National Research University Higher School of Economics. How to get a second higher education at HSE Second higher education at HSE

High competition in the labor market forces modern specialists to constantly work to improve their qualifications and acquire knowledge and skills in related professional fields. Today, both yesterday's university graduates who are just starting their careers and experienced specialists are seeking to obtain a second higher education in Moscow.

Currently, among the many areas of study, the most popular are still management, economics and law. In accordance with the high demand in the educational services market, there is a fairly large number of offers. An applicant can choose from several dozen educational institutions. Depending on the prestige of the university, the cost of training sometimes differs several times.

As you know, second higher education is provided on a paid basis, and therefore, the easiest way to assess possible learning conditions is based on paid admission statistics. The tables below show the results of the 2011 admissions campaign. These data are the result of monitoring conducted by RIA Novosti and the national research university Higher School of Economics.

Management

More than 40 Moscow universities offer the opportunity to obtain a second higher education in this field. The table below contains the 10 most expensive and 5 most economical training options.

Economy

More than 30 Moscow universities offer paid training in this area. This selection contains 10 of the most expensive and 4 of the most “democratic” options.

Jurisprudence

Applicants can choose from 30 universities in Moscow. The table shows the 10 most expensive and 4 most economical options.

Information about the university

The Higher School of Economics (HSE) was founded in 1992. It is located in Moscow, on Myasnitskaya Street. This is one of the most popular and sought-after universities today.

The profile of this university is various socio-economic and humanities, as well as mathematical sciences and computer science. The university has more than 20 departments and faculties. There is also a military department, as well as dormitories for students.

In 2012, the Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics and two more institutions of additional professional education became part of the Higher School. The founder is the Government of Russia. HSE has several branches, namely in the following cities:

• In Nizhniy Novgorod;
• In Perm;
• In St. Petersburg.

HSE University in our time

In 2011, the Higher School of Economics was awarded the status of a National Research University. It should be noted that graduates of this university have the opportunity to obtain diplomas from European universities. The university has more than 130 international partners in different countries. Foreign languages ​​are taught to a large extent at all faculties, and in some faculties teaching is conducted entirely in English. In addition to training masters, graduate students and bachelors, the National Research University Higher School of Economics regularly organizes courses for schoolchildren of various levels of complexity: from 7th to 11th grade. In these courses, university teachers prepare schoolchildren for the State Examination, Unified State Examination and Olympiads. It should also be noted that HSE has seven dormitories. A network of interfaculty and departmental basic departments has been created in this educational institution. Teaching is conducted only by experienced and highly qualified practitioners from non-profit and commercial enterprises of business and science, as well as government bodies.

The university has many different faculties that train specialists in almost all spheres of life.

Let us note the main faculties of the National Research University Higher School of Economics:

• economics;
• business informatics;
• stories;
• logistics;
• management;
• mathematics;
• Faculty of Law;
• applied political science;
• philology;
• Faculty of Sociology;
• Faculty of Philosophy, as well as many other faculties.

I would also like to note that HSE became one of the few universities in which the military department was retained after the military reform. Today, the military department trains specialists in seven military educational specialties. And since 2011, the Main Command of the Ground Forces has been in charge of the general leadership of the military department.

It should be noted that the Higher School of Economics publishes over 20 scientific journals:

• education issues;
• world of Russia;
• issues of municipal and state administration;
• foresight;
• corporate finance;
• demoscope Weekly;
• economic journal;
• economic sociology.

Since 1994, the formation of the university’s library collection has taken place. Currently, the total book fund is more than 500 thousand copies. However, electronic subscription is a priority: it includes a variety of databases of domestic and foreign scientific periodicals, newspapers, analytics, encyclopedias and dictionaries, and e-books. As for periodicals, this covers almost a complete list of publications on the subject of the university. Access to the electronic subscription is available from all computers of the university, for students and employees also from outside.

Since 2000, the university has its own publishing house. And already in 2009, he opened his own bookstore called “BukVyshka”, located in Moscow.

