Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka), MSSES

• Location: Moscow, Russia,
• Age of students: from 17 years,
• Type: mixed,
• Language of instruction: Russian.

MSSES is a non-governmental institution that combines the best features of Russian higher education and international higher education.

The implementation of the educational program at MSSES provides for the following formats: lectures, practical and seminar classes, extracurricular activities.

The MSSES consists of 6 faculties:

• rights
• Humanities
• management in the field of education,
• practical psychology,
• management of socio-cultural projects,
• social sciences.

Every year, 8 international scientific and practical conferences and summits are held on the basis of MSSES:

• Conference "Vectors",
• Conference "The Future According to Marx",
• Symposium "Ways of Russia",
• Annual International Conference "Trends in the Development of Education",
• "Glazychev readings", etc.

The key partner of the MSSES is the University of Manchester (UK).

On April 5, 2021, MSSES became a co-founder of the New League of Universities.

In 2019, MSSES signed an agreement with the University of Turin (Italy) on a two-degree PhD program in Law.

On the campus of the MSSES there is a café "Cheerful Cat", where students are offered hot meals, snacks and pastries. In addition, there is a canteen, and the university library has a coffee machine and vending machines.

The Community Center operates at MSSES: its main tasks include the creation and organization of cultural events, meetings of students with graduates, etc.

On a regular basis, activities such as:

• Oasis - acquaintance of first-year students with each other, the university administration and teachers;
• The game "What? Where is? When?";
• Ladder poetry readings;
• Random coffee is a meeting of students and graduates of different years.

Shaninka is located in the center of Moscow. The nearest metro station is Okhotny Ryad.

One of the distinguishing features of the university is completely transparent classrooms: any student can watch the open lectures and participate in them. A separate auditorium with Gesell glass (tinted glass on one side, mirror surface on the other) has been created: this auditorium is used for practical education with psychologists.

The MSSES campus is adapted for people with disabilities and people with disabilities: no thresholds, two elevators, bright signs, places for guide dogs, all inscriptions are repeated in Braille.

A computer class is equipped, there is a library, on the territory of which a space for independent work of students has been created.

On campus, conditions have been created for students to relax between couples, soft sofas and armchairs, a coffee machine and a water cooler are equipped.

At MSSES, the academic year is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. The school year begins in the first half of September. The educational sessions are held according to the schedule of a six-day working week, the beginning of classes is in accordance with the schedule of study groups. 

At the end of each semester, an examination session is held. Students are provided with holidays: winter (January) and summer (July-August).

Additional expenses:

• Residence
• Nutrition
• Transport
• Leisure and recreation.

Acceptance of documents for full-time education at MSSES begins on June 20 of this year. At the same time, an applicant can apply for 3 directions. Deadlines for accepting documents for state-funded places:

• Until July 20 - for persons applying based on the results of entrance examinations conducted by the University independently;
• Until July 25 - for persons applying for the results of the exam.

The deadline for accepting documents is August 3.

List of documents:

• Identity card, citizenship (passport),
• SNILS,
• Document on education (certificate or diploma),
• Photos, 3 pcs. (size 3x4),
• Confirmation of individual achievements, the results of which are taken into account when admitting.

The required package of documents is provided at the MSSES:

• By mail,
• In person to the admissions office,
• Personal account on the official website of the university.

About 1000 people study in Shaninka. Grant and state-funded places are provided.

The most popular areas of study:

• "Management of creative projects",
• "Psychological counseling and coaching",
• "Modern Social Theory".

Every year, more than 70% of graduates get a job in the first year after graduating from MSSES.

The main requirements of the MSSES for applicants:

• Level of education (secondary general or secondary vocational),
• Successful completion of the exam or entrance examinations.

• The minimum amount of the state academic scholarship at MSSES is 2000 rubles.
• State social scholarship - 2736 rubles.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision