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March 7, 2018

Study Abroad: New Summer Programs (SRAS)

Deadline for Applications: March 10, 2018

SRAS has announced three new programs beginning this summer. They have also extended deadlines on most of their other summer programs, but students should apply quickly.

Tajik Intensive – New Program

SRAS students have for many years studied Central Asian languages as part of broader coursework in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Beginning summer 2018 SRAS will offer an intensive program in Tajik. Intensive lessons and peer tutoring in Bishkek are supplemented with a week-long guided language and culture immersion in Tajikistan.

Apply by April 1 – http://sras.org/tajik

Literature in St. Petersburg – New Program!

Students will read, analyze, research, and discuss Russian literature in Russian. To support this, this course will be taught as an integrated part of an intensive program of Russian as a Second Language. This program is open to students who have taken 4 or more semesters of Russian.

Apply by March 10 – http://sras.org/literature

Moscow-St.Petersburg Summer RSL – Special Program for 2018

Special for 2018, SRAS is offering an Russian as a Second Language program that allows students to split their time between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Apply by March 15 – http://www.sras.org/sras_moscow_rsl_2018

Extended Deadlines on Most Summer Programs

SRAS is still accepting applications for most summer programs abroad. See link below for details.
Application deadlines vary by program, but are generally March 10-April 1
http://www.sras.org/summer_programs_abroad_2018

Please contact (lhorner@sras.org) with any questions about the programs!

March 7, 2018

Study Abroad: Eurasian Regional Language Program (American Councils)

Deadline for Applications: March 15, 2018

American Councils is currently accepting applications for its Fall and Academic Year 2018 Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP). The application deadline is March 15, and applications can be submitted here.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The American Councils Eurasian Regional Language Program provides graduate students, advanced undergraduates, working professionals, and scholars intensive individualized instruction in the languages of Eurasia. Participants may choose to study one of 16 regional languages:

Armenian, Azeri, Bashkir, Buryat, Chechen, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz,

Pashto, Persian, Romanian, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, or Yakut

PROGRAM DATES
Fall 2018: August 26 – December 20, 2018
Academic Year 2018-19: August 26 – mid-May, 2019

KEY FEATURES

Expert university faculty with a unique understanding of U.S. students and American academic culture;
Classrooms of only 1 to 5 participants to maximize individual attention to each learner’s needs;
15-20 hours per week of in-class target language instruction in grammar, conversation, culture and area studies;
U.S. academic credit for coursework in the target language;
Home-stay housing with carefully vetted host families;
Conversation partners who assist U.S. students with language learning and help them find a niche in their host-country communities;
Weekly cultural activities that go beyond typical tourist destinations and offer students new insights into the host country life and culture;
Comprehensive pre-departure orientation as well as on-site orientation in each host city;
An active and extensive alumni network that includes international business consultants, professional translators, area-studies experts, and journalists reporting from the region.

COST
Program cost includes tuition, room and board, cultural activities, visa support, comprehensive overseas insurance, 24/7 emergency support, pre-departure orientation, and academic credit through Bryn Mawr College.

FINANCIAL AID
Students admitted to American Councils programs are eligible to receive financial support from a wide range of sources, including the U.S. Department of State (Title VIII), Boren, Gilman, FLAS, and the American Councils Study Abroad Scholarship Fund. Please visit our financial aid page for full details.

Additionally, American Councils is pleased to offer special funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Fellowship of $7,000 is available to overseas Persian language students in Dushanbe, Tajikistan during the Fall 2018 session. Please see the program website for more information.

QUESTIONS?
For program applications and detailed information, please visit the program website or email. American Councils staff will also be glad to answer questions directly; they can be reached at 202-833-7522.

March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

Study Abroad: Rutgers in Russia- St. Petersburg (Rutgers Uni.)

Deadline for Applications: March 15, 2018

The Department of German, Russian, and East European Languages and Literatures and the Center for Global Education at Rutgers University, New Brunswick are pleased to announce their summer 2018 study abroad program—Rutgers in Russia: St. Petersburg.

