CREEES Professional Resources Forum
Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
Both academic and non-academic opportunities to travel and/or study abroad.
Intensive Russian Language Courses
Dates: June 30 – July 25, 2025
Program fee: $2890
Early bird fee: $2690
The price includes:
Application Deadline: April, 30th
For more information, please contact us at summer@narxoz.kz
Learn Russian Language | Summer School (5-10 credits)
10 weeks (or 5-9 weeks), from Jun 22, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
Come and join the Russian language summer school organized by ASPIRANTUM – Armenian School of Languages and Cultures. You can start the program on June 22, June 29, or July 6, 2025, and stay up to 10 weeks until August 29, 2025. If you prefer a shorter program, there are options for 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 weeks. For more information and to apply, please see the details below. Homestays with local Russian-speaking families are available for those seeking a more immersive experience.
We offer a discount option for early applicants. Check out the details below to take advantage of these savings.
Continue reading “Study Abroad: Russian Language Summer School, Armenia (ASPIRANTUM)”Russian Language Semester Program
16 weeks (or 12-15 weeks), from Aug 17, 2025 to Dec 05, 2025
Armenian School of Languages and Cultures – ASPIRANTUM is organizing a 12-16-week Russian language semester program in Yerevan, Armenia. The 12-16-week semester program of Russian language will start on August 17, 2025, and will last till Dec 5, 2025 (16 weeks, 111 days, 320 hours of Russian language instruction). If you prefer a shorter program, there are options for 12, 13, 14, or 15 weeks.
The 82-111-day Russian language semester program in 2025 is designed to help participants master written and oral modern Russian, interpret Russian texts from various periods, and enhance their knowledge of colloquial Russian, Russian culture, linguistics, and religions of the region. Additionally, the program will provide an opportunity to learn more about Armenia.
Price: $10,490
Discounted Price: $8,490 (If payment done until May 15, 2025)
Applications are now being accepted for the Russian in Central Asia Summer Program 2025. This immersive 8-week program is hosted in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a Bard partner institution since 2009. The program combines intensive language study with a comprehensive exploration of the region’s historical, political, ideological, and cultural landscapes.
Students will enroll in two 4-credit courses:
This summer Connecticut College, in partnership with SRAS, is offering a faculty-led study away program based in Riga and focusing on AI, Media, and Cross-Cultural Communication. Participants earn four credits over four weeks (May 23 – June 24, 2025) in a course introducing them to the region and its media landscape. The curriculum and itinerary we have developed emphasize experiential learning through site visits and hands-on work with AI tools. We have an exciting itinerary that includes excursions to local museums as well as longer trips to Daugavpils and Tallinn. Knowledge of Latvian or Russian is welcome, but not expected. Participants have the option to extend for Russian language study and internship. Applications are due March 1. Prospective students are welcome to reach out directly to me (llittle@conncoll.edu) with questions.
Fuller description and link to apply at https://sras.org/media
Asynchronous Histories Summer School will be held in Warsaw 22-26 September 2025.
The Asynchronous Histories Summer School aims to explore regions and moments in history marked by the coexistence of asynchronous sociopolitical tendencies and processes. These conditions often reveal paradoxical outcomes when seemingly well-established actors and mechanisms are put into practice. The absence—or inefficiency—of “The Great Synchronizer,” whether imperial order, centralized state apparatus, or the power of capital, has, in various periods and regions, created fertile grounds for blending the old and the new in unequal and unexpected ways.
Continue reading “Asynchronous Histories Summer School (Warsaw, Poland)”Bard Abroad is currently accepting applications for the Russian in Central Asia Summer Program, hosted by our long-term dual-degree partner, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). The application deadline is March 15, 2025. This summer, we will be offering the following language courses:
● Beginner Russian: Taking Advantage of Multiculturalism (NEW)
● Beginners to Intermediate: Transitional Russian
● On the Road to Proficiency: Russian from Intermediate to Advanced
Please see the program description below for more details. If you have any questions or would like any further information, feel free to contact torlova@bard.edu.
Continue reading “Russia in Central Asia Summer Program (Bard)”Partnership for Russian, East European and Eurasian Folkloreinvites students and established scholars in folklore, cultural anthropology, ethnomusicology and related areas to join our field research teams to document Russian and Kazhak folklore in Kazakhstan.
The research expeditions are led by Dr. Yelena Minyonok and Dr. Alevtina Tsvetkova, respected folklorists with years of experience in guiding students and collaborating with established scholars. Volunteers pay their own way plus a share of the general expedition expenses.
Some financial assistance is available.
Continue reading “Fieldwork Opportunities in Russian and Kazakh Folklore”Bard College is currently accepting applications for the following programs in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The programs are hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), Bard’s long-term dual-degree partner.
1) Russian in Central Asia Summer 2025 Program
Program Dates: June 5 to August 2, 2025.
Application Deadline: March 15, 2025.
For more information and to apply visit the website.
2) Fall 2025 & Academic Year 2025/26 AUCA-Bard Study Abroad Program
Fall 2025: August 15 – December 20, 2025.
Academic Year 2025/26: August 15, 2025 – May 23, 2026.
Application deadline: April 1, 2025.
For more information and to apply visit the website.
Please feel free to contact torlova@bard.edu with any questions about the programs or application process.
Course date: July 21–25, 2025
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has heightened the geopolitical importance of the region, catalyzing significant shifts in Eastern Europe and Eurasia – including Russia itself. To fully grasp these changes, a deep understanding of Russia’s post-communist evolution is crucial, coupled with a comparative analytical framework tailored to the region’s complexities.
This course, led by esteemed Eastern European and Russian émigré scholars, will explore the political, economic, and social dynamics that have shaped Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, extending to the present ramifications of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Participants will engage in lectures and discussions to analyze Russia’s development trajectory, examining concepts like informality, patronal autocracy, and relational economy to assess the trends of democratization and de-democratization. Transcending the conventional “hybrid regime” paradigm of political science, this course introduces participants to new interdisciplinary approaches informed by the Eurasian literature on the region.