Practical training

All Business Analytics and Big Data Systems students are to pass the Scientific Internship in their second year.

Timeline: within 8 weeks in the period from 01.05.2022 to 05.03.2022.

Students can do the Internship at Graduate School of Business of the Higher School of Economics or in external organizations.

Before the internship (December 15, 2022)

• choose a place, topic and the supervisor of an internship. You can ask your  thesis supervisor to give you an internship assignment.
• together with the supervisor of the internship submit the internship schedule and assignment 
• submit an application in LMS 

If your internship is not held in HSE, please attach a signed Contract

Contract (DOCX, 41 Кб)

Not later than 15 March 2022, the students are to submit to the study office the following documents signed by two parties (internship supervisor from HSE and internship supervisor from Organization):

• Individual task 

• Intership schedule 

• Title page 

• Report structure

• If the internship is held at an external Organization, students also have to submit feedback on the work of the student from the place of internship, signed by the internship supervisor from the Organization.

The criterion for the successful accomplishment of the internship is a positive review of the supervisor from HSE. The final evaluation is made by the academic head of the program on the basis of a report and a review. 

In accordance with the curriculum, students of the program in the 1st and 2nd year carry out compulsory projects. Project work weight is 3 credits (ECTS).

The projects are offered by the academic supervisor.
The projects should be submitted in the wxamination week of 4th module in the 1st year of studying and 2nd module in the 2nd year.

The list of documents students have to submit to the office upon the project completion:

Title page 

Project report structure 

Project Assessment sheet  (must be graded and signed by the project supervisor)

Failure to complete the project is considered academic debt.

Coursework (term paper) is a compulsory element of the curriculum. To accomplish the term paper students are to follow the steps listed below:

1. Choose a topic
You can use LMS to see the list of topics and choose your topic. Please don't hesitate to ask for consultations Instructions for LMS
or choose one from the list of suggested topics.

2. Get in touch with the supervisor and discuss the topic.

3. Before November 20, 2022:

• Apply for a topic in LMS