Category: Language Training

Deadline: February 15, 2023

American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce that its Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) will also be offered for summer study in Tbilisi, Georgia beginning in 2023. For more than 40 years, American Councils programs have provided U.S. students of Russian unique opportunities to engage with the Russian speaking world through intensive study and cultural immersion designed to produce measurable gains in language proficiency and cultural understanding.   

The program provides approximately 20 hours per week of intensive Russian language instruction, housing with Russian speaking host families, practice with conversation partners, weekly cultural activities, extended group travel to explore Georgia, and a rich array of opportunities to engage with the host country culture through extracurricular and volunteer activities. A fully trained U.S. Resident Director provides ongoing logistical support and assistance, including 24-hour emergency aid, to participants throughout the program. The American Councils office in Tbilisi is also available to assist and support program participants throughout their time in country. The program is open to both graduate and undergraduate students who have completed at least one year of Russian language study.    

Deadlines: February 15 and March 15, 2023

Prospective students are encouraged to apply to the following programs: 

• Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program, currently offered at:
  • Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) in Almaty, Kazakhstan  
  • Yerevan State University in Yerevan, Armenia   
      
• Balkan Language Initiative, which offers the following languages and locations:
  • Albanian in Tirana, Albania  
  • Bosnian in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina  
  • Bulgarian in Sofia, Bulgaria  
  • Macedonian in Skopje, North Macedonia  
  • Serbian in Belgrade, Serbia  
  • Montenegrin and Serbian in Podgorica, Montenegro 
     
• Eurasian Regional Language Program, offering 15 different languages, including:
  • Kazakh in Almaty, Kazakhstan  
  • Azerbaijani and Turkish in Baku, Azerbaijan   
  • Kyrgyz in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  
  • Romanian and Ukrainian in Chisinau, Moldova  
  • Pashto, Persian (Dari/Farsi/Tajiki), and Uzbek in Dushanbe, Tajikistan  
  • Chechen, Georgian, and Ukrainian in Tbilisi, Georgia  
  • Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia 
     
• Overseas Professional and Intercultural Training Program (summer only):
  • Internships in 19 different countries in the Balkans, Caucasus, East Asia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia  
  • Disciplines in Business and Innovation, Democracy Building and Human Rights, Ecology and Environmental Issues, Education Management, Gender and Women’s Rights, Journalism and Mass Media, Marketing and Communications, Public Health, and Social Services 

Deadline: March 21, 2023

Deadline: February 1, 2023

The Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies (MIRS) at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey invites applications for the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia 2023.
It is our pleasure to announce the upcoming Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia 2023. It will be held in Armenia and Georgia, running from July 2 to July 17, 2023. Armenia and Georgia are two very different countries, differently positioned geopolitically, though with shared history in the Soviet Union and Russian Empire. They stand at a proverbial crossroads of international affairs. China’s Belt and Road Initiative runs through the South Caucasus, which are crucial to global energy supplies. On energy and regional security, the United States plays an important role, while Turkey and Iran are neighboring countries, connected to Armenia and Georgia through bonds of tension and affiliation. Armenia and Georgia have been profoundly affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has added degrees of uncertainty to a region long familiar with uncertainty.

Deadline: February 25, 2023; Info Session: December 2, 2022

The University of Arizona, in collaboration with Eurasian National University (ENU), is now accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Intensive Program in Russian and Eurasian Studies in Astana, Kazakhstan. We particularly welcome undergraduate as well as graduate students whose research focuses on Central Asia and students interested in learning multiple foreign languages. We accept all types of funding. The Arizona-in-Kazakhstan Program is fully FLAS compliant.