Final Thesis Presentation
Final Thesis Timetable
Thesis defense timeline/ spring2022
Thesis defense will be accompanied by a video/audio recording.
Appeals to the Results of Final Thesis Defense
Appeals may be filed only if a student believes that there has been a procedural irregularity in the conduct of thesis defence.
Regulatory Documents on Final State Certification
Appeals can only be submitted electronically by sending an e-mail with motivated application from the corporate students' e-mail address to the Secretary of the Appeals Committee no later than the next business day after the announcement of the results of the thesis defence.
Please use the following link to find the information about procedure for organizing and conducting appeals: https://www.hse.ru/en/studyspravka/GIA-apellacia/.
Members of Appeals Committee
On Postponement of Final Thesis Defense
In case of non-attendance at thesis defense for a valid reason and in order to postpone thesis defense period, you will need to provide documentary evidence of the reason for non-attendance, fill out an application and send a set of documents to mds-support@hse.ru.
List of Valid Reasons for Thesis Defense Non-attending
On Failure of Final State Certification
A student who fails to pass Final state certification without a valid reason, including those who receive unsatisfactory grade (1-3) for Final state certification, is expelled from the Higher School of Economics and is issued an academic certificate. Such a student, upon reinstatement at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, has the right to pass the final state certification again no earlier than one year and no later than two years after passing the final state certification for the first time.