The First Carpatho-Rusyn Language and History Summer School

[Patricia A. Krafcik]

STUDIUM CARPATO-RUTHENORUM 
SUMMER SCHOOL IN RUSYN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE  
PREŠOV UNIVERSITY
June 14-July 4, 2010

The Institute for Rusyn Language and Culture at Prešov University is inaugurating the first 
international Summer School in Rusyn Language and Culture to take place in Prešov, 
Slovakia, between June 14 and July 4, 2010. The goal of Studium Carpato-Ruthenorum is 
to help students (from 18 years of age), scholars, and others interested in Rusyn studies 
attain proficiency or improve their existing ability to communicate in the Rusyn language 
and to broaden their knowledge of Carpatho-Rusyn history and culture. Instruction will be 
provided by university professors, distinguished Slavists, and specialists in Carpatho-
Rusyn studies. 

	The language of instruction, in parallel courses, will be either Rusyn or English. 
Language instruction consists of two hours per day of grammar and conversation, for a 
total of 30 hours. Language classes will be divided into three groups: Language instruction 
conducted in Rusyn (1) for beginners (levels A1, A2) and (2) for advanced students 
(levels B1, B2); and (3) language instruction only for beginners offered in English. 
Participants will also attend history and culture lectures, including presentations on 
Carpatho-Rusyn folklore and folk life, Carpathian wooden architecture, Carpatho-Rusyn 
literature, and other topics provided either in English or in Rusyn. 

	Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a certificate 
from the program. Course credit for university students is determined by the students’ 
home institutions. A full program of excursions to areas surrounding Prešov and 
populated by Carpatho-Rusyns, as well as social and cultural events, such as films and 
theater performances, is also planned. Scholarships for between five and ten participants 
to cover the costs of the program will be available. Participants interested in applying for 
a scholarship must send a special request along with their application in the form of a 
one-to-two-page essay describing their interest in the program and outlining their 
financial need.  

	The cost for the entire program (tuition, accommodations, three meals a day, 
extracurricular program) is 900 Euros (approximately $1300). Participants will subsidize 
their own travel to Prešov which can be reached by train from locations in Europe and by 
plane to the international airport in Košice with bus connections to Prešov. 
	
	For further information and an application, please email Patricia Krafcik at 
krafcikp at evergreen.edu. Completed applications may then be emailed to the following 
address and must be received no later than March 1, 2010: urjk at unipo.sk. The postal 
address and phone number for the Institute for Rusyn Language and Culture at Prešov 
University is: Ústav rusínskeho jazyka a kultury, Prešovska univerzita, Namestie 
legionarov 3, 080 01 Presov, SLOVAK REPUBLIC.  Phone: +412 (51) 7720 392. 

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