Applications are due March 15. The eight-week language and culture program will begin on June 9 and end on August 4, 2018. The program includes intensive language courses taught by instructors of the Derzhavin Institute (http://www.derzhavin.com/en/), excursions to museum and cultural sites of St. Petersburg, home stays with Russian families, and peer tutors.

Students from all majors and universities are eligible and invited to apply. No knowledge of Russian is required for admission, although some university Russian is preferred. All New Jersey residents, regardless of college affiliation, are eligible for in-state tuition. The program fee is $6,490 for New Jersey residents, and $7,230 for all others. More information can be found at http://reell.rutgers.edu/study-abroad.

To apply, go to http://studyabroad.rutgers.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10078. For any questions or concerns, please email Cori Anderson (Director, Rutgers in Russia): cori.anderson@rutgers.edu.

March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

Study Abroad: Summer Language Program in Ukrainian and Croatian (Uni. Kansas)

Deadline for Applications: March 15, 2018

Priority Deadline: March 1, 2018

The University of Kansas invites applications to its summer programs in Ukrainian and Croatian language:

Ukrainian Language in L’viv, Ukraine

June 3 – July 17, 2018

Expand regional expertise and Ukrainian language skills during this 6 week program in medieval L’viv. The program is offered in conjunction with Ivan Franko National University; 6 credit hours are awarded by the University of Kansas. FLAS eligible. The on-site director, University of Kansas faculty member Dr. Oleksandra Wallo, is a L’viv native and alumna of Ivan Franko National University with more than ten years of experience teaching Ukrainian language and culture at U.S. universities. Program is open to undergraduate and graduate students. No previous knowledge of Ukrainian is necessary.

Language Institute in Zadar, Croatia

May 20 – June 30, 2018

During this 6 week summer program, students receive highly individualized Croatian language instruction while living in Zadar on the Adriatic coast. A program of lectures and cultural activities complement language instruction. Students study at LinguaCroatica, run by Prof. Mile Mamić of the University of Zadar. 6 credit hours are awarded by the University of Kansas. FLAS eligible. Program is open to undergraduate and graduate students. One year of college-level Croatian is necessary for participation.

For more information, visit the program websites linked above or www.studyabroad.ku.edu.

Application deadline: March 15, 2018 (priority deadline is March 1, 2018)

Questions can be directed to the faculty directors listed on the program websites or to jmhunter@ku.edu.

March 2, 2018

Study Abroad: Balkan Initiative Program (American Councils)

Deadline for Applications: March 15, 2018

American Councils is currently accepting applications for its Fall and Academic Year 2018 Balkan Language Initiative (BLI). The application deadline is March 15; applications can be submitted here.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The American Councils Balkan Language Initiative provides graduate students, advanced undergraduates, working professionals, and scholars intensive individualized instruction in the languages of the Balkans. Participants may choose to study one of five regional languages:

Albanian in Tirana, Albania
Bosnian in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgarian in Sofia, Bulgaria
Macedonian in Skopje, Macedonia
Serbian in Belgrade, Serbia or Podgorica, Montenegro

PROGRAM DATES

Fall 2018: August 29 – December 20, 2018
AY 2018-19: August 29 – mid-May, 2019

KEY FEATURES

Expert university faculty with a unique understanding of U.S. students and American academic culture;
Classrooms of only 1 to 5 participants to maximize individual attention to each learner’s needs;
15-18 hours per week of in-class target language instruction in grammar, conversation, culture and area studies;
U.S. academic credit for coursework in the target language;
Home-stay housing with carefully vetted host families;
Conversation partners who assist U.S. students with language learning and help them find a niche in their host-country communities;
Weekly cultural activities that go beyond typical tourist destinations and offer students new insights into the host country life and culture;
Comprehensive pre-departure orientation as well as on-site orientation in each host city;
An active and extensive alumni network that includes international business consultants, professional translators, area-studies experts, and journalists reporting from the region.

QUESTIONS?
For program applications and detailed information, please visit the website, or email.
American Councils staff can be reached at 202-833-7522.

