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International Student Mobility

Student Mobility Opportunities

Call for applications for the Autumn 2025 semester starts in February

Give your future career or further education a great boost – participate in international mobility! Take a unique chance to create bright memories and unforgettable impressions of studying and living abroad. An international exchange opportunity opens the doors to:

  • Gaining hands-on experience and expanding your professional network
  • Improving your intercultural and teamwork skills
  • Enhancing your foreign language skills
  • Learning more about different academic systems
  • Opening up new employment possibilities
  • Building long-lasting friendships
  • Gaining a broader and sophisticated view of the world

How to Apply

  • Call for applications for participation in mobility is held in 3 stages (waves).
  • In each stage of the Call, you can apply to 2 universities.
  • In case of a negative decision on the application, a new application to the other 2 universities may be submitted in the next wave, and so on.
  • At all stages, there are different lists of universities, deadlines for accepting applications and announcing results.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

How to take part in a mobility program within partner agrements between HSE and foreign universities?

A place for participation in a mobility program under international agreements can be obtained only after selection in a Call. Selections are held throughout the year. Details of the university-wide call for applications can be found here. As for unit-level calls please check at your faculty/campus.  

What mobility opportunities do HSE students have?

Student international mobility may be short-term (summer/winter schools, language schools, educational and research activities, etc.) and long-term (semester-long studies). 

HSE students may take part in a mobility program under university-wide agreements (open to students of all faculties and campuses) and/or faculty or campus-level agreements (open to students of a particular faculty/campus).

Besides, HSE students may take a semester ot two in non-partner universities as freemovers on fee-paid basis. A student will have to look for a program and apply to the institution by themselves as well as cover all the expenses, including tuition fees.

Is it possible to apply without a language certificate IELTS/TOEFL?

You can apply to a mobility program without a language certificate IELTS/TOEFL if:

— a partner institution accepts other official language certificates;
— if a partner institution does not require an official certificate (you can provide HSE Independent English Exam certificate).

НSE Independent English Exam certificate does not equal to the official IELTS certificate.

Contacts

E-mail: international.study@hse.ru

Address: Moscow, 11 Pokrovsky Boulevard, room D605

Visiting hours:
Mon-Wed: 10:00-13:00
Thu-Fri: 15:00-18:00

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