International Summer University
Moscow – St. Petersburg, 1 July – 10 August 2014
Are you interested in democratic movements both
East and West?
And why culture matters?
Are you curious about what makes the economies
of modern world so similar and so different?
Do you study Russian history and culture?
Are you planning a career as an internationally
trained scholar, diplomat, international trader or
NGO leader?
Do you love Russian language?
Do you want to know the essentials of doing business in Russia?
Are you concerned with the future
of Islam?
Would you like to analyze the game Russia, China
and the U.S. play in Eurasia?
Do you want to learn more about environmental issues,
food security, media workings, education and science
systems etc.?
Among others, these questions will be addressed while you closely observe the
changing political and social situation in one of the key regions in the world. You will
see how difference can be made both for society in the Russian Federation and in the
lives of future international professionals.
As the national leader in social sciences and humanities and a progressive university, the
HSE starts a new initiative in international education in Russia. It is now launching
international summer universities which will provide students from the USA, Western
Europe and other parts of the world with unique opportunities to radically enhance their
competencies in area studies and beyond.
Summer University 2014 will host both individual students and study groups from more
than two international partner universities. A broad interdisciplinary selection of courses
in politics, histories, economies and cultures of Russia and Eurasia, as well as Russian
language classes of different levels, allows forming the groups’ curricula according to the
demands of the home schools and individuals. The duration of the actual group study
periods ranges from 2 to 6 weeks with the option of one week free of classes.
Add-ons: a wide social program and the option of having one or two weeks of study and
cultural experience in St. Petersburg.
The tentative per student fee for 6 credits/12 ECTS (96 contact hours) is $2,500–3,000.
This includes not only classes, but also accommodation, airport transfer, visa support and
at least one sight-seeing tour and one social event (dinner).
The summer university is open to all students, including those who have no prior
knowledge of the Russian language. HSE invites those who study International
Relations, History, Political Science and other social sciences and humanities to join.
NOTE: A number of Scholarships will be available to especially qualified and
motivated students and/or those who plan to join HSE international MA programs
later.
GENERAL COURSE LIST (different courses last from 2 to 8 sessions):
1. General Introduction:
― Russian Politics Today (M.Bratersky – Faculty of World Economy and
International Affairs)
― Russian Economy in Transition. The Economy of the Post-Soviet
Space (V.Zuev - Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs)
― Russian Space and Russian State (S.Medvedev – Faculty of Politics)
2. Politics, IR
― Post-Soviet Eurasia and SCO: Society, Politics and Integration
(M.Bratersky – Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs)
― EU–Russia Relations (D.Suslov, K.Entin -Faculty of World Economy
and International Affairs )
― Rising Powers in World Politics: The Russian Perspective
(A.Krickovic - Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs)
― US-Russia Relations after the End of the Cold War (D.Suslov - Faculty
of World Economy and International Affairs)
― Center-Periphery Relations in Russia (I.Busygina)
― Russia in Asia-Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities (E.Kanaev Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs)
― Russian Integration into the System of Global Governance (V.Zuev
E.Ostrovskaya - Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs)
3. Economy
― Doing Business in Russia (N.Guseva – Faculty of Management)
― Economy of the Post-Soviet Space (V.Zuev - Faculty of World
Economy and International Affairs)
― Politics, Governance and the Economics of Global Water Problem
(A.Likhacheva - Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs)
― Environmental Economics in Russia (I.Makarov - Faculty of World
Economy and International Affairs)
― Russia and Global Food Security (A.Savelyeva - Faculty of World
Economy and International Affairs)
― Challenges to EU–Russia Economic Links (V.Zuev E.Ostrovskaya Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs)
4. Society & History (NOTE: optionally, this set of classes may be held in
St. Petersburg)
― Russia in Eurasian and World Politics (I.Sablin – Faculty of History,
St.Petersburg)
― An Introduction to a History of Science, Production of
Knowledge, and Technology
(M.Loskutova - Faculty of History, St.Petersburg)
― Russian Political Institutions in Historical Perspective (V.Uspensky
Faculty of History, St.Petersburg)
― Education and Science in Russia from Peter the Great till the First
Decade of the 21st Century (M.Loskutova - Faculty of History,
St.Petersburg)
― Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Post-Imperial Contexts
(E.Ponarin – Faculty of Sociology, St.Petersburg)
5. Culture
― Contemporary Russian Culture (A.Davidson – Faculty of History,
Moscow)
― Russian Classical Music (T.Sidorina – Faculty of Philosophy)
― Media, Culture and Society (I.Kiriya – Faculty of Media
Communications)
6. Russian Language: up to five different levels starting from complete
beginners
Students are welcome to take a general course of Russian at the level through an online testing for placement.
PRACTICAL COURSE IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE:
- Elementary (by request)
- Pre-Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Intermediate High/ Advanced Low
- Advanced
Optional afternoon sessions in Russian:
Russian Literature, Culture, Business Russian, The Russian of Mass Media, Country
Studies, Professional Writing in Russian, etc. These courses are designed for advanced
speakers of Russian.
!!! Optional session
Society & Culture of Tatarstan (5 days in Kazan)
The process of course selection ends on 1 June 2014
Contact person: Oksana Chernenko ochernenko@hse.ru
http://www.hse.ru/international/summer