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Please note: All University of Michigan students taking part in University-sponsored international travel should review U-M Overseas Travel Guidelines and are required to register on the on-line International Travel Registry. U-M requires that undergraduate students participating in U-M education abroad (study/work/volunteer) programs organized by U-M departments/units or for which in-residence U-M credit is granted buy the University's travel abroad health insurance policy. CREES requires that all students purchase this insurance when participating in CREES-supported individual study, research, and/or internships abroad. Students may also buy this insurance for leisure travel abroad. For information about the plan's benefits and costs, see Travel Abroad Health Insurance. To purchase the University's travel abroad health insurance policy, you must first fill out the Travel Registration form. (See Travel Health Services for information about immunizations and other travel-related health matters.)

University of Michigan Opportunities

Center for Russian and East European Studies Study Tours CREES occasionally sponsors short-term interdisciplinary study tours in Poland and Russia. The Center's most recent offering was a Moscow Study Tour in May 2008; re-visit the CREES website for future programs. In addition, CREES, the International Institute, and other U-M units offer grants to support individually-developed internships and research projects in the region (see Student Funding).  Armenian Language Institute in Yerevan U-M's Armenian Studies Program offers a Summer Armenian Language Institute in Yerevan providing instruction in intensive introductory courses in Classical, Eastern, and Western Armenian. The next program will be held from June 28-August 25, 2008.

2006 St. Petersburg Study Tour

Office of International Programs

U-M's Office of International Programs offers several semester and year-long study abroad opportunities in Eastern Europe and Russia for which U-M students receive in-residence, not transfer, credit:

• Prague, Czech Republic
  Sponsored by Charles University's Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education (CERGE), this program for undergraduates offers courses in the humanities and social sciences that are taught in English; Czech language study is required.
  
• Turku, Finland
  The University of Turku, together with consortium partners Abo Akademi University and the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, offers a variety of courses, especially in Baltic, Scandinavian and East European studies, as well as in business and women's studies, all taught in English.
  
• Budapest, Hungary
  Students participating in this program, administered by the University of California, are affiliated with the Eötvös Loránd University. Courses in the humanities and social sciences are taught in English; Hungarian language study is required.
  
• Warsaw, Poland
  Students take specially designed courses at CIEE's Study Center at the Warsaw School of Economics. Coursework includes Polish language as well as area studies classes taught in English in such fields as East and Central European politics, literature, history, and economics.
  
• Moscow, Yaroslavl, and Irkutsk, Russia
  Administered by Middlebury College, these programs include special courses for U.S. participants as well as opportunities to take regular offerings at Russian State University for the Humanities, Yaroslavl State University, or Irkutsk State University. Russian is the language of instruction.
  
• Moscow, Russia
  This fall term program, shared with the University of California and based at the International University, Moscow, is designed to provide students with the background necessary to understand changes taking place in Russia today. Intermediate and Advanced Russian options are offered, with some courses available in English.
  
• St. Petersburg, Russia
  This CIEE program at the Center for Russian Language and Culture at St. Petersburg State University includes rigorous language instruction, Russian area studies taught in English, and numerous field trips and excursions. 

Other Education Abroad Options in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia

Some students opt to pursue study abroad programs on their own that are not sponsored by U-M (see sample programs listed below). Courses taken on non-U-M programs may or may not count for credit or towards distribution or concentration requirements. Please consult with the LSA Academic Advising Center and your concentration advisor for advice on transfer credits before enrolling in these non-U-M programs. Another very useful resource is the International Center's Overseas Opportunities Office, which serves as a clearinghouse for information on a broad range of education abroad options (e.g., study, internships, volunteering, etc.).

Programs at Other U.S. Colleges and Universities

• The Melikian Center's Critical Languages Institute at Arizona State University offers semester, year-long, and summer language programs in Tempe as well as several countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
  
• Dartmouth College has a Russian language program in St. Petersburg.
  
• Indiana University offers a three-week summer study trip on The EU in the 21st Century (graduate students only) and a Summer Archaeological Field School in Kyrgyzstan.
  
• Iowa State University has a summer Russian language program that begins in Ames and continues in St. Petersburg.
  
• Ohio State University offers year-long, semester, and summer programs in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Turkey.
  
• University of Kansas hosts summer language programs in Croatia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.
  
• University of Pittsburgh offers summer language programs in Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, and three Yugoslav successor states.
  
• University of Wisconsin-Madison has study abroad programs in Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, and Russia.

Other Information Resources or Program Providers

• The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages has a website listing intensive programs in Slavic and East European languages in the U.S. and abroad.
  
• The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS administers cultural exchange, study abroad, and research programs to facilitate mutual understanding between the United States and Eurasia, Southeast Europe, and South Asia.
  
• The American Institute for Foreign Study offers semester, year-long, and summer programs in Budapest, Prague, and St. Petersburg.
  
• The Center for Study Abroad runs Russian language programs of varying length in St. Petersburg.
  
• Central European University offers undergraduate study and internship options as well as high-level, research-based "Summer University" courses for graduate students, junior or post-doctoral researchers, teachers, and professionals.
• Cross-Cultural Solutions has volunteering abroad opportunities in Russia.
  
• The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership offers semester, year-long, and summer (Moscow only) service-learning study abroad programs in Prague and Moscow.
  
• Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland) offers semester and year-long programs in Polish language and culture for foreign students.
  
• The Jagiellonian University School of Polish Language and Culture offers three-, four-, and six-week intensive language summer programs.
• Projects Abroad has short-term volunteer opportunities in Moldova and Romania.
  
• The Prometheus Program on Transition Studies at the University of Tartu, Estonia is a semester or year-long program for undergraduate and graduate students that focuses on transition experiences in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.
  
• The School for International Training has semester-long programs in the Balkans, Czech Republic, and Russia.
  
• The School of Russian and Asian Studies offers semester and summer language study abroad programs in various Russian cities and in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.