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CERES offers exchange programs for students at CERES and graduate students from other departments at the University of Toronto with University of Graz in Austria, Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, the University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine, and the University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski" in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies has sponsored summer internships since 1993. The aim of these grants is to provide area studies graduate students with overseas life and work experience, and to improve their language skills. Internships must be at least eight weeks long, while placements extending over all three summer months are preferred. Past placements have included work in banking, journalism, translation, advertising sales, business management, accounting, project coordination, market study and teaching. Interns have been employed by Moscow News, Dow Chemical Company, Promstroy Bank, McDonald's Head Office and Bates, Saatchi & Saatchi in Russia; parliamentary committees of Ukraine and Latvia; The Prague Post and IDC Holdings in the Czech and Slovak Republics, by NGOs such as an AIDS education project in Moscow and the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Foundation in Bulgaria, and many other organizations based throughout East Central Europe and the former USSR, ranging from Poland to Albania, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
Applicants are encouraged to take an active role in identifying potential employers and seeking out job opportunities. CERES will assist in this process based on past experience and networks of information and contacts throughout the region. The Summer Internship Program is designed to provide a first international career related work experience. It will not ordinarily support a return visit to a country where a student has previously lived for an extensive period; for students in this second category, limited logistical and other support may be available on a case-by-case basis, once the needs of students in the first category have been met. The CERES grant may be used to fund travel, visas, health insurance, rent, and a per diem overseas, while employers are expected to pay an average local salary or provide free accommodation in lieu of pay. Applications are invited both from students with existing job offers and those who require assistance in finding a suitable placement. DEADLINE: Applications should be received in full at CERES by February 15. Applications received after this date will not be considered.
Nancy Park Travel Scholarship to Russia Apply to the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures by January 15. Applications should include a detailed statement of intentions, including a work plan of activities to be carried out in Russia; two letters of reference, including one from a recent Russian language professor; commitment to organize an oral presentation of the results of the trip to the University community within four months of the return to Canada; commitment to prepare a short report on the internship to be used by future interns. Nancy Park Travel Scholarship Austria: University of Graz, Graz University of Graz
Central European University The CEU is an international institution for post-graduate study and research. Founded by Hungarian-American philanthropist George Soros in 1991, CEU also promotes educational development and policy making throughout Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. CEU has a charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York. Beginning with 100 students in its first year in Prague (1991), CEU has grown rapidly.
Masaryk University Masaryk University is named after the founder and first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomas G. Masaryk, who supported the opening of the university in 1919 because he knew that the survival of democracy in Czechoslovakia depended directly on broadening access to higher education. As the second-largest city in the Czech Republic, Brno combines the vibrancy of a university city with a rich historic legacy. With a population of 400,000 and the capital of Moravia, the city is home to six universities and more than 35,000 students, and is within a few hours' travel of Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Krakow, Vienna and Berlin.
Students will attend the Central European Studies Program, which is an interdisciplinary program for one semester, designed for those who want a challenging educational experience in the heart of Europe and who want to develop the global perspective they will need to face the future. Courses include studies of the social, economic, political and cultural transformations that have shaped Central Europe at the end of the 20th century, and the changes facing Europe in a broader perspective in the beginning of the 21st century. Courses are in English, along with Czech language study. The University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy," Kyiv, Ukraine Established in the 17th century by the Metropolitan Petro Mohyla, the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy became a widely respected educational institution and a centre for the development of Ukraine's first national political, cultural, and government elite. The Academy was closed in 1817 by the Russian tsarist government. In 1992, after a 175-year hiatus, the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy