30 April application deadline - IMARES program, European University at St. Petersburg

[Sergei Erofeev]

Dear SEELANGERS,
Further to the news about the availability of loans to study in the
IMARES program, we would like to remind that the application dealine is
approaching.  It is the usual one: 30 April 2011 to enroll in September
2011.
Best wishes,
Sergey Erofeev (erofeev at eu.spb.ru)

Further information is available from the IMARES office of the European
University at: imares at eu.spb.ru

| Why IMARES? |
----------- http://www.eu.spb.ru/imares -----------

"IMARES" stands for the International MA in Russian and Eurasian
Studies. It is delivered at the EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY at ST. PETERSBURG,
RUSSIA

IMARES courses offered in 2011-2012

Division 1
POLITICS AND ECONOMY
* Security Threats in Eurasia: Armed Conflicts, Terrorism and Extremism
* Energy Security and Russian Politics
* Comparing Capitalisms
* Politics and Property in Post-Socialist Space
* Regime Change in Post-Soviet Eurasia
* Post-Soviet Political Economy: Ukraine, Russia and Belarus
* Russian Foreign Policy
* Central Asia States: Making, Breaking and Remaking
* The Political Economy of Energy in Eurasia
Division 2
SOCIETY AND HISTORY
* The Russian Empire: Sovereignty, Nationalism and Politics of Diversity
* Islam and Nationalism in Eurasia
* Siberia: An Introduction to the Region
* Russian Media, Culture and Society
* Doing Fieldwork in Russia
* Russian Political and Social History
* A World History of the Caucasus, 3000 B.C.E. - 2009 C.E.
TEACHING MODULE IN KAZAN: EMPIRE AND ISLAM
* Ethnicity and Culture in Soviet and Post-Soviet Tatarstan
* Imperial Histories, Eurasian Political and Intellectual Controversies
THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE COURSE

Whether because of global energy concerns, regional and ethnic
conflicts, economic growth, migration, East-West relations, or political
unpredictability, the Eurasian space continues to attract international
attention. The International M.A. in Russian and Eurasian Studies
(IMARES) at EUSP is designed to meet this strong interest by engaging
the many analytical challenges posed therein.

The program provides training in the politics, economy, society, and
history of Russia and neighboring Eurasian states. It combines the
highest standards of teaching in English by Russian and international
faculty with the advantages of living in St. Petersburg, Russia's
cultural capital. A separate teaching module on Empire and Islam is
offered in Kazan, the city where Slavic and Turkic civilizations meet. 
We offer a comprehensive and varied curriculum.

IMARES, an advanced graduate program for students who already hold a
B.A. degree or its equivalent, offers training and research
opportunities as well as firsthand experience to get a close feel for
Russia and the many other countries in the wider region. In 1998 this
program began as M.A. in Russian Studies. By 2009 more than 200
international students have taken our Russian Studies courses and more
than 80 M.A. degrees have been awarded.

One of the advantages of IMARES is that there is no language
prerequisite whatsoever, but it does provide good quality Russian
classes for those who want to master the language (4 levels starting
from zero).

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY AT ST. PETERSBURG

EUSP is quite unique and more high-end an institution even among the
most renowned universities in the former Soviet Union. It brings
together international state of the art research and education in social
sciences and humanities, and the best traditions of Russian scholarship.
Being one of the very few independent postgraduate colleges in Russia,
it has a tutorial style of unparalleled quality for those who really
want to advance knowledge in history, political science, anthropology,
sociology, art history and economics. EUSP's specialty is the only
fully-fledged English-language Masters program for international
students in social sciences and humanities in Russia (IMARES -
http://www.eu.spb.ru/imares). One of the best Russian and Eurasian
studies MA programs, it is complemented by other international programs
taught in English including the undergraduate semester abroad in Russian
studies (RSSA - http://www.eu.spb.ru/semester) and summer schools
(http://www.eu.spb.ru/summer).


HOW TO APPLY TO IMARES

Today all the application package can be submitted by emailing
----------imares at eu.spb.ru-------------
Or online:
-----http://www.eu.spb.ru/imares/apply--------

including recommendations and scanned transcripts. It should include:

1. An application form (found on the IMARES webpages) 
2. Your statement of purpose (not more than 500 words) 
3. Two letters of recommendation from academics who are closely
acquainted with your academic work
4. Certified transcripts of previous undergraduate and graduate studies,
with grade-point averages 
5. Your Curriculum Vitae

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