• 2013 “4 International Colleges & Universities”, (3rd place)
• 2012 “4 International Colleges & Universities”, (2nd place)
• 2010 "Webometrics", (2nd place)
• 2010 “RIA NOVOSTI”, ranking of universities of the Russian Federation by average Unified State Examination score (3rd place)
• 2008 Direct Investments magazine, universities by salary level of graduates (1st place)
• 2008 Direct Investments magazine, the most prestigious and sought-after universities in the Russian Federation (2nd place)
• 2007 "Kommersant", the most popular universities in the Russian Federation (1st place).

Thus, HSE University regularly takes leading positions in various prestigious rankings.

In 2009, Russia held a competition among universities that applied for the title of “national research university.” HSE was one of the few winners and the only university among 14 Russian research institutions with a socio-economic profile. It should be noted that research activities are carried out in such areas as the history of economic doctrines, economic theory, instrumental and mathematical methods in economics, macroeconomics, law, sociology, psychology, education, public administration, political studies and information sciences.

Important research projects have been launched jointly with leading universities: Peking University, Stanford University, Sorbonne, Shanghai University. The university has its own research institutes, a Scientific Foundation and a Center for Fundamental Research, various scientific centers, as well as laboratories.

The very first design and educational laboratory was created in the spring of 2009 in the Nizhny Novgorod branch, and today more than 10 such laboratories and groups operate at the Higher School of Economics. Currently there are twenty research institutes, as well as 11 scientific centers.

Summarizing the results, we can conclude that the Higher School of Economics is undoubtedly one of the most popular universities in Russia. Students from various cities and countries study at this university. Training is provided in a wide range of specialties. The enormous popularity and demand of the National Research University Higher School of Economics is evidenced by its leading places in various rankings, as well as the activities of the university.

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For specialists who would like to change their direction of activity and need fundamental knowledge in the field of finance, management or law, HSE offers second higher education programs. Acceptance of documents for such bachelor's programs has already begun. Let's talk about them.

Financial management

Duration of training - 3 years. Classes are held in the evening on weekdays (twice a week) and on Saturdays.

Jurisprudence: civil and business law

There is a belief among lawyers that a real lawyer is one who has received a basic legal education. It is this kind of in-depth and long-term study of disciplines, combined with intensive teaching of the English language, that is offered to students.

The main attention is paid to the topic of legal regulation of economic relations. During the training process, students participate in project, research and expert work, analyzing not only Russian, but also international cases.

Duration of training - 3 years. The class schedule is being confirmed.

More detailed information about the second higher education programs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics can be obtained on their websites. The start of classes for all programs is scheduled for October 2018.

For people who already have a university diploma, HSE offers not only retraining or advanced training programs, but also bachelor’s programs that provide a full-fledged second higher education. We’ll talk about why the “accelerated bachelor’s degree” attracts top managers of banks, aspiring entrepreneurs, promising information technology specialists, and even doctors.

What is an “accelerated bachelor’s degree”

These are bachelor's programs for students who have already graduated from a university, which involve obtaining another diploma of higher education. Studying in such a bachelor's degree is called accelerated, since it takes not four, but three years, which, however, does not affect the quality of training. Time savings are achieved by re-crediting a certain number of hours in general disciplines (history, philosophy, etc.) that the student has already studied as part of his first higher education.

At the National Research University Higher School of Economics, accelerated bachelor's degree programs are implemented by five divisions, in particular, which has been working in the second higher education market for more than twenty years.

Who gets a second higher education and why?

The difference between an accelerated bachelor's degree and a regular one is the duration and fundamental nature of the training. “You need to understand that a professional retraining program means a very short time frame, and a person must have a serious basic level in this area, otherwise he will not be able to immediately get involved in special subjects and master them. But a bachelor’s degree smoothly leads to the opportunity to master and gain competencies based on serious theory,” says IPPS Director Tatyana Grigorieva.

There are three main groups of people who come for a second higher education.

Firstly, these are those who want to change their field of activity. These may be people whose life circumstances have radically changed (for example, military personnel who have been discharged into the reserve, who have a military specialty, but need to adapt to civilian life). And for some, their professional interests simply change, and they want to do something new. “These are the most unusual examples, but a priest studied with us, a ballerina studied with us, who retired in her thirties and who, by the way, defended herself on financial topics better than anyone else,” recalls Tatyana Grigorieva.

