Category: Language Training

Language training programs, both domestic and abroad.

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Intensive Summer Russian Language Program (Columbia University)

Registration is open

Learn Russian this summer at Columbia University through our intensive summer Russian language program. Designed for learners at all levels, this program offers beginner, intermediate, and advanced Russian courses.

The program is open to high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, visiting students, and professionals from a wide range of backgrounds.

Whether you are starting Russian for the first time or advancing your proficiency, Columbia’s summer intensive program provides a rigorous and supportive learning experience at a world-class university.

Program Highlights:

·  Summer in New York

·  Intensive language instruction

·  June and July sessions

·  Flat course rate per session

·  Earn up to 8 semester credit hours

Registration is opens now.

For more information, contact the Director of the Russian Summer Practicum, Dr. Marina Tsylina, at mt3750@Columbia.edu

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Study Abroad: Summer Russian Language (Princeton University, Tallinn University)

Deadline: Open Until Filled, Program Runs June 8 – July 31, 2026

Princeton University partners with Tallinn University for a summer Russian language study-abroad program. We’ve had a cancellation in the Intermediate Russian course and can accommodate one or two additional participants in this group.

The program will run from June 8 to July 31, 2026.

The program fee is approximately $5,000, and it covers tuition, a home stay with half-board (lunch and supper), or hostel. Students are expected to cover meals (lunches), personal expenses, and airfare (approx. $1,500). Estimated personal expenses will depend on where participants will stay.

Students from other universities must apply for support with their home institutions.

About the program:

https://slavic.princeton.edu/undergraduate-program/study-abroad

Fees, description, past participants’ reviews: 

https://slavic.princeton.edu/russian-summer-program-tallinn-university

With any questions, please ask Prof. Yuri Leving: <yleving@princeton.edu> and Prof. Ksana Blank: <kblank@princeton.edu>

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Language Learning: Online Synchronous Summer Advanced Course

Deadline: Early Registration Recommended

Hunter College, CUNY is offering an Online Synchronous Summer Advanced Course:

RUSSIAN 313: Advanced Russian Conversation (ONLINE via Zoom)
Summer 2026, Session I
 Dates: May 28 – July 8, 2026
 Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 5:45–7:19 PM (4 evenings per week)

Instructor:
Prof. Pisetskaya Aksana
 ap2479@hunter.cuny.edu

Course Description:
This course is designed to strengthen advanced-level spoken Russian through focused work on vocabulary expansion, idiomatic usage, and complex grammatical structures. Students participate in interactive discussions, role-plays, and communicative tasks that help develop fluency, stylistic awareness, and precision across a wide range of professional and cultural topics.

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Baltic Studies Summer Institute

Deadline: January 30, 2026

The Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI) is accepting applications for its intensive Summer 2026 session.

Combining language instruction with cultural programming and Baltic Studies topics, the BALSSI curriculum is designed to prepare students for study abroad, field research, or heritage language development.

DEADLINE: January 30, 2026
APPLY AT: http://go.iu.edu/balssi

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Translating Ukraine Summer Institute (Wroclaw, Poland)

Deadline: February 1, 2026

Translating Ukraine Summer Institute, co-organized by the University of Alberta’s Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS), DUSS UAlberta—Disrupted Ukrainian Scholars and Students Initiative, the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, the Harriman Institute of Columbia University, the Yale Ukrainian Program at Yale University, Ukrainian Studies Program at Cambridge University, Kolegium Europy Wschodniej, National Ossolinski Institute, New Eastern Europe, NGO Translatorium, and the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US, is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2026 program. The organizers are inviting all eligible candidates to apply by 1 February 2026.

The full call for applications can be found here: https://www.translatingukraine.org/apply

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Spring Break Study Abroad Opportunities (SRAS)

Deadline: Varies, January 2026

SRAS is pleased to share several academically focused, one-week spring break study abroad programs across Eurasia and Eastern Europe for Spring 2026. These short-term, intensive courses are designed for students interested in language, international relations, media, identity, culture, gastronomy, and regional studies and in most cases are also open to faculty.

A full overview of all four programs is available here: SRAS.org/SpringBreak

Media Literacy in the Baltics: Identity, AI & Security

Program Type: Certificate Course
Location: Riga & Daugavpils, Latvia
Dates: March 7–15 or March 14–22, 2026
Cost: $2800
Application Deadline: January 20, 2026

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Russian Language Summer School (Yerevan, Armenia)

Deadline: May 21, 2026

ASPIRANTUM is pleased to announce the 2026 Russian Language Summer School in Yerevan, Armenia.  We warmly invite undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and professionals to join us in Yerevan for an immersive and academically rigorous Russian language experience.

Apply here: https://aspirantum.com/courses/russian-language-summer-school

Testimonials from ASPIRANTUM’s Persian language program alumni are available here: https://aspirantum.com/testimonials

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Summer Language Institute (University of Pittsburgh)

Priority Deadline: March 1, 2026

Accepting applications for SLI’s 2026 summer intensive language programs!

The Summer Language Institute (www.sli.pitt.edu) at the University of Pittsburgh is accepting applications to summer 2026 programs in Pittsburgh and abroad, as well as to our trademark 10-week Pitt+abroad programs and language internship programs. SLI is planning a primarily in-person program in 2026, but will offer a limited number of online, synchronous opportunities. We welcome inquiries from students about the availability of their preferred instructional format.

Our priority application due date for best funding consideration is March 1.

SLI’s 2026 languages:

Arabic (Beginning-Intermediate)

Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian (Beginning-4th-year)

            Also offering study abroad in Montenegro

            Also offering remote Serbian Internship

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Beginner-Level Georgian, Online (Harvard Extension School)

Registration through January 2, 2026; Course Runs January 26-May 16, 2026

https://courses.dce.harvard.edu/?details&srcdb=202602&crn=27104

Harvard Extension School is excited to offer an intensive Beginner-Level Georgian course this spring!

TuTh 6:00-8:00pm eastern, January 26 through May 16, 2026, online synchronous course over Zoom

Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Georgian, this course provides a comprehensive introduction to the modern language and its rich cultural context. Through an engaging and supportive curriculum, students build all four major language skills:

  • Speaking
  • Listening and viewing comprehension
  • Reading
  • Writing

You’ll explore Georgian culture through selected readings, film screenings, and class discussions, gaining both linguistic ability and cultural insight. The course places special emphasis on vocabulary and pronunciation, and students will work with authentic spoken Georgian to develop natural comprehension.

By the end of the term, you’ll be well prepared to continue to intermediate-level Georgian, pursue further study, or travel abroad with confidence. With dedication and enthusiasm, students discover how this ancient and famously challenging language reveals itself as a clear, orderly, and beautifully structured system.

If you’ve ever wanted to speak Georgian or use the language for reading and research, this is the perfect place to begin—join us this spring!

Harvard Extension School, GRGN E-1 Beginning Georgian; taught by Mzia Shanava and Stephen Jones

Registration available now (through January 22, 2026). Early registration is appreciated to ensure that the course enrolls a sufficient number of students.

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Learn Russian in the EU (Latvia)

Deadline: November 25, 2025 (Spring); July 31, 2026 (Fall)

Learn Russian in the European Union (Daugavpils, Latvia) is accepting applications for the following 2026 Russian study abroad programs:

–          Spring Semester and Fall Semester Programs

–          Summer Russian Language and Area Studies Program, 5 weeks

–          Summer Intensive Russian Language Program, 6 weeks

–          Two-Week Intensive Russian Language Program (January and August)

We will appreciate your sharing this information with your students and colleagues who may be interested in these opportunities.

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