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This page of PECOBcontains information on academic courses related to political, social, economic and cultural issues of Central Eastern and Balkan Europe. PECOB provides information on the academic program, eligibility requirements, costs and scholarships of Ph.Ds, Masters, Summer Schools, Winter Schools, Workshops and Language courses that take place in Central Eastern and Balkan Europe or deal with these regions.
Many academic courses on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe are about to start in the next months. The Universities of Bologna and Sarajevo announced the 2012-2013 edition of the European Regional Master's Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in Southeast Europe, to be held in the Bosnian capital. The Master of Arts Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe (MIREES) will begin in September at the Faculty of Political Sciences "R. Ruffilli", University of Bologna.
The links below also highlitght the upcoming summer schools, such as the CEI summer course on EU enlargement and the new neighbourhood, organized by the Institute for Central Eastern and Balkan Europe (IECOB). Among the other schools, you can find summer courses to be held in Ukraine(on post-1991 Ukrainian politics and EU-Ukraine relations) and in Serbia(conflict studies and language courses).
The International Business and Economics program welcomes applications from students already in possession of their first degree who are attracted towards economics, business and social sciences and who not only wish to deepen their knowledge in these fields but are interested in the political and economic realities of Hungary and Central Europe.
The Master of Arts Degree in Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies involves interdisciplinary study which allows students a great deal of flexibility in designing a course of study to meet career goals calling for area expertise.
The Master of Arts Degree Program in Russian and East European Studies offers training to graduate students preparing for academic and professional careers with a focus on the region of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Furthermore, by the end of their studies students are expected to achieve a high level of language proficiency.
American Councils provides fellowships for graduate students, faculty and scholars to conduct field research and to study language for a semester or an academic year in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.
The Special Initiatives Research Fellowship offers post-doctoral scholars grants for field-based, policy-relevant research in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen, in cooperation with the EU Institute for Security Studies, opens a call for applications for the third Changing Europe Summer School on "Central and Eastern Europe in a Globalised World".
The American Councils Eurasian Regional Language program provides graduate students, advanced undergraduates, scholars, and professionals intensive individualized instruction in the languages of Eurasia. All courses are conducted by expert faculty from leading local universities and educational institutions.
The academic program is designed to improve participants' oral, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in Russian language and to develop their knowledge of Russian history, politics, culture, and society. Students receive academic credits through Bryn Mawr College.
The American Councils offers academic-year, semester, and summer programs at Moscow International University and at the Russian State Pedagogical University (Herzen University) in St. Petersburg with a focus on instruction in business Russian combined with experiential learning through internships.
The Individualized Russian Language Program for Heritage Speakers is intended to address the specific needs of students who speak Russian at home or with relatives, or who grew up speaking Russian and wish to strengthen their Russian skills.
The Cracovia Academy will be offering 6 Polish language course sessions of 2 weeks duration each during the winter and early spring of 2008.