Student handbook - MESI

MESI
STUDENT
HANDBOOK
Welcome to Moscow
State University of
Economics, Statistics and
Informatics!
MESI
This handbook serves as the primary source of information and will help you maximize your time as an
international student in Moscow.
International Relations Department office location
Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI)
7 Nezhinskaya Street, room 103, 1st floor
119501 Moscow
Tel. +7 (495) 442-61-22
E-mail: inter@mesi.ru
Office hours
Monday-Thursday
9.00-17.45
Friday 9.00-16.45
Map of MESI campus
1. Main building (International Relations Department office, administration office, library, computer facilities, classrooms)
2. Building No. 2 (canteen, classrooms )
3. Student residence
4. Shuttle buses
All international students will be assigned a room in
MESI student residence.
Rooms may not be exchanged unless the administration has approved the request.
STUDENT RESIDENCE
We hope that you will find your stay in
MESI student residence both pleasant
and rewarding.
DON’T…
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drink alcohol. Consumption of alcohol is not permitted on campus.
smoke. No smoking is allowed indoors. Russian law prohibits smoking
inside all public buildings. MESI regulations also prohibit smoking on
campus.
disturb other residents after quiet hours.
All residents are expected to make their own beds and keep their rooms tidy. The floors and the
bathrooms will be cleaned by the cleaning staff. Keep your room tidy so the cleaning staff can do their
job. Don’t remove furniture from the room. Avoid damage to walls and doors. Please note that you
must be careful with the wall outlets for plugs and cords in the rooms. When out of the room, keep all
windows shut to prevent them from slamming and getting broken. You will be charged for broken
windows or other damages. Please, be also careful with your key.
Visitors are not permitted to overnight in your room.
We also urge all students to guard against theft. MESI is unable to replace or refund the value of
stolen items. Please take precautions. Always lock the door and keep your windows shut when you
leave your room. Protect yourself against pickpockets. Don’t carry valuable items with you.
In case of illness or injury, or if you need any medical attention, or you are in a situation where
another student gets sick or injured, you can consult a representative of the International Relations
Department. If there is no representative of the International Relations Department available, you stay
calm and: provide first aid, secure the accident area, prevent the worsening of the injury or illness,
establish contact with the injured or ill person, and call for help. You can use any of the below said
emergency numbers.
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
Fire
01
Police
02
Ambulance
03
Emergency service
+7 (495) 937-9911
Calling the emergency service from a mobile
phone
112
Lost documents
+7 (495) 200-9957
Items lost in Metro
+7 (495) 622-2085
Items lost in public transport
+7 (499) 264-82-85
Lost credit cards:
American Express
+7 (495) 755-9001
Visa, Master Card and etc.
+7 (495) 956-3556
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT STAFF
Telephone number: +7 (495) 442-61-22
E-mail: inter@mesi.ru
Liliya Prikhodko (Head of International Relations Department)
Elena Kolodyazhnaya (Deputy Head of International Relations Department)
Evelina Shishkova (Leading Specialist)
Ekaterina Tetenkina (Leading Specialist)
Maria Popova (Junior Manager)
Darina Baltaeva (Leading Specialist)
Elvira Kovaleva (Head of the Protocol)
Oksana Bairova (Leading Specialist)
Svetlana Tarasova (Head of Academic Mobility Office)
Internet access and IT services
Internet access at MESI
MESI has free wireless internet access. WI-FI is available widely across the main building of the university. You can connect a laptop, a tablet or a smartphone to MESIWireless wi-fi network.
Internet access in MESI student residence
However, WI-FI is not available in the student residence. In order to connect to the Internet in your room
you will need to use a network cable.
An international student must have his/her MESI username and password to be able to log on to the
network http://isp.mesi.ru/
You can receive your username and password in the room No. 005 on the ground floor of the main
building. IT support is available on weekdays, from 10.00 till 17.30 Monday-Thursday, and from 10.00 till
16.30 Friday. IT support office is closed during lunchtime from 13.00 till 14.00.
An administrator will be able to help you fill in an application form for the Internet access, and give you a
username and password.
The administrator’s name is Ekaterina. Her contact telephone number +7 (495) 442-23-22
Note that before going to IT support office, we recommend you set up a cable connection in your
room and determine an IP-address for the administrator. If there is no network cable in your room,
please contact IT support office.
After you get your username and password you need to choose the Internet package that you are going
to use.
Tariff
Monthly charge
Speed
Free
RUB 0.00
up to 256 Kbps
Unlimited 450
RUB 450
up to 10 Mbps
Unlimited 650
RUB 650
up to 20 Mbps
Unlimited 800
RUB 800
up to 30 Mbps
You can make a payment through payment terminals of SDM-bank (in Russian “СДМ-БАНК”) that are
both located on the 1st floor of the student residence and the 1st floor of the main building of the university.
To pay you should tap “МЭСИ-Онлайн”, and insert your account (i.e. username, in Russian “Логин”)
on the display of the terminal.
If something is wrong with a network cable in your room, you can contact a person who is in charge of
technical support in the student residence by telephone + 7 (916) 931-01-32, or don’t hesitate to ask the
International Relations Department staff for help.
Public transportation
You can find detailed information, including types of tickets and prices by clicking the links below
Metro:
Buses, trams and trolleybuses:
Airport express trains:
http://engl.mosmetro.ru/
http://www.mosgortrans.ru/en/for-passengers/prices-and-tickets/
http://www.aeroexpress.ru/en/
MESI shuttle buses
MESI has its own shuttle buses running from 7.00 till 22.15 Monday-Saturday (Sunday is a holiday) in
two directions, nearest Metro stops: SLAVYANSKY BUL’VAR (dark blue line 3) and KIEVSKAYA (dark
blue line 3, brown line 5, blue line 4.
The shuttle bus fare to SLAVYANSKY BUL’VAR is RUB 25, to KIEVSKAYA - RUB 30.
You can also go to other nearest Metro stops by taking regular buses No. 187, 206 to UNIVERSITET,
bus No. 641 to SLAVYANSKY BUL’VAR, bus No. 42 to PROSPEKT VERNADSKOGO.
Physical address of MESI student residence
7-1 Nezhinskaya Street
119501 Moscow
Postal address & physical address for DHL and courier services
Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI)
International Relations Department
7 Nezhinskaya Street, room 103
119501 Moscow
Russian Federation
MESI
http://www.eng.mesi.ru/
http://www.mesi.ru/
News:
Russia Today
The Moscow Times
RIA news
News in Moscow
http://www.rt.com/
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/
http://en.ria.ru/
http://www.newsmsk.com/
Weather:
http://www.gismeteo.ru/
Education in Russia:
http://en.russia.edu.ru/
Mobile network operators:
MTS
Beeline
Megafon
http://en.mts.ru/
http://www.beeline.ru/
http://english.moscow.megafon.ru/
City parks:
Gorky Park
Poklonnaya Gora (nearest to MESI)
Sokolniki Park
Tsaritsyno Park
Kolomenskoye Park
Other parks of Moscow
http://www.park-gorkogo.com/eng/about/
http://www.poklonnaya-gora.ru/
http://park.sokolniki.com/
http://www.tsaritsyno-museum.ru/
http://mgomz.ru/
http://mospark.ru/
Leisure-time activities
http://www.afisha.ru/
http://kudago.com/msk/
http://www.radisson-cruise.ru/index_en.php
http://www.moscowzoo.ru/
Yacht cruises along the Moscow river
Moscow Zoo
In order to connect your mobile phone to one of the Russian mobile networks, you can purchase a prepaid SIM card in a store nearest to MESI (see below). Your SIM card will remain active as long as you
subscribe to one of the Russian mobile networks, so you can move it from one device to another whenever you like. Please take your device and ID (passport) with you when going to the store.
The store is called Mobil Element (in Russian “Мобил Элемент”).
You can also make a payment on your phone account there, or on the website of one of the above said
mobile network operators.
Nearest bank branches and ATM
1. ATM in the main building of MESI (Sberbank)
2. Bank branch, ATM (3-2 Veernaya Street, Sberbank)
3. Bank branch, ATM (13 Nezhinskaya Street, Sberbank)
Shopping malls
GUM (oldest department store in the very heart of Moscow on the Red Square)
http://www.gum.ru/en/
Okhotny Ryad (shopping center in the down town, near the Read Square)
http://ox-r.ru/
Atrium
http://www.atrium.su/
European shopping center (nearest to MESI)
http://www.europe-tc.ru/
Crocus city mall
http://crocuscitymall.ru/mall/
IKEA
http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/