Tag "short-term programmes"
Like any major academic institution, the Higher School of Economics offers teaching in both traditional educational programmes and various shorter formats. The Summer University which began two years ago and gives students from other universities the chance to attend additional courses during the summer vacation, falls into the second category. It provides opportunities to study with particular professors and helps students decide how to pursue their academic interests in the future.
Head of HSE Department for Educational Innovations and Short International Programs Oksana Chernenko was invited to the 2nd QS Summer School Summit as the speaker at one of the five sessions, which was devoted to ensuring harmony between academic, institutional and commercial goals and HSE Summer University was a representative case of these three goals’ effective unity.
From July 27 to August 1, fifteen international students from the USA, China, Germany, Switzerland and Norway visited HSE – St.Petersburg as part of HSE Summer University programme.