University Outreach
Developing Public Education System in Russia
- HSE University has created a network of more than 500 partner schools that receive tutorial support from the university. It offers annual training and internship opportunities for school teachers and administrative staff.
- The ‘Reach new heights with HSE’ annual forum is aiming at sharing experiences and best practices in primary and secondary education.
- The ‘Distributed Lyceum’ project comprises a network of over 580 specialised HSE classes at partner schools, where students prepare for admission to the best Russian universities. The project offers guidance by HSE faculty members and researchers.
- The Consortium of School-Laboratories in Education implements practices of efficient management and development at partner schools.
- HSE University contributes to the implementation of innovations as part of the ‘University-School Cluster’ project
‘University Partnership’ Programme
- Annual training and internship opportunities for faculty members and researchers from universities and scientific institutions located in various regions of Russia.
- Network partnership with Russian universities in online education. Online courses by HSE University that are available to students at partner universities.
- The ‘Mirror Labs’ annual competition that aims at creating research teams on the basis of HSE research units in partnership with researchers from other universities in Russia.
- Publishing papers by Russian researchers in HSE’s scientific journals.
- Russian and international postdoc programmes.
- Tutorial support for Russian universities, support in the development and implementation of their strategic programmes.
Initiatives for Local Communities
- HSE faculty members and students take part in the ‘Moscow Longevity’ project. They give classes and arrange leisure activities for older people.
- HSE University implements a project known as ‘Open University’. It encompasses a wide range of educational activities aimed at developing local communities.
- ‘Telling Stories Fest’ is an annual festival of trends, innovations and achievements in design, media, art, and the creative industry
- Summer schools in over 15 thematic areas for school students; the ‘University Saturdays’ educational project involving HSE’s faculty members and students
- A wide range of intellectual competitions.
- Free-of-charge educational programmes for adults in partnership with the Employment Centre of Moscow.
- The ‘Legal Clinic’ project provides pro bono legal consultations to low-income citizens. HSE students take part in the project under the guidance of their mentors.
Research and Consulting for University Outreach
HSE University is a competence centre in university outreach. HSE’s Institute of Social and Economic Designing runs a series of projects in developing, testing and implementing best practices in universities’ third mission:
- HSE University is an active member of national Technical Committee 115 "Sustainable Development" focusing on development of national standards for sustainable development of business, communities and state services in Russian Federation; additionally, the Committee members participate in development of international standards and frameworks created by ISO/TC 268 "Sustainable cities and communities"
- START.3MISSION.RU accelerator develops competences in the implementation of the third mission at Russian local universities.
- DI:NGO accelerator of digital transformation in NGOs consults and instructs managers at NGOs on efficient digital transformation in nonprofits.
- WIN-WIN.GO intersectoral cooperation accelerator provides instruction and networking opportunities to nonprofits that seek to improve their cooperation with commercial companies, governments, universities, and other NGOs.
- The ‘University’s Third Mission: problems and future expectations’ nationwide forum brings together representatives of universities, development institutions, the government, and nonprofits. They exchange experiences in developing service learning projects, regional expert analytics, and university outreach.