February 27, 2018March 2, 2018

Study Abroad: Georgian Foodways Summer Program (SRAS)

Deadline for Applications: March 15, 2018

Stetson University, in collaboration with the School of Russian and Asian Studies and NovaMova Language School, is now accepting applications for the 2018 Summer Travel Program in Georgia: Georgian Foodways Global Pathways/Local Contexts (http://www.sras.org/foodways).

The program, with its two-week summer timeframe and an emphasis on travel and food studies in the emerging tourist-mecca of Georgia, is ideally suited for alumni, as well as degree-seeking students. Students will receive 1 unit (4 credit hours) of academic credit. (There is a reduced participation fee participants not requiring academic credit.)

Basic Information:
+ June 17 – June 30, 2018
+ Apply by March 15, 2018
+ 1 unit of academic credit in REES area studies issued
by Stetson University and transferable to all accredited
US institutions
+ Led by Dr. Michael Denner (Stetson University) and Gela
Turabelidze (NovaMova)
+ More information and the application can be found
http://www.sras.org/foodways

On this unique travel seminar, students will spend two weeks in an interdisciplinary exploration of Georgian national identity and history through its national cuisine. Using a variety of critical academic approaches, explore issues like climate change and state agricultural policies within the context of such issues as food security, the place of food in social justice and ethnic identity, and the role of Georgian foodways in the current global tourism economy. Learn the history, preparation, and traditions of regional dishes that make up Georgian cuisine: khinkali, khachapuri, lobio, suluguni, satsivi, and others while giving special attention to Georgian viniculture (winemaking) and viticulture (grape growing). Vegetarians and even vegans are welcome – while Georgian cuisine offers many tasty meat dishes, it also abounds in dishes that are meat-free and high-protien (from beans, dairy, and nuts). This travel seminar includes most meals so as to fully introduce you to the diverse, rich, traditions of Georgia’s foodways.

Feel free to contact Michael Denner (mdenner@stetson.edu) with any questions.

A day-by-day itinerary can be found here: https://goo.gl/VwE8ET

February 23, 2018March 2, 2018

Internship: Peace Corp Volunteer Openings (Peace Corps)

Deadline for Applications: July 1, 2018

Hundreds of new positions have opened up on the Peace Corps website with exciting new opportunities in Albania and Armenia!

Albania

Community Development Volunteer| DEPARTS BY JAN. 19, 2019
English Education Volunteer| DEPARTS BY JAN. 19, 2019
Health Education Volunteer| DEPARTS BY JAN. 19, 2019

Armenia

Community and Youth Development Volunteer| DEPARTS BY MARCH 18, 2019
TEFL Volunteer| DEPARTS BY MARCH 18, 2019

Visit https://www.peacecorps.gov to find out more about the program

February 22, 2018January 11, 2019

Study Abroad: USA in Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine)

Deadline for Applications: February 28, 2018

USA in Eastern Europe

This program, run by the University of South Alabama through the School of Russian and Asian Studies (SRAS), will specifically address the history, culture, economy, and politics of these relatively young Slavic nations of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Ukraine, and their role within the European and International community today. It will focus on the struggle for these nations to find a national identity and to forge their own path despite massive amounts of pressure from external entities. Special attention will be paid to the history of the Jewish populations in the region, the history of the region over the past 100 years, and the popular political movements and revolutions in the past 40 years. Students will spend 3-4 days in each location visiting specific locations and museums as well as meeting with local scholars and experts who lived through these turbulent times in order to piece together an understanding of this often overlooked, but extremely important, part of Europe. Continue reading “Study Abroad: USA in Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine)”

February 21, 2018

Study Abroad: Applied Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Intensive Field School (ArcheoTek)

Deadline for Applications: Ongoing until Filled

The Applied Ground Penetrating Radar Workshop is designed as an intensive 6-day laboratory and field school in all aspects of ground penetrating radar investigation, from theoretical principles to survey design, field preparation, data collection, in depth analysis, report writing, and podium presentation. Participants, in 2-3 person teams, will learn the theory and methods involved in GPR exploration in various environments. They will familiarize themselves with the GPR instrumentation, in this context the Noggin 500 Unit (Smart Tow – Rough Terrain Configuration) in a simple, urban setting, while locating buried utilities. Once the basics are acquired, participants will explore a portion of a buried Roman villa, an environment with several specific, well defined targets to be located and mapped. The last three days will be devoted to original research, in a multilayered, target rich environment, ranging in human occupation from pre-Roman to modern periods.

