Faculty of Social Sciences

Learning by Doing: Exploring New Online Tools

Dr. Tim Jäkel, Assistant Professor at the School of Politics and Governance, shares his experience of transitioning to remote work.

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April 02

The Faculty of Social Sciences has reached a record position in the global ranking of QS universities

This year in the QS World University Rankings by Faculty & Subject ranking, the Higher School of Economics is represented in 4 out of 5 general raings and 19 out of 38 subject ratings. But the most impressive results are at the Faculty of Social Sciences!

March 04

How socio-political polarization erodes democracy

On February 13, the regular meeting of the Contemporary Issues in Political Science Research Seminar was held at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Associate professors of the School of Politics and Governance Ekim Arbatli and Dina Rosenberg presented the results of their research ‘United we stand, divided we rule: How socio-political polarization erodes democracy’.

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February 14

HSE Ranks Among Top-3 Universities in Interfax Ranking for Public Administration Programmes

HSE University now ranks among the top 3 universities in Russia for its programmes in Public Administration. The ranking has been published by the Interfax National University Ranking research group.

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February 08

HSE Launches New International Laboratories

For ten years now, HSE has been holding an annual grant competition for researchers who wish to start new international laboratories at HSE in collaboration with leading foreign scholars and scientists. The most recent competition reached its conclusion this past November, and now some of the selected proposed labs have already begun operation. Who are the competition winners and what kind of research will they be doing?

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February 04

‘I Am Really Thankful for This Opportunity to Expand My Knowledge’

Friederike Augustin is a second year Master’s student in Comparative Social Research double degree programme with Free University of Berlin. After reading European Studies for her Bachelor’s she enrolled in an Eastern European Studies programme to have the opportunity to spend some time in Russia.

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January 22

Our Students Became Winners of the International Data Science and Machine Learning Competition from Kaggle

Ekaterina Melianova and Artem Volgin, second year students of the Master's Program "Applied Statistics with Network Analysis," took a second place in the Kaggle international competition on Data Science and Machine Learning. Based on survey data from 19717 respondents from 171 countries, they analyzed the community of PhD holders in the field of Data Science.

Student Achievements Master's Programme 'Applied Statistics with Network Analysis'

December 25, 2019

‘I Would Strongly Recommend Studying in Russia’

Abrar Riaz has come to Moscow from Pakistan to study in the Cognitive Sciences and Technologies: from Neuron to Cognition Master’s programme at HSE University. He was accepted to the programme through Russia’s Open Doors Scholarship Project. Abrar spoke with the HSE News Service about why he chose HSE University and what it was like to participate in the competition.

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December 05, 2019

Two HSE Projects Win ‘Mega-Grant’ Competition

A ‘Mega-Grant’ Competition for ground-breaking research projects funded by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education was held for the seventh time, and this year’s competition winners included two projects that will be based at HSE University campuses. One research group will study dynamic systems at HSE – Nizhny Novgorod, and a new social neurobiology laboratory will begin work at HSE University in Moscow.

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November 25, 2019

From Criminal Law in Texas to Russian Studies in Moscow

After practicing criminal law for 30 years, Rife Kimler of Texas, USA was in need of a break and a change of scenery. Long interested in Russia, the lawyer researched Russian programmes online and opted for HSE University’s Master’s Programme in Russian Studies. In an interview with HSE News Service, Rife discussed what he likes about Moscow and why he has not regretted his decision to study Russian politics and culture at HSE.

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November 25, 2019

Politics. Economics. Philosophy

Russian Studies

Political Analysis and Public Policy

Population and Development

Comparative Social Research

Applied Statistics with Network Analysis

Applied Social Psychology

Public Administration

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Public Administration

Demography

Evidence-based Educational Policy

Evidence-based Education Development

Measurements in Psychology and Education

Complex Social Analysis

Counselling Psychology. Personality Studies

Pedagogy

Positive Psychology

Applied Politics

Applied Methods of Social Analysis of Markets

Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Psychology in Business

Systemic Family Therapy

Contemporary History Studies in History Instruction at Secondary Schools

Contemporary Philology in Literature Instruction at Secondary Schools

Contemporary Social Studies in Secondary Schools

Sociology of Public and Business Sphere

Management in Higher Education

Health Care Administration and Economics

HR Management in Public Sector

Educational Administration

Digital Transformation of Education

Education Economics and Management