About the Department

Collaboration between HSE and the company "Yandex" began in 2008. In 2011 at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics was created a joint Department with the company "Yandex". In 2014, the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics and a joint Department became a part of the Faculty of Computer Science, jointly created by Yandex and HSE.

As part of the bachelor’s programme 'Applied Mathematics and Information Science’ Yandex is responsible for teaching programming during the first two years, the company actively involves in teaching its employees as well as other industry representatives. Students gain knowledge and skills highly demanded by leading technology companies.

Master’s programme ‘Modern computer science’ and was created in collaboration with specialists from Yandex. Students, studying at the specialization, attend courses at School of Data Analysis at Yandex. The main puspose of the specialization is to master modern methods of working with complex data, which is achieved by combining fundamental disciplines with practice in programming and working with big data.

In 2020 was opened Yandex Scientific and Educational Laboratory which, in collaboration with Yandex Research, focuses on fundamental scientific challenges in core areas of computer science and artificial intelligence.