SRAS would like to take a moment to acknowledge and say thank you to our hosts, friends, and partners abroad. Our host institutions helped us keep our students safe and informed throughout the crisis and continue now to work side by side with us, adjusting their delivery model to provide students with academic continuity. Staff… Read More
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Hybrid Programming for Study Abroad
***Updated April 2, 2020*** There is nothing like a global challenge to spur innovation. At SRAS this is no exception. We are widely recognized as an organization with innovative ideas in study abroad, and we are not slowing down now. Starting this summer we are tentatively rolling out a new hybrid approach to study abroad,… Read More
Summer Study Abroad, 2020
***Updated April 2, 2020*** While SRAS continues to work with our current spring students in their transition to remote learning, we are also preparing for summer. We recognize that the situation is unpredictable. At the same time, we remain hopeful that conditions will improve – returning us in the coming weeks or months to at… Read More
Video: The Future of Study Abroad with Renee Stillings
SRAS Founder and Program Director Renee Stillings speaks on the future of study abroad in this new video interview interview with Dr. Michael Denner, a professor at Stetson University and fellow long-time advocate of study abroad. One of the major innovations that she mentions, hybrid study abroad, can be previewed here as it is already… Read More
The Experience of a Lifetime: How Our Students Experienced the Global Health Crisis Abroad
“Do I have to go? Do I have a choice? I feel safer here.” “This is incredibly disappointing – I’ve been planning this for years.” “What are the consequences if I stay?” “I can’t concentrate in class, I feel like any minute it will be my turn to have to go.” “I’m spending my last… Read More
SRAS Travel Updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Update as of March 29, 2020 The situation for travelers to Russia remains highly fluid. As the virus and protective measures against it are still in thier initial growth stages, we should expect continued elevations of travel restrictions for now. If you have general or academic travel interests to Russia, please keep in mind the… Read More
Fall Study Abroad, 2020
At present, SRAS plans to move forward with all Fall 2020 programming. Application deadlines have shifted to May 15 for all programs. More information can be found on our program pages. The global situation remains fluid and the health and safety of our students remains our top priority. This page will be updated if new… Read More
Thank You, Everyone
Thank you. Thank you to all our partners and friends in the US, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Poland. Everyone has come together in this crisis and worked endless hours to support the decision-making process to ensure both the safety of our students and their continued education. These are unprecedented times in the field of international… Read More
COVID-19: The Mood In Moscow
I spent the day running a few errands in Moscow. This may the last time I can say this for a while. The majority of SRAS students have left or are leaving Russia. In what should be the middle of the semester, I’m already wrapping some things up. Moscow will also close some services to… Read More
Ukraine: Discovering Something New and Very Old (SRAS Site Visit)
I have admittedly not spent enough time in Ukraine, in part because our partners at NovaMova are so efficient and responsive with students, and because we see them regularly at conferences here in the US. I decided to change that and spend some quality time there in early January, getting to know Kyiv better and… Read More