Concurrently, participants will learn how to manipulate, optimize and analyze in-depth the data collected using SenSoft’s EKKO Project GPR analytical software package, in order to generate professional reports as well as present the research and its results in a scientific manner, in a podium presentation.

Applied Field Geophysics Workshop – GPR Applications

Type: Intensive Laboratory/Field School

Location: Southern Transylvania (Deva region, Hunedoara County), Romania

Excavation Dates: 6 day sessions, from June 3^rd to August 18^th, 2018 (check website for availability)

Team Size: 3 participants

Web Site: https://www.archaeotek-archaeology.org/applied-field-geophysics-gpr

Contact E-mail: archaeology@archaeotek.org

Project Directors: Andre Gonciar (Archaeological Techniques and Research Center – Canada); Isabel Morris (Princeton University)

Program Fee: US$985 per session (it includes full room and board as described on the project web page, lectures, training, all field gear, access to analytical software, local transportation to the sites when needed; not included: travel to and from Romania, medical insurance)

Application Form: https://www.archaeotek-archaeology.org/application-geophysics

The workshop is designed to be an intensive professional training program. There are no prerequisites. Participants will receive in March preparation articles, book chapters and/or training videos they will have to familiarize themselves with before arriving on site. The program is open to students, volunteers and professionals alike. There is no application deadline: applications are accepted as long as positions are available in the program.

For comparison purposes, see the 3-day professional training programs offered by North America’s leading GPR companies, Sensors and Software (https://www.sensoft.ca/training-events/courses/3-day-gpr-short-course/ ) and GSSI (http://www.geophysical.com/training.htm)

February 14, 2018

Study Abroad: Summer Program in Russian and Eurasian Studies in Astana, Kazakhstan (Uni. of Arizona and Nazarbayev Uni.)

Deadline for Applications: February 25, 2018

The University of Arizona, in collaboration with the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Nazarbayev University, is now accepting applications for the 2018 Summer Program in Russian and Eurasian Studies in Astana, Kazakhstan. We particularly welcome undergraduate and graduate students whose research focuses on Post-Soviet Countries and Central Asia. We accept all types of funding.

Languages offered:
Russian (all levels)
Kazakh (elementary, intermediate)

Courses taught in English:

Students can enroll in one elective course in Eurasian Studies taught in English. In previous years, students were offered the following electives:

HST 100 History of Kazakhstan (6 ECTS or 3 Carnegie)
HST 104 Central Asian History II (6 ECTS or 3 Carnegie)
PLS 330 Politics and Governance of Eurasia (6 ECTS or 3 Carnegie)
WLL 122 Introduction to Russian Translation Studies (6 ECTS or 3 Carnegie)
WLL 230 Survey of Post-Soviet Russian Literature and Culture (6 ECTS or 3 Carnegie)
KAZ 367 Practical Course in Kazakh Language and Culture (once a week on Fridays, can be taken concurrently with another elective) (non-credited)

The program dates are May 25-July 27 (9-week program, equivalent of one academic year) and 5-week programs: Session 1: May 25-June 30 (equivalent of one semester); Session 2: June 22-July 30 (equivalent of one semester)

The University of Arizona offers full health insurance coverage, pre-departure orientation and advising sessions, and 24/7 counseling services to all program participants. Students can start the application process and find more information about the program, including its cost, course descriptions, and extra-curricular programming at https://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/arizona-kazakhstan

Please note that the 2018 application deadline is February 25

All inquiries about the 2018 Summer Session in Astana can be directed to Dr. Liudmila Klimanova, Director of the Arizona-in-Kazakhstan Program (klimanova@email.arizona.edu) and Dr. Victoria Thorstensson, Director of SSRES at Nazarbayev Univeristy (victoria.thorstensson@nu.edu.kz).