Admissions

Vsevolod Aleksandrov is currently a second-year bachelor’s student in Business Informatics at the HSE Graduate School of Business. In his interview, he shared how he was admitted through the targeted quota, which opportunities at the HSE Graduate School of Business he has already taken advantage of, how he combines participation in case championships with working as a business analyst in a startup, and why it is worth trying everything and immersing yourself 100% in student life.

Denis Konvisarev is studying in the master’s program “International Management” at the HSE Graduate School of Business. In his interview, he shares how studying at HSE GSB helps develop cross-cultural competencies, make friends from all over the world, and combine academic workload with a vibrant extracurricular life. He also talked about his favorite instructors, cases, internships, student club life, and why it is important to be proactive in a master’s program.

The HSE Graduate School of Business has summed up the results of the 2025 admission campaign. This year, 940 students were admitted to bachelor’s programs and more than 980 to master’s programmes. Traditionally, the competition amounted to dozens of applications per state-funded place. For the first time, the competition for fee-paying places was just as high: for the bachelor’s program “International Business” – 20.1 applications per place, “Data Analysis Technologies” – 19.7; and for the joint master’s programme with Avito, “Product Management in IT Business” – 15.8.

Alexandra Pavlenko is a fourth-year Bachelor’s student in Marketing and Market Analytics at the HSE Graduate School of Business. She is the co-founder of the student organization Product Hub, a designer, speaker, freelancer, and a person who “knows how to sell visuals.” In this interview, Alexandra talks about how she found her path in product design, why she chose HSE, and how student initiatives can lead to the TED stage and into a major IT team.

Gevorg Akopyan is a second-year student in the online Master’s programme Digital Product Management at the HSE Graduate School of Business and works as a business analyst at Alfa-Bank. In this interview, he shares why he chose the programme, which courses have been the most valuable, and why he appreciates the HSE GSB learning environment.