Practical Training

The purpose and objectives of the Term paper type EPT are the development of analytical and research competencies, as well as the practical application of theoretical and practical knowledge gained during lectures and seminars during the relevant academic year. Prerequisites are successful mastery of the material of lectures and seminars during the relevant academic year. The term paper of the programme "Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia" is carried out in a research format, and is carried out individually. Term papers should be written in accordance with the Guidelines for Term papers preparation.

Useful links:

Term Paper Preparation Schedule

Term Paper Title 

Supervisor’s Review 

Scientific Research Internship is an obligatory part of the curriculum of Master’s Programme “Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia”. The Scientific Research Internship deals with providing students with professional experience and improving their competencies obtained in the process of study.

Internship dates for 2024-2025 academic year: 01.04.2025-15.04.2025

Useful links:

Scientific Research Internship Syllabus  (DOCX, 82 Кб)

Offer Letter / Acceptance Letter

Offer Letter (DOCX, 24 Кб)

Internship Report

Please contact Gerasimova Anastasiia, email: aagerasimova@hse.ru,  if you have any questions about the Internship.

Projects are an integral part of Master’s Programme “Socioeconomic and Political Development of Modern Asia”, implemented in the 1st and 2nd year of study and include 6 credits. Projects aim to involve students in educational, research or professional projects carried out both at the university and beyond.

Types of projects:

The following types of projects are conducted, depending on their goals and project results:

• research projects refer to projects concentrated on research work conducted to generate research or applied research materials as the project result (e.g., articles/publications, reports, analytical surveys or notes, research grant applications, or teaching and learning guidelines, etc.);
• practical (applied) projects refer to projects focused on solving applied tasks, as a rule, at the request of external clients; the results of such projects may be developed as substantiated project solutions, business plans or business cases, or products created upon the client’s request, etc.;
• service projects refer to projects focused on solving certain official tasks under the framework of a project assignment or providing support to HSE’s ongoing activities and/or those of related subdivisions which, in turn, may be conducive to the development of students’ organizational and communicative competencies.

  The following types of projects are conducted:

• individual, group, short-term, long-term,
• external projects are implemented at the request of the University’s external customers;
• internal projects are implemented upon the request of the University’s subdivisions and academic staff.

Projects may be proposed and selected through a common University-wide mechanism of interaction between project initiators, clients, and prospective participants, - a special “Project Fair” (in Russian: «Ярмарка проектов») section on the HSE corporate website (portal), as well as via other project work services and tools proposed by the given Degree Programme or Faculty. Project activities are monitored and regulated by the academic supervisor and the academic council of the programme.

The aim and objectives of the Student Graduation Thesis are the accumulation and application of all mastered professional research skills: the ability to independently formulate a research problem and substantiate its relevance, substantiate the research methodology, conduct a competent historiographical analysis, demonstrate mastery of strategies and methods for systems analysis and forecasting development of Asian and African countries: modes and methods for expert analysis of Eastern countries; evaluation of social, political, economic and ecological risks and military threats in Eastern countries; analysis of mass media and public opinion; short-term forecasting of development of Eastern societies; multiple factor analysis and forecasting development of relations between Russia and Asian and African countries.

Useful links:

Guidelines for Master’s Thesis Preparation (DOCX, 47 Кб)

Master’s Thesis Title

Supervisor’s Review

Review