Students make take part in a range of research and educational events:
- research and practice conferences;
- Russian-based forum ‘My Initiative in Education’;
- hackathons held in St Petersburg;
- Herzen University exhibition of advances in science and research;
- competitions;
- projects.
- Students may get practical training and work placement in the IT department of Herzen University
- Students may join professional teams to develop information systems, data bases and web applications for educational purposes
- Every year teaching staff and students participate in international conferences in Germany, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, etc. They also take part in Russian and international research projects
- Students have an opportunity to go on internships abroad (Germany, Slovakia, Finland, the Republic of Korea)