Secondly, these are those who already have serious skills and practical experience, but do not have a diploma in this field, and would like to systematize knowledge and master new technologies, for example, in managing company finances. “Insurance companies and banks have strict requirements for having a higher economic education if you work in the relevant departments,” explains Tatyana Grigorieva.

Thirdly, these are those who are interested in starting their own business, but for this they need basic management and financial training, and not just advanced training. For example, doctors who would like to open their own clinic or manage a blood transfusion station.

Of course, there are other categories of listeners. Thus, Elena Koval, director of additional professional education at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, notes the influx of graduates who want to study in a field either closely related to or complementary to their main activities. For example, lawyers come to study. At the same time, on the Moscow campus for the second higher education, the list of areas of training is quite wide: management, economics, business informatics and jurisprudence.

Why choose HSE

First of all, because of the quality of education and focus on results, on increasing knowledge and skills that allow you to move to a new stage of professional development. But the HSE diploma itself is recognized and welcomed by employers and then actively helps in life.

“There was a case when a top manager with the status of financial director of a large corporation came to us for a second diploma,” says Elena Koval. - We suggested that he enroll in a program that, in terms of level and status, seemed to be more suitable for him. But he admitted that, although he had studied a lot on his own and achieved a lot, he was uncomfortable presenting the higher education diploma that he had.”

And surveys of graduates conducted by the IPPS show that they consider the teaching staff to be the main competitive advantage of HSE programs. “About a third of the teachers are practical teachers, they teach classes with us, and they themselves manage companies or work in consulting,” says Elena Koval. “And this is very important for our students - they get good academic knowledge and first-hand experience.”

How the training works

“At our institute we have been forming a team of teachers for twenty years now,” says Tatyana Grigorieva. - We test teachers and make sure to provide feedback to students. We don’t just look at whether the teacher is liked or not, but we find out what exactly the problem might be - the teaching methodology, inappropriate material, simply psychological incompatibility.”

HSE teachers can “hold” an adult audience. On the one hand, they know how to methodically build theoretical material, on the other hand, they bring ready-made cases and analyze “living” problems. In the same way, students’ project work is organized on specific material, including case studies of companies of which they themselves are employees.

Training takes place in the evenings, usually four times a week - and you have to really study. “If someone decided that, having entered, he will receive a diploma in three years without much effort, then he is mistaken,” warns Tatyana Grigorieva. - You will need to pass projects, pass exams - and be ready for this. The conditions for expulsion are the same as in a regular program, and our programs have a screening process.”

But with an accelerated bachelor's degree, you can not only interrupt your studies, but also recover. “We understand that there are a lot of objective reasons – life and professional – that can prevent an adult from studying continuously for three years,” says Elena Koval. - He may be sent on a long business trip, he has an emergency at work, he may get sick, face financial difficulties, and so on. Students have the opportunity, after leaving the program, to then recover and complete their studies.”

What Accelerated Bachelor's Degree Graduates Achieve

“A huge number of our graduates occupy high positions in credit and financial institutions, and then return to us with cases and conduct training for current students,” says Tatyana Grigorieva.

Graduates of second higher education programs work in government structures and head large corporations

“Many listeners come to us for knowledge, but also receive wonderful networking,” adds Elena Koval. - Colleagues who are successful in business come and begin to implement joint projects. Some people find work with their fellow students, and after some time they organize their own business.”

How to enroll in a second higher education program

All details can be found in the admission rules on the website of the specific program. A list of entrance tests and documents required for admission is also published there. After submitting an application, the applicant signs up for testing or an interview (there are different options for entrance tests). For example, at IPPS testing is organized in electronic format, without a teacher. Those who have scored a sufficient number of points (they are also indicated in the admission rules) are enrolled in the program.

You can learn more about the accelerated bachelor's degree and other additional education programs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics on May 18 at a special open day. Managers of the Institute for Professional Retraining of Specialists, Higher School of Business Informatics, will be happy to tell you in detail about the programs and conditions of admission. The open day will also include a series of lectures during which leading teachers from HSE institutes and centers will talk about current issues in business and management.

The full name of the educational institution is National Research University Higher School of Economics, abbreviated as HSE. The unofficial name is the result of student folk art - “Higher”.

