Study Abroad
The UW-Madison Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia encourages students to spend at least one semester abroad. Most students choose to study abroad, but some find opportunities to work or volunteer in their region of interest instead.
For general questions, details on how to study abroad, or information on cost or credits, please visit the International Academics Program website, e-mail peeradvisor@bascom.wisc.edu, or visit the Resource Center in 250 Bascom Hall.
| Location | Duration | Requirements | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia - Rovinj | Summer only | Language: English Language requirement: No Housing: Shared |
A UW-Madison faculty leader will accompany the students. Slavic literature coursework open to college freshmen through graduate students. |
| Czech Republic - Prague (through CEA and Liberal Arts) | Academic year, fall semester, spring semester, or summer | Language: English Language requirement: No Housing: Apartments |
Students are required to have completed one semester of college study (12 semester credits) prior to the start of this program. Business, communication, history, law, management, political science taught by faculty from Anglo-American University. |
| Czech Republic - Prague (through CET) | Fall semester, spring semester, or summer | Language: English Language requirement: No Housing: Apartments (with Czech or American roommates) |
Communication arts (film), political science, literature, Jewish studies, and Czech language taught by faculty from Charles University, the Institute for Contemporary History, and the Institue for the Terezin Initiative. |
| Czech Republic - Prague (through CIEE) | Academic year, fall semester, or spring semester | Language: English Language requirement: No Housing: Host family, dormitory, or apartment |
Broad, flexible area-studies program at Charles University. Offered through CIEE. |
| Poland - Warsaw | Fall semester or spring semester | Language: English Language requirement: No Housing: Dormitory |
Cultural and area-studies program at the Warsaw School of Economics. Offered through CIEE. |
| Russia - Moscow, St. Petersburg or Vladimir | Academic year, fall semester, or spring semester | Language: Russian Language requirement: Yes Housing: Host family or dormitory |
Language-immersion, cultural and area-studies program with a Business Russian option. Offered through ACTR. |
| Location | Duration | Requirements | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Critical Language Institute | Summer | 3 full years of university-level Russian; or 2 years of university-level Russian (intermediate level completed) and previous study abroad experience in a Russian-speaking country | A 7-week immersion program held in Astrakhan and organized by Stony Brook University, ACLI is designed to help advanced-level students reach full fluency in Russian. |
| American University Summer Study List | Summer | Varies per program | Offers a comprehensive list of Summer 2009 programs for Russian, Slavic and other East European languages. |
| Arizona State University - Multiple Countries | Summer | Language: Varies Language requirement: Two semesters Housing: Varies |
Critical Languages Institue at ASU. |
| Ural Federal University (Global Ambassador Program) | Summer | Language: Russian Language requirement: 1 Year of College Russian Housing: Student Dormitories |
Global Ambassador's Russian Summer School is a joint-program of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language of the Ural Federal University and Global Ambassador, international education specialist company. |
| International Baltic Summer School | Summer | Undergraduate/Graduate student | A program focused on international business in the Baltic countries with courses on culture, economics, and entrepreneurship. |
| Voronezh State University | Varies | Completed secondary education and application documents | Instruction is available for international students in degree and non-degree courses in all departments. Students may apply to live in university dormitories. |
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Every year ASEEES compiles a list of summer language and study abroad programs, based on information provided by sponsoring institutions.
Badgers Abroad Blog
The Badgers Abroad Blog is an easy-to-access, searchable compendium of UW-Madison's presence around the world. Students presently abroad post entries to help prepare new study abroad participants for their own travels. 
It also provides a space for faculty, graduate students and alumni to highlight their international reach and the university's presence in the global community.
Students, faculty and alumni are invited to post to the blog. For guidelines, visit
http://www.international.wisc.edu/admin/badgersabroad.html.
Study Abroad Correspondents Blog
The Study Abroad Correspondents Blog is the International Academic Programs Office's blog page featuring current study abroad participants. Those interested can follow each student’s many new experiences and learn what life is like studying abroad.