The Higher School of Economics in Moscow (HSE Moscow) Russia, was established in 1992 on the initiative of renowned Russian economists (Evgeny Yasin, Yaroslav Kuzminov) and leading reformists from the Russian Government (Yegor Gaidar, Alexander Shokhin, and others) with the purpose to promote economic and social reforms in Russia through education of a new generation of researchers and practitioners, production and dissemination of modern economic knowledge among Russian business and government, as well as giving rise to new ideas for economic and social reforms and formation of new corporate strategies. The HSE is a new-type university project, conceived by professional community with support of the Russian state and business.

The Higher School of Economics in Nizhny Novgorod (HSE NN) is a young and active part of an innovative Russian distributed university – National Research University, State University - Higher School of Economics (HSE). HSE NN was founded in 1996 and today it is a regional leader in business and economic education in the Volga Federal Region. The main educational activities of the Faculty of Business Informatics and Applied Mathematics (BIAM) of the HSE NN are related with modern enterprise organizations, enterprise architecture,business mathematical and computer modeling. The Nizhny Novgorod region is an important industrial and research center of Russian Federation. The faculty at BIAM has a strong cooperation with many enterprises at the national and international level (Microsoft, INTEL, SAP, IBM, MERA Group and al.). Faculty BIAM offer to students the complete spectrum of educational programs at bachelor and master level. Since 2006, the Faculty has offered a doctoral program in Mathematical and Computer Modeling. HSE NN recognizes broad dissemination and the internationalization of the study programs as a principal strategic orientation of education activities. For foreign universities and partners, Faculty BIAM of HSE NN offers the establishment of a Double Degree Master Program in Business-Informatics and Applied Mathematics with the specialization in the areas of Decision Support Systems, Customer Relationship Management and Operations Research with Logistic applications. Actually, HSE NN realizes two specific joint educational projects with the international companies INTEL and SAP in the field of Customer Relationship Management Systems (CRM).

Currently, the HSE is a multi-discipline centre of study and research, which has been developing mutually beneficial partner relations. The HSE enjoys effective partnership relations with prestigious foreign universities, international programmes and organisations, research consortia and scientific periodicals/editions, foreign companies and transnational corporations (over 130). Among them, there are 40 foreign partners from 13 countries of Europe, North America, and South and Southeast Asia, who have signed the Cooperation Agreements by 2007.

One of the characteristic features of our constantly growing university is the increasing number of faculties and schools, set up in response to the labour market demand for a particular field of expertise and a need for highly skilled professionals capable of meeting the challenge of knowledge society. By the 2007-2008 academic years the university consisted of eighteen faculties and schools. Teaching of economics is integral to the curricula of the HSE faculties, as well as a strong commitment to equip future professionals with general analytical competencies and an in-depth knowledge of foreign languages. The quality of teaching, exposure to real life problems of Russian economy and understanding of international dimensions of business and politics ensure the HSE graduates’ access to top commercial enterprises, government bodies and international organizations of the Russian and international labour markets.

The HSE is an absolute leader in the academic fields of economics, management, sociology, business informatics, public policy and political science among Russian universities. Faculties, newly established under the HSE name, have been highly competitive from the very start (for example the faculties of Public Administration, World Economy and International Affairs, Business Informatics, Philosophy, and Journalism).

Prof. Dr. Svetlana Maltseva

Prof. Dr. Alexander Gromoff