Green & Inclusive Campus
HSE University pays specific attention to creating an inclusive campus environment. The Office for Target Student Support coordinates the activities in the following areas:
- Increasing an accessibility of campus and dormitory for all students;
- Helping students with disabilities to make admissions to the University;
- Creating an inclusive environment and conditions necessary for successful learning and completing the assessments;
- Developing the system of medical care in the University accounting for specific needs of students with disabilities;
- Providing students with financial aid;
- Developing parasport at the University including creation of sports clubs and publishing the "Available podcast".
Social Infrastructure
- On-campus nurseries for the children of HSE staff.
- Removing barriers in campus buildings and dorms for people with disabilities: wheelchair ramps, platform lifts, anti-slip surfaces, tactile navigation etc.
- Learning equipment for people with special needs: printers and portable braille displays, audio description, and sign language interpretation.
- The HSE University website and the online learning system are adapted for visually impaired people.
Green Campus
- Decreasing electricity and water consumption through various resource-saving technologies.
- Using lighting control technology that relies on the level of natural illumination.
- Implementing advanced construction solutions to maximise the use of natural illumination.
- Implementing an energy efficiency programme for HSE buildings that has been developed based on the results of an energy efficiency audit.
- Minimising heat loss to save heating resources.
- Introducing separate waste collection within the university campus.
- Separating waste for recycling.
- Collecting old electronic devices and office equipment for recycling.
- Reducing office paper consumption as a result of electronic paperwork.
Developing Infrastructure for New Reality
- Adapting classrooms for new learning formats, including blended learning, online learning, and inter-campus courses.
- Adapting classrooms and libraries for individual and team project work.
- Creating co-working spaces for students and alumni in campus buildings and dorms.