The Higher School of Economics (HSE) was founded in 1992 by an Ordinance of the Russian Federation Government. In October 2009, the Higher School of Economics received the status of a National Research University. As per October 1, 2010, over 16000 students are studying at HSE including 11375 undergraduate, 2659 master's and 587 doctoral students. HSE has 3 regional branches in St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Perm, as well as a very good national and international reputation. According to the QS yearly World University Ranking, that rates several indicators including research activities, teaching, internationalization, HSE is now a member of top 500 universities of the world.
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