This university is among the top 5 best universities in the country and is rightly considered the most progressive and prestigious among the capital’s institutions.

General information about the National Research University "Higher School of Economics"

The university operates on a budgetary-commercial basis: the institution receives government subsidies, income from its own scientific projects, contract students and from third-party sponsors and organizations. Such multi-channel injections into the university budget enable the institution’s management to constantly improve the material and technical base of HSE and the very quality of education.

The National Research University Higher School of Economics operates 128 research centers, 36 scientific and design laboratories, 32 international laboratories led by foreign researchers. HSE conducts the most intensive international activities among capital universities, cooperates with 298 foreign partners, and has 41 double degree programs with foreign universities.

It is noteworthy that from the very day of its foundation the institution has been headed by a permanent rector - Ya. I. Kuzminov.

“We study not for school, but for life” is the motto of the Higher School of Economics.

History of University

The Higher School of Economics cannot boast of a turbulent history. The first brick of this European-oriented university was not laid by Peter I himself, and its corridors were not trampled by Lomonosov or Nietzsche.

This is a relatively young, but very intensively developing, progressive university. If educational institutions were identified with cities, then HSE would be Singapore or Hong Kong.

So, the school was opened for students from November 17, 1992. Already in 2009, this university received the title of National Research University on a competitive basis.

Faculty of Law. We can safely say that this faculty prepares the best lawyers of Russian modern times. This is not unreasonable, because the university itself was created not without the participation of the administrative and ruling elite. It is important to note that students are taught material with a huge emphasis on practice. Specialists from government agencies, practicing lawyers, etc. are invited.

Faculty of Humanities. This faculty cannot be called specialized for HSE; reviews from experts also note that humanities students are trained here with the understanding that their specialization is a priori inferior to that of computer scientists or economists. But the faculty has the strongest school of foreign languages. Also, most lectures are public and optional for students of other specialties. Every student who wants to broaden their horizons can come to cultural studies, philosophy and additional courses in foreign languages.

Faculty of Communications, Media and Design. This faculty is the domain of female students; there are even fewer males here than in the pedagogical institute. Apparently, the laurels of Anna Wintour or Carrie Bradshaw no longer give rest to the fair sex. But seriously, the faculty trains not only journalists, but rather full-fledged specialists for media communications with an emphasis on working in the Internet environment, PR companies, and design institutions.

Faculty of Economic Sciences- the most specialized and largest faculty. Student reviews of economics and statistics at HSE as a field of study sound rather ambiguous. Allegedly, the academic workload among students is borderline unbearable. But cooperation with global transnational corporations and universities, which is available at this faculty, gives students access to unique knowledge and the opportunity for unlimited development and successful employment anywhere in the world. Future Henry Fords and Adam Smiths are produced here. Let's lower our eyes to the fact that the well-known S. Mavrodi successfully studied here.

International Institute of Economics and Finance (ICEF)

This faculty should definitely be discussed separately. This is a diamond among pearls. A unique educational institution in the CIS. To create it back in 1997, the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the London School of Economics (one of the three leaders in economic education in the world) joined forces. And it turned out to be such a grandiose creation. Graduates of the institute receive both candy and ice cream - a diploma from the Higher School of Economics and a diploma from the London School of Economics.

The competition is merciless, and the workload at the faculty is impressive. From the very first day of school, all training is conducted in English. Budget places are only for winners of the All-Russian Olympiad. Enthusiastic reviews of international relations at HSE only fuel public interest in this university. Students spend a third of their course in London, absorbing all the practical knowledge that the experience of such an education can give. The excitement around admission to this faculty is enormous; even the tuition fee of 600 thousand rubles per year does not stop applicants.

If you don’t have the courage and finances to study at ICEF, you can get a bachelor’s degree at another faculty and enroll in a master’s program through a double degree program. HSE has 40 such programs.

Features of studying at HSE

There are a large number of educational features at the Higher School of Economics. Reviews from students note that studying at this university is completely different from standard education in our country. But this is easy to explain - the university greedily absorbs the experience of successful global educational institutions. And if you pay attention to the success of HSE graduates, then other national universities would also do well to broaden their views on teaching and not turn away from successful world experience.

The Higher School of Economics became one of the first national universities to switch to a 4+2 curriculum (bachelor's, master's). The academic year is divided not into semesters, but into modules, there are four of them, and at the end of each, students receive certification. The sum of the module grades determines the annual grade.

The grading system is ten-point, in the European style.

In the tactics of constructing the educational process, an orientation towards success is visible. Students are immediately trained to be confident, competitive and highly motivated. The university has a rating system. Reviews from HSE students about these same ratings are full of devilish smiley faces, but even dissatisfied, tired students admit that nothing motivates as much as this very rating risk.

So what's the big deal? It's simple. Contractors with high ratings receive discounts or are transferred to the budget. State employees with a high rating retain their stipend, those with an average rating lose their stipend, and those with a low rating are transferred to a contract. This encourages students to be active, study non-stop, and get used to the conditions of a highly competitive environment.

There is no such subject as “Physical Education” at the university. There is a gym, various sections, courses, etc. Please develop yourself, take care of your health and physical condition. But this is a matter of choice.

Positive feedback from students about HSE

The only thing more subjective than the opinions of students is the opinion of children. Often reviews from HSE students are based on personal success or failure in their studies. But quite a few young people dare to express their opinion about HSE objectively and rationally.

A huge plus for the university - for this circumstance alone, it needs to erect a monument in the form of a happy student - there is practically no corruption at HSE. This is noted by most students. Either the reason is the intensive funding of the university’s activities by sponsors, or loyalty to the principles of “European transparency,” but students agree that it is very possible to obtain a diploma with knowledge alone.

The quality of knowledge, lectures and training of teachers varies among different faculties. If we analyze reviews of HSE in Moscow, students agree that the quality of teaching in the humanities and political science fields is slightly behind.

Not a single review can describe the quality of education as eloquently as the statistics on employment by profile after graduating from this university: 94% of graduates found a suitable job. This is despite the fact that 48% found a warm corporate job even before receiving their diploma. Leading companies send their recruits to prestigious universities to scout for valuable talent while they are still in college.

What negative aspects of studying at HSE do students most often mention in reviews?

Most of all, students complain about the workload and the need to gain knowledge in conditions of constant competition. We can endlessly discuss whether it is possible to pit students who were children just yesterday against each other. But the HSE management has made a choice, and the rating system is not going to be abolished.

Students are also indignant about the Anti-Plagiarism system. There is a university program where every work is checked. In the text, only 20% citations are allowed with an exact indication of the source. Everything else is the author’s personal judgments, conclusions, etc. Naturally, this greatly increases the time for preparing essays and coursework for students.

Dormitories of the Higher School of Economics

HSE buildings are scattered throughout the city, as are the dormitories. Today the Higher School of Economics operates 9 dormitories. Reviews about HSE dormitories are mostly positive, but extremely ironic. The whole humor is that they are located in the Moscow region, and the road from their place of residence to the academic building is an inexhaustible ground for student jokes. If we put this inconvenience aside, the rest of the HSE dormitories are made “for the people.” They are apartment type, they have all the amenities. There is one in Moscow. It is cheaper and closer, but is suitable only for residents who are unpretentious in terms of comfort.

All dormitories have free wireless Internet with access at any time of the day.

The atmosphere in the hostel is upbeat, productive and motivating. HSE did an elementally brilliant thing, they paid tribute to the desire of every person for everyday comfort. They made modern classrooms and dormitories for students, and they don’t worry about storing water in basins, washing their hair at the sink, etc. They care about acquiring knowledge and self-development.

Master's programs at HSE: student reviews, master's programs

Documents are accepted in electronic form. After approval of the electronic application, the originals can be brought to the admissions office or sent by mail.

All applicants undergo a competition in the form of entrance exams (most often economics + English + mathematics, but disciplines vary depending on the faculty).

The enrollment order is issued somewhere in mid-August, two weeks before the start of lectures.

Master's programs at HSE look very attractive. Almost all of them are bilateral and provide students with the opportunity to obtain double diplomas and gain a unique learning experience at Today, HSE cooperates with the universities of Humboldt in Berlin, Pantheon-Sorbonne in Paris, Mason in New York, with 10 universities in Britain, including the London School of Political Science, and also higher institutions in Canada, USA, Luxembourg, Finland, etc.