Funding Confirmed for Contemporary Russia Program

[Brita Ericson]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to
announce that funding has been confirmed for eligible applicants applying to
our five-week summer program focusing on area studies, Contemporary Russia.
This is a unique opportunity for U.S. graduate and undergraduate students as
well as elementary- and secondary-school American teachers of history,
social studies, and language arts to study Russian economics, politics, and
culture in Moscow. All content-based classes are taught in English by
faculty of the State University: Moscow Higher School of Economics, one of
Russia's most prestigious centers for the study of social sciences.  Program
participants also receive six hours per week of elementary Russian-language
instruction. Students with prior training in Russian are provided
instruction at the appropriate level; we can accommodate students of all
proficiency levels. A full-time U.S. resident director oversees the program;
assists participants with academic and personal matters; and serves as a
liaison between university faculty, administrators, host families, and
participants. 

APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MARCH 15, 2008.

Other program features include room and board with Russian families; weekly
cultural excursions; Russian peer tutors; eight semester-hours of academic
credit through Bryn Mawr College; and pre-departure orientation in
Washington, D.C.  Program fees include round-trip international travel from
Washington, D.C. to Moscow, room and board, international health insurance,
and Russian visas. 

Area-studies courses conducted in English:
Russian Politics Today: domestic and foreign policy, major political parties
and actors, the war in Chechnya, Russia’s relations with the West.

Russian Economics in Transition: the transition from communism to the
current economy, problems of corruption and organized crime. 

Russian Contemporary Culture: pop culture and mass media, Russia’s cultural
and social mores, historical background.

Program dates: June 24 – July 28, 2008. 

Application Deadline: March 15, 2008.  Applications are available at
www.acrussiaabroad.org.

For more information, please contact:

Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound at americancouncils.org
Website: www.acrussiaabroad.org
	     www.americancouncils.org

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