CESSI 2012

June 18 - August 10

at the

University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) offers intensive Central Eurasian language courses alongside a cultural enhancement program which introduces students to the rich world of Central Eurasian history and culture.

The Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host CESSI in the summer of 2012.

In summer 2012 we will offer instruction in first- and second-year Kazakh, Uyghur, Uzbek, and Tajik. Scheduling of classes is contingent on sufficient enrollment. Please apply to CESSI as early as possible to help ensure that your class will be offered. With sufficient enrollment, other Central Eurasian languages may be offered on demand. Please contact the CESSI program coordinator if you are interested in a language not listed above.

CESSI is a joint initiative of 17 U.S. Department of Education-funded National Resource Centers at 11 U.S. universities and is supported by U.S. Department of State Title VIII resources through the Social Science Research Council.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an international leader in foreign language instruction. CESSI is but one of several summer language institutes hosted by UW-Madison. For information on other summer language offerings and institutes on our campus, please visit the UW-Madison Language Institute's site: www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu/content/languages_programs/languages_summer_2011.html

For further information about CESSI 2012, please contact Nancy Heingartner, CESSI program coordinator, cessi@creeca.wisc.edu, 1-608-262-3379.