Meet Up with the Current Master Students and Alumni

International office at the Faculty of Economic Sciences hold a meeting for current applicants and admitted students with the current master students and alumni. They shared their own experience, provided valuable advice and answered many questions that future students asked.

Advice from current students and alumni

Madhavi, SCF alumna and Queen Mary research program in finance current student: Most of you do not know Russian; even myself, I didn’t know the language. One thing to tackle the language barrier would be usage of Yandex translator. And to get help with registration and all the basic steps; I’ve asked for a buddy. My buddy was really helpful. For example, she helped me with buying a SIM card and so much more.

In addition, I advise you to use this book for the math class: Mathematics for Economists by Carl P. Simon, Lawrence E. Blume.

Ogah, EEP first year student with high GPA: With my experience, I would advise that when you are selecting a course, please do not just look at its name. Believe me, sometimes courses do not match your strengths. When you are selecting an elective, there are a lot of options. Speak to your senior colleagues of the 2nd year or to the program advisors. They will give you a detailed description of what you are opting for. For instance, once I’ve chosen an extremely difficult course. Learn from my mistakes.

Edoardo, SCF alum: In Russia, I noticed that there's a lot of focus on preparing for exams rather than only studying the material. Many people here prioritize getting good grades in the exam. How? In addition to studying for an exam, understanding the theoretical knowledge in the book, they also focus on what will be on the exam. Many courses provide previous exam papers to practice with. There will always be some surprises in the actual exam, however your confidence and pace will be much less troubled by them.

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Bertha, SCF alumna: With regards to the thesis, try and work with your supervisor. Don't try to get to a certain level before communicating. Right from the beginning talk to him or her and follow the scheduled meetings with them.

Meetup with students and alumni

Online courses to consider

Those applicants who did not study Math in their undergraduate program should consider these math courses in English:

https://ru.coursera.org/learn/introduction-to-calculus
https://ru.coursera.org/learn/discrete-calculus
https://ru.coursera.org/learn/differentiation-calculus https://ru.coursera.org/learn/introductiontoprobability

If you did not study Economics, please take these courses in English:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/microeconomics-part1 https://www.coursera.org/learn/microeconomics-part2 https://www.coursera.org/learn/erasmus-econometrics
https://www.coursera.org/learn/wharton-finance

English communication skills can be improved among other ways by taking these five online courses:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/speak-english-professionally
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/speaklistenenglish#

Q&A

Q: How much time will it take from the Enrollment stage to Visa Stage?

A: Enrollment starts on June 17, 2024. On June 17 visit Enrollment section, upload all required documents - it will ask to upload the same diploma, etc, again and then check your Ministry website for the visa update. Do not book travel until you get the visa. The Russian Ministry of Education provides the visa invitations for the full scholarship students in July and August.