New Summer Area Studies Program from American Councils (ACTR)

American Councils is pleased to announce a new opportunity for summer study in Moscow, Russia.

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

American Councils is pleased to announce a new opportunity for summer study in Moscow, Russia. "Contemporary Russia" is the first American Councils program open to students with no prior training in Russian language. The five-week program will provide classes in Russian economics, Russian politics, and Russian culture. All content-based courses will be 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. In addition, program participants will receive six hours per week of elementary Russian language instruction (students with prior training in Russian who wish to join the program will be provided instruction at the appropriate level; we will be able to accommodate students of all proficiency levels). A full-time U.S. resident director will oversee the program, assist participants with academic and personal matters, and serve as a liaison between university faculty, administrators, host families and participants.

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, DC. Program fees include round-trip international travel from Washington, D.C. to Moscow, room and board, international health insurance, and Russian visas.

Tentative program dates are June 28 - July 31, 2006. The application deadline is March 15, 2006.

We hope you will inform your students and colleagues about the new program.

For more information and an application contact: