Study Abroad: Peace and Security in the South Caucasus (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Deadline: February 15, 2022

Application is open for the American Councils’ Summer 2022 Peace & Security in the South Caucasus Program, run together with partner Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia, and including program trips to Baku and Yerevan. 

https://www.studyabroad.americancouncils.org/pssc

This summer, spend five weeks in Tbilisi, Georgia studying the politics, culture, and history of the South Caucasus; gain new insight into the complex factors shaping current events; live with specially selected host families; and engage in dynamic discussions with local activists and experts committed to fostering peace throughout the region.

The academic program provides approximately twenty-two hours per week of in-class instruction. It consists of a major course exploring the politics of the South Caucasus, a minor course in society and culture and an introductory language course. The major course covers topics such as modern political history of the region, security issues, state building and democratization. The society and culture course addresses issues of nationalism, religion, gender and identity. The language course offers the opportunity to study basic Armenian, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Georgian, or Russian based on the participant’s preference. All classes are conducted in English by expert faculty of Ilia State University with extensive experience teaching foreign students. 

Language courses are geared toward each student’s proficiency level; no prior language study is required for the program.