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Summer schools are courses organized during the summer break from academic activities, usually intented to explore and deepen the knowledge of a specific theme related to one's field of study. PECOB collects information of upcoming summer schools taking place in Central Eastern and Balkan Europe or dealing with this region.
Forthcoming summer schools will address post-enlargement EU policies, Ukraine since 1991 and its relations to the European Union and anthropology and folklore of the Balkans. Other courses will focus on global governance and international institutions and violence in soviet and post-soviet contexts.
In the summer 2008 the International Summer University of the University of Tartu offers two Russian language orientated to development of speaking skills and enrichment of students' vocabulary.
The European Integration and Russian Foreign Policy module is one of the academic programs on social sciences offered in summer 2008 by the International Summer University of the University of Tartu. Besides providing a general overview of the Baltic region, the module will study Russia and its foreign policy and will elaborate integration issues.
Considering Estonia as one of the most fascinating examples of successful transition from planned economy to market economy the University of Tartu organises a 3-week program to learn how European markets are working, what happen after Berlin Wall fall in Central and Eastern European economies and what makes Baltic states special in economic terms.
In the summer 2008 the International Summer University of the University of Tartu offers eight Estonian language programs in different levels. Beside the classes there is enough time to go to the concerts and perfomances or walk around in Tallinn.
The program aims to invite students, who are interested in application of psychological approaches and research methods to criminal justice system and are willing to combine the challenging academic environment with the holiday fun.
Three European universities offer a three-week program on "After Empire: the Collapse of Communism and beyond". Students will spend one week in Estonia (both in Tallinn and Tartu), one week in Russia (St. Petersburg) and one week in Ukraine (Kiev).
Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies of the Kansas University, this six-week program offers a unique opportunity for graduate students to study intensive Ukrainian language and area studies (political transition, society, economics, culture, etc.) in L'viv.
The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies and the Office of Study Abroad of Duke University will offer a language and culture study program at St. Petersburg University. Participating in this seven week program students get an excellent opportunity to study the rich Russian culture, civilization, and language.