all HSE campuses (incl. 8,716 Bachelors and 2,659 Masters students in HSE-Moscow)
587 doctoral students

The HSE curricula are designed according to the "4+2" system: a four-year Bachelors programme followed by a two-year Masters programme. Graduates have the opportunity to enter a three-year doctoral level research programme.

Faculties & Schools, HSE-Moscow

Faculty of Economics

School of Statistics, Data Analysis and Demography

Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Faculty of Business Informatics

School of Software Engineering
School of Applied Mathematics

Faculty of Management

School of Logistics

Faculty of Public Administration

Faculty of Politics

School of Business and Political Journalism

Faculty of Law
Faculty of Sociology
Faculty of Psychology
Faculty of Philosophy

School of Cultural Studies
School of Asian Studies

Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of History

International College of Economics and Finance

Research

Presently the HSE is the biggest centre for socio-economic analysis in Russia and Eastern Europe.

HSE includes:

36 research institutes and centers of various profiles (incl. 4 – in HSE regional campuses)
10 international research laboratories
31 research and teaching laboratory (incl. 6 - in HSE regional campuses)

HSE structure also includes

the Academic Fund, supporting innovative research and academic mobility at the University,
the Programme for Fundamental Research launched with the financial support of the Russian Federation Government

HSE’s analytical outcomes are regularly applied by

Presidential Executive Office
Government of the Russian Federation
RF Ministry for Economic Development, Ministry for Education and Science, the other key ministries and departments
Moscow Mayor’s office

Double degree programmes

BSc Programme in Economics

London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Master’s Programmes in Economics:

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Netherlands
Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
Université Paris X Nanterre, France

Master’s Programmes in Management

European School of Management ESCP-EAP
University of Leeds, UK
Université Paris XII Val-de-Marne, France

Master’s Programme in Economics and Management

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

Master’s Programme in International Finance

Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Master’s Programme in Law and Finance

Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Master’s Programme in Political Science & International Relations

University of Kent, UK

Master’s Programmes in Law
Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

PhD Programme in Economics

Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

HSE strategy

Strategic goal – to become a world-class research university in social and economic sciences

Development Programme till 2020 was approved by the University conference in 2008 and by the RF Government in 2009

Federal Grant Supported Programme “National Research University Higher School of Economics 2009-2018” targeting
4 PRIORITY FIELDS

Economics
Public Administration
Management
Sociology

Economic Sociology at the HSE

120-130 undergraduate students are enrolled for bachelor’s programs at the Dept of Sociology
100 graduate students are enrolled for master’s programs at the Dept of Sociology
45-50 undergraduate students take their major in economic sociology annually
35-40 graduate students are enrolled for Master’s program in Sociology of markets annually

Laboratory for Studies in Economic Sociology (LSES)

LSES was established in 2006 at the Department of Sociology, Higher School of Economics
LSES head – professor Vadim Radaev, First Vice-Rector of HSE, Chair of Economic Sociology
LSES involve 25 senior and junior research fellows

LSES major research projects

Theoretical perspectives in sociology of markets
Power and discrimination in consumer markets: retailer-supplier relationships in Russia
Sociology of popular finance: how people cope with the economic crisis
Comparative analysis of industrial transformations in Russia and China
Free-lance workers in modern economy: professional careers and work motivation
Price formation in commercial health care services

Economic sociology on-line (in Russian)

Economic Sociology (e-journal, 5 issues annually)
http://ecsoc.hse.ru

Sociology of Markets (Working Papers series)

ESForum (newsletter in economic sociology, 5 issues annually)
http://soc.hse.ru/ecsoclab/newsletter

LSES web-site
(www.ecsoclab.hse.ru)

EcsoCenter – Online economic sociology library (www.ecsoc.ru)

‘Economics. Sociology. Management’ National educational portal
(ecsocman.hse.ru)