It was with great fascination that we read “Distance Learning: The Pandemic’s Effects on Russian Education” from Деловой Петербург, a newspaper based in St. Petersburg, Russia. We immediately inquired with the publisher if we could translate it quickly and share it broadly. Over the past weeks, we, as an organization, have been thinking more and… Read More
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SRAS Travel Updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Update as of June 04, 2020 Many economies are beginning to reopen as the global health crisis begins to stabilize. SRAS has cancelled all regular summer programs abroad and is offering some online experiences instead. However, we continue to actively monitor travel-related developments in our locations for our colleagues and clients who may be interested… Read More
Ukrainian for Russian Learners
In cooperation with our colleagues at Novamova (Kyiv, Ukraine) we are offering two Ukrainian language experiences. 1. Introductory Ukrainian for Russian Learners Are you curious about just how the Ukrainian language related to Russian? This 10-hour course (5 hours synchronous + 5 hours asynchronous over two weeks) introduces Ukrainian language for Russian speakers at an… Read More
Online Study – Summer 2020
While SRAS believes that nothing can completely replace the experience of study abroad, we understand that there are students who need to earn language credit and/or advance their language skills this summer. Our partners in in Russia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan will be running online courses this summer. In addition to expertise in language teaching, they… Read More
Distance Learning: The Pandemic’s Effects on Russian Education
The following article was originally written in Russian by Georgii Vermishev and Darya Dmitrieva. It was first published in Деловой Петербург, a newspaper based in St. Petersburg, Russia under the title Удалённые знания: пандемия запустила революцию в системе образования. It has been translated here by Josh Wilson, Assistant Director for SRAS, for the benefit of… Read More
Fall Study Abroad, 2020
***Update May 17, 2020*** At present, SRAS plans to move forward with all Fall 2020 programming. We are monitoring all SRAS study locations for information about border opening, resumption of flights, and restarting of visa procedures. More information can be found on our program pages. Note: Some US passport processing facilities are closed due to… Read More
Custom Faculty-Led Programs in Ukraine
At SRAS we have seen a steady increase in the numbers of custom faculty-led programs that we are hosting in Russia. These programs are increasingly diverse, going beyond the highlights of Russian history and culture to explore religion, architecture, art history, commerce, and more. The rest of the post-Soviet space has drawn far fewer groups…. Read More
Study Abroad in Ukraine
SRAS Director of Institutional Relations, Molly Cain, teams up with Drs. Michael Denner and Mayhill Fowler of Stetson University and Andriy Kononenko, co-founder of NovaMova Language School (Kyiv) to discuss the benefits of study in Ukraine. Listen in as they discuss the realities of language immersion, history, geography – and why it is more important… Read More
Cuba – A Pandemic Turning Point?
It seems that every other email or call I receive, checking in to see how I and SRAS are doing includes a remark along the lines of “this must be just torture for you to be in one place this long.” Indeed, it is the longest stretch of time without travel since perhaps when my… Read More
SRAS Online: Lessons Learned
It seems that it was not long ago that we were scrambling to transition students and instructors to online courses. Now we’re heading into the last days of those classes. What have we learned and how have we fared? Here’s what we’ve heard from our students, instructors, and partners. The personal relationships formed between students… Read More