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Georgia Tech has won a FIPSE U.S.-Russia Program grant for collaboration with Russia’s premiere engineering school, Bauman Moscow State Technical University.  The grant provides very generous one-year stipends for undergraduate engineering students to spend the summer doing language preparation in Moscow and then study in their discipline at BMSTU as part of a two-way exchange.  Other aspects of the grant include faculty exchange, the development of an innovative computer-based small group course in engineering ethics (to take taught at BMSTU) and continuing development by BMSTU of distance laboratories (with real-time remotely controlled experiments).  The interface for the engineering ethics course is a logical argument mapping tool being developed by the grant’s prime mover, Michael Hoffmann (Public Policy).  For more information on the program of study at BMSTU, preparation and prerequisites, and the time-table for applying for the scholarship, read on…  Advising of students planning study abroad in Russia is done by Stuart Goldberg.

New course: RUSS 3823 “Russian Culture in 21 Songs / Русская культура в21-й песне” to be taught by Dr. Goldberg, Spring 2011.  Use your ears!  Use your voice!  Dig deep into songs for the cultural knowledge they compress.  This is a fourth-year language and culture course with materials and discussion in Russian.  The songs are both the object of study and a stepping off point for broader discussion and writing.  Materials are presented in a specially designed computer interface with rich annotation for on-campus learners and linkage to a broad range of contextual content in various media to spur directed exploration among more fluent reader/listeners.

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The Russian program at Georgia Tech offers:

On-campus courses in Russian language through 4th year

Courses in literature, culture and film with reading and discussion in English

A Minor or Certificate in Russian Studies, with electives offered by Modern Languages, International Affairs, Economics, HTS and LCC.

The possibility to receive your degree with the International Plan Russia designator (reflecting a minimum of 26 weeks abroad spent in study, research or internship).  Modern Languages IP advisor is Bettina Cothran.

Summer intensive language programs in Moscow

• Russian LBAT program in Moscow: Seven weeks of intensive advanced language study for students who have completed RUSS 2002. The application deadline is February 15.
• Georgia Tech "Spring Track" summer intensive Russian program. Take RUSS 1001 in spring and study in Moscow this summer!

Academic study abroad

• for social science majors at the Academic of the National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
• for engineers and scientists at Bauman Moscow State Technical University
• in individually designed programs for other majors (for instance, architecture at St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering [Meg Morris, 2008-09])

Internships in Russia.  Contact Debbie Pearson in the Division of Professional Practice for more information and advice on preparing an international resume.

A two-year sequence of online courses with live instructor contact

Georgia Tech Russian Club. Those interested in participating should contact club president, Seda Grigoryan, and sign up for the Russian Club mailing list, which also announces many local cultural events.

You can see a diagram of our 3 tracks to linguistic and cultural proficiency -- "Main Track," "Spring Track" and "Heritage Speaker Track" – here.

Russian Television is on GTCN! Georgia Tech channel 102 is the popular television channel НТВ