Frequently Asked Questions
You will need to fill out a form in your online HSE account, choose the accommodation option, and submit your application.
Applications for preliminary booking will be available no later than July 1, 2021. To apply, you must register in your online HSE account as a prospective student of HSE University.
If as a prospective student you do not make a preliminary booking, you will be able to apply for accommodation after you are enrolled as a student via your online HSE student account.
Yes, you will. Each student signs a rental agreement (contract), which covers all important issues. The subject of the contract is accomodation for a single bed in an apartment or a hotel room, depending on the chosen accommodation option.
Yes. If you have any questions about your accommodation, please contact the Student Housing Office managers.
If the contract (rental or accommodation contract) is signed between HSE University and the student, payment is processed via the HSE Payments page. Which means, the same way students pay their tuition fees.
If the conract is signed between the student and the accommodation operator (Colife), the payment is made to the operator's account in cash at the company office or via a bank transfer.
All accommodation options require a security deposit.
If the contract (rental contract or accommodation contract) is signed between HSE University and the student, the deposit is paid to the university.
If the contract is signed between the student and the partner directly, the deposit is paid to the partner company.
Colife apartments have a minimum length of stay in the contract. If the minimum stay expires, the deposit can be returned if the student notifies the company about their departure 30 days in advance. If they depart before the minimum stay expires, the deposit cannot be returned.
Students who stay at Sevastopol Hotel or rented homes must notify HSE University 2 months before their departure. The deposit can be returned if the student has paid for the whole period of accommodation and if HSE University has no complaints about the equipment and the condition of the place of stay. Otherwise, the deposit may be retained.
Each accommodation option includes a personal area for work/study, a bed, high-speed Internet, a refrigerator, and a washing machine. Other options such as dishes, bedding, a gym, etc. will depend on the specific accommodation option.
The question of additional infrastructure at rental homes is currently being determined.
Colife doesn't provide any additional infrastructure.
There is a gym and a cafe at Sevastopol Hotel. These services are offered at an extra charge.
Complexes and apartments are located at a reasonable distance from HSE buildings: you can easily get to campus by public transport in 60 minutes or less.
If HSE University rents a specific property, only HSE University students live there according to the contract. In this case, the building will have security and entry regulations.
This does not apply to Colife options, since Colife apartments are located in ordinary residential buildings in Moscow.
Students can choose from the available options. Depending on the number of applications received, the number of options to choose from may decrease.
There is a cafe at the Sevastopol Hotel. There is no alternative to a cafeteria at any of the accommodation options. Furthermore, there are no cafeterias with set meals at HSE dorms.
The accommodation options are available to HSE University students, doctoral students and some categories of university staff (postdocs).
Arrivals are organized in September as part of the regular admissions campaign. In the middle of the academic year, arrivals are possible to places that have been for some reason vacated by previous residents.
Sevastopol Hotel offers both resident registration (for Russian citizens) and migration registration (for international students).
Colife apartments offer only resident registration (for Russian citizens). The issue of migration registration for international students by Colife is currently being examined.
We can't guarantee that you'll be able to avoid visiting the Public Service Centre, but the university will do its best to make the registration process as convenient as possible.
English-speaking operators of a 24-hour call centre will help you resolve urgent issues. The Student Housing Office staff also speak English and are happy to answer any questions.
Each of the accommodation options offers a system of double response to utility emergencies. The partner organization provides its own response system (i.e., administrators at the hotel; a doorkeeper and/or facility manager at rental properties; a chat with a manager at Colife apartments). If necessary, the student can also contact the Student Housing Office Call Centre, which will be launched soon.
In case of emergency, financial responsibility is born by the individual who is guilty in the emergency.
In case of an emergency that makes remaining at the property impossible temporarily or completely, students will immediately receive assistance with relocation. Depending on the details of the situation, other temporary options may be offered by the partner company, or temporary places at HSE University dorms (if available), as well as places at Moscow hotels that have partnership agreements with HSE University.
If for some reason your permanent place of accommodation is not ready, HSE University will provide temporary accommodation at a cost that does not exceed the cost of permanent accommodation.
By default, our accommodation options do not include this option: no special places are reserved for visitors. But in case there are vacant apartments/rooms, the university has the right to organize such a service.
As part of the key accommodation options (Sevastopol Hotel, rental homes, Colife apartments) such an option is currently unavailable.
Meanwhile, students can contact the partner organizations directly and ask them to organize such accommodation.
According to HSE University regulations, independently of the format of accommodation, only residents of the same gender are accommodated in one apartment/room.
HSE University's priority is to rent large properties (buildings, parts of buildings) to accommodate students only. This does not apply to Colife apartments.
As part of 2021/2022 admissions, we accommodate only HSE University students.
If your potential roommate is an HSE student, you will be able to make a joint application or add comments in two separate applications. (Currently, the application interface is still under development.)
If there are vacant places at other accommodation options (rooms, apartments, rental homes, hotels), the university will help you with this. You will sign a new contract on the terms relevant to the date.
An accommodation unit in the HSE University accommodation system is a single bed (options with rented room/apartment are also possible, but it is not the case with a roommate).
If the slot is vacated, the university has the right to accommodate another HSE University student who is in need of accommodation. The fee per place will not change for the other residents.
No, there is no such option of temporary accommodation. Places at rented properties are offered from the moment of enrolment, but not earlier than August 25.
No, pets are not allowed in any of the options.
If there are vacant places at HSE dorms, the university will offer a place, upon a resolution of a social committee.