1. Welcome to HSE! Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 www.hse.ru

2. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo History 1992, November 27 – HSE birthday 1995 – HSE obtained a university status From August 2008 HSE operates under the auspices of the Government of the Russian Federation In October 2009 HSE was awarded of status of the National Research University. HSE is the only socio-economic university among 29 national research universities in the Russian Federation

3. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Strategy HSE in 2020 the share of masters and PhD students is 50% programmes are flexible, developed on project/research-based learning 35% post-grads have internships at leading foreign universities and research centres 8% foreign students (in overall enrolment) 90% of the students will have working experience before graduation 20 joint programmes with leading universities 47 programmes with a non-Russian working language 76% faculty participating in research projects 9 mirror laboratories under the guidance of outstanding scientists 16 international comparative empirical studies Federal Grant Supported Programme “National Research University Higher School of Economics 2009-2018” targeting 4 PRIORITY FIELDS Economics Public Administration Management Sociology Development Programme till 2020 was approved by the University conference in 2008. Strategic goal (2009) – to become a world-class research university in social and economic sciences

4. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo HSE Achievements Rates among the top-three most popular and prestigious universities in Russia (MSU - MGIMO - HSE) –is rated among the Top-500 world Universities (the QS, 2010) –the biggest centre for socio- economical analysis in Russia and Eastern Europe –the leading centre of post-graduate education and professional training in Russia

5. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo 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

6. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Education 2009-2010 ACADEMIC YEAR (HSE-Moscow) 20 faculties and schools Over 120 academic departments Academic staff: About 1,500 faculty and research fellows, incl. almost 700 part-time, visiting and adjunct faculty Students: 10,123 Bachelors and Masters students (about 18,000 students in all HSE campuses) 576 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.

7. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Faculties & Schools 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

8. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo HSE Business Incubator The first Russian university-based business-incubator (2006) Over 50 events per annum (> 4000 participants) 2 annual competition of business projects (> 60 applications) Educational programme and summer schools (> 200 persons per annum) 15 work stations for “residents”– students’ business projects

9. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo HSE Students start-ups Residents and graduates of incubator - 12 companies Overall turnover – RUB 60 mln Private investments – over RUB 40 mln

10. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Graduate Training & Re-training The HSE is a leading centre of continuous education and professional training in Russia. The HSE has a diversified, flexible and dynamic system of programmes for postgraduate and continuous professional education. PROGRAMMES ARE AVAILABLE IN: Accounting and Audit, Business Informatics, Economics, Finance and Banking, Foreign Languages, Law, Logistics, Management, Psychology, Public Administration and Local Governance, Public Relations, State Procurement Management Around 10,000 students are annually enrolled in over 80 programmes for graduate training, re-training and life long learning, including MBA, DBA and EMВA programmes.

11. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Alumni Average annual wages of HSE graduates (2009), thous. euro

12. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Research Presently the HSE is the biggest centre for socio-economic analysis in Russia and Eastern Europe. The HSE research and development facility includes (2010) 28institutes and centres of various profiles 35 laboratories combining study and research 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 Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation. HSE’s analytical outcomes are regularly applied by Presidential Executive Office Government of the Russian Federation the RF Ministry for Economic Development, other key ministries and departments

13. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Library The HSE boasts a large modern library holding 550,000 items focused on economics, management, social and political sciences, computer science, mathematics and statistics, subscription to electronic resources, which embraces leading journal publishers' and aggregators' platforms (ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, SAGE, T&F, OUP, CUP, EBSCO, ProQuest, InfoTrac, etc.), electronic books (ebrary, Springer Books, Elsevier Books, Oxford Scholarship Online), providing online access to 1 mln. full-text dissertations, and a number of abstracting and indexing databases, citation indexes and marketing/business resources.

14. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo HSE in Moscow At present the Moscow campus is located in 26 buildings throughout the city with the main campus in the downtown Moscow. HSE uses a network of modern dormitories providing about 4,500 places (including 3,500 places in HSE's own dormitories) and Professors Guest House. In 2010 a new hostel for 2,000 students was commissioned near the town of Odintsovo in Moscow region.

15. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Membership in International Organizations European University Association (EUA) Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)

16. Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo International Cooperation Over 130 foreign partners totally, incl. foreign universities international institutions research consortia international business organizations 14 double degree Bachelors, Masters and PhD programmes with 11 leading European universities In January 2010 the HSE International Advisory Committee was established by the decision of the Academic Council. The IAC is chaired by Professor Eric Stark Maskin, a Nobel laureate, Princeton University. Recent international networking initiatives: Partner of the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window project "lntegration, Interaction and Institutions – Triple I" (since 2008). A European universities consortium member of “The International Masters in Economy, State & Society” (IMESS) Erasmus Mundus recognized MA programme (since 2010).

17. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Double diploma 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

18. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo International Summer Schools - 2010 Ronald Coase Institute Workshop on Institutional Analysis co-organized by HSE Laboratory for Institutional Analysis of Economic Reforms, May 2-8, Moscow, Russia Centre for International Education 2010 Summer School, Moscow & St. Petersburg, Russia. 1st session: May 31 – June 27, 2nd session: July 5 – August 1 International Youth Summer School «Baltic Practice» held since 2001 in the countries of the Baltic region in partnership with European universities, and since 2008 - with the Council of Europe. 2010 Summer Seminar in Oslo, Norway, August 1-8 Fourth International Summer School in Lapland “The Last Frontier”, Faculty of Applied Political Studies in co-operation with University of Helsinki, Kilpisjärvi Biological Station, Finland, 8-19 August IAREP/SABE/ICABEEP Summer School 2010 «Behavioral Economics and Economic Psychology» for PhD students and young faculty members, August 22 – September 3, Moscow, Russia

19. Программная инженерия Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2010 photo Finance

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