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To successfully defend a doctoral dissertation, PhD candidates need not only the support of their academic supervisor and close friends and relatives, but also system-wide assistance from the university department or faculty where they study. However, HSE University researchers have found that such support can take different forms and that each has a different effect on how confident a student feels in their ability to successfully defend their dissertation. The results of their study were published in the journal Higher Education Quarterly.

International students interested in joining HSE University can apply for full-tuition scholarships from the Russian government. Applications for the 2022/23 academic year are open from March 1–11. We spoke to HSE University doctoral students about their work and about how scholarships have helped them pursue their research goals.

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How studies will be arranged from October 25 to December 30.

Classes in the new academic year will take place on site for students of all HSE University campuses. Existing COVID safety precautions will remain in effect.

HSE University continues to develop its new study format for students embarking on a research career: the Combined Master's-PhD track. This year, there will be 75 places for Master’s students on the track—two thirds more than last year. HSE Vice Rector Sergey Roshchin talks about the appeal of the combined-track option, how to enrol, and the achievements of last year’s applicants.

On 27 April 2021, the Doctoral School of Political Science at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) hosted an online seminar via Zoom. Ümit Nazmi Hazır, who pursues a Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Olga Malinova at HSE, delivered a presentation on his Ph.D. research at the online seminar

International students are elible to apply for full-tuition scholarships provided through the Federal Quota Scheme funded by the Russian government

PhD student Iryna Zhyrun, a PhD student of Doctoral School of Political Science, has received a grant from BISA. She is a student of the Doctoral School of Political Science and has received Founders Fund from British International Studies Association (BISA)

Of the original 300 students enrolled in doctoral programmes set to graduate this year, only 126 reached the final stage of the process—the dissertation defence. While congratulating the recent class of graduates, HSE Vice Rector Vyacheslav Bashev noted that such a large attrition rate testifies to the seriousness of those who have made it to graduation. ‘Though many of you work, you continue to invest in yourselves intellectually,’ he said.