A Language Pathway into Ukrainian Society and Contemporary Eastern Europe

Ukrainian is a key language for understanding one of Europe’s most dynamic and rapidly evolving societies. Studying Ukrainian today offers direct insight into questions of identity, culture, and resilience in a region undergoing profound change.

In this program, you will study Ukrainian in an intensive, small-group setting designed to build speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Instruction is paired with guided conversation practice and cultural engagement, allowing you to move beyond the classroom and begin using the language in meaningful and structured contexts.

Based in Warsaw, the program places you in one of the largest hubs of Ukrainian life outside Ukraine. Here, you will encounter the language not only in instruction, but in daily interactions, public spaces, and cultural communities shaped by migration and ongoing regional developments.

Language in Context

In Warsaw, Ukrainian exists within a dynamic and evolving environment shaped by migration, labor mobility, and recent geopolitical events. The city has become a major center for Ukrainians seeking work, education, and safety, resulting in Ukrainian being widely heard in neighborhoods, workplaces, and public life.

This creates a setting where Ukrainian is not confined to the classroom, but encountered as a living language used across communities. At the same time, it operates alongside Polish as the dominant national language and within a broader multilingual space that includes other Slavic languages.

Studying Ukrainian here allows you to engage with the language as it is used today—across borders, in diaspora communities, and within a rapidly changing social and political landscape.

Program Details

LANG 101/102/290/390/490 Ukrainian Language
You will develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills through intensive, small-group instruction. Coursework emphasizes practical communication, supported by conversation practice with native speakers and engagement with Ukrainian-language cultural materials.

Summer I 4-week session and the 8-week session open to all levels. Summer II 4-week session – 2nd semester Ukrainian and higher only. 4 credits per 4-week session.

Contact us for course syllabi.

Partner School

SŁOWIANKA Language School in the very center of Warsaw. They are focused exclusively on Slavic language – primarily Russian, Belarussian, Ukrainian, and Polish. 

Transcripts and Credit Transfer

This program is hosted by SŁOWIANKA Language School. The School of Record for this program is Stetson University (Florida, USA). Credit transfer to your home institution is usually possible. Additionally, a US School of Record means that your program is supported by and documented by an accredited US university. The School of Record will issue an American transcript, making credit transfer relatively routine.

Learn more about transcripts, credit transfer, and other academic issues. 

Housing is not included in the base program cost. Most students choose to add SRAS-arranged hotel accommodation for convenience and proximity to classes.

Hotel Accommodation (SRAS-arranged)

Students stay in centrally located hotels within easy access of classrooms and public transportation. Both shared (twin or triple) and single rooms are available.

Pricing (2026):

Twin/Triple room (per person): $1470 (single session) / $2,880 (two sessions

Single room: $2,480 (single session) / $4,900 (two sessions)

Breakfast is included.

Independent Housing Option

Students may also arrange their own housing, including AirBnB or other short-term rentals. SRAS can assist in connecting students who wish to share accommodations.

Warsaw is a city defined by resilience and reinvention. Rebuilt after near-total destruction in World War II, it has emerged as a major political, economic, and cultural center in Central Europe.

Today, the city offers a vibrant mix of historic and modern spaces, with museums, theaters, cafés, and public parks playing a central role in daily life. Its neighborhoods reflect both Polish traditions and the growing presence of international communities, particularly from across Eastern Europe.

Warsaw is also highly livable—walkable, affordable, and well connected by public transport. As a major European hub, it offers easy access to other cities across the continent, making it possible to explore beyond Poland during your time abroad.

Budget

Budget Breakdown (4 weeks)
Budget Breakdown (8 weeks)

Scholarships and Grants:

  • Federal aid can help pay for your program if your university pre-approves credit transfer and agrees to manage payment. Check with SRAS and your university for details.
  • All Scholarships and Grants that we know of that can be applied to our programs are listed on our site.
  • SRAS Program Grants are stackable! 
  • SRAS Ambassadors can write while abroad or educate students at home after their return – and earn stipends!
  • SRAS Online Research Internships award partial scholarships for study abroad.

  1. Complete our application (press the “Apply Now” button to create your SRAS account — you will be able to return to the application later).
  2. Alert your home university (if you are currently a student).
    Some universities have deadlines for study abroad that are much earlier than SRAS deadlines -— so involve your home university’s study abroad office in the process as early as possible! They can help ensure that all goes smoothly with credit transfer and financial aid, and perhaps point you to additional funding sources.
  3. See our Planning Guide for more important information about academics, health and safety, and more.

If you are still unsure this is the right program for you, please join an SRAS Info Session or schedule an SRAS advising session to discuss how we can help fulfill your goals and needs!