SRAS Info sessions for IR/Diplomacy
Join SRAS for a series of online meetings aimed at informing students of international relations about the many resume-building opportunities abroad. International Relations is...
SRAS Blog
Articles and stories about study, travel, and research abroad.
St. Petersburg and Moscow: What’s The Difference?
Our two most popular locations in Russia are St. Petersburg and Moscow. Choosing between "the two capitals" can be tough as both are rich...
Why Study Abroad and Regional Studies Matter
In today’s interconnected world, global understanding is essential. Whether you’re exploring new cultures firsthand through study abroad or diving deep into the history, politics,...
Security and Society Summer School in Partnership with UNITAR
Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Civitas University and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in June 2020,...
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...
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...
Moscow Under Quarentine: Moods and Measures
The mood in Moscow is calm. We are now entering week four of quarantine. Measures have been gradually introduced. The initial closing of universities,...
Thank You To Our Partners
SRAS would like to take a moment to acknowledge and say thank you to our hosts, friends, and partners abroad. Our host institutions helped...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
A Russian Homecoming and Introduction to Poland (SRAS Site Visit)
As I embark on spring travel season this month, I reflect on my first year with SRAS and I am beaming with gratitude. I...
How SRAS Combines Programs & Locations
I realized during the filming of the video below that I was focused almost exclusively on our programming in the post-Soviet states, which has...
Video: Strange Things in Russia – Student Produced
SRAS Home and Abroad Scholar Tanya Tanyarattinan created this video as a capstone project during her program in St. Petersburg. The video covers her...
Cuba: Food for the Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul (SRAS Site Visit)
It is difficult to know where to begin when describing the experience of visiting Cuba. To those who might not have the same reference...
SRAS Supporting UCSD With Siberian Study Abroad Program
SRAS is proud to support a new program from University of California - San Diego (UCSD) that will take students to Irkutsk, Moscow, St....
Join SRAS at ASEEES and AATSEEL!
SRAS will be at: Each year we look forward to getting together with old friends and making new connections in the field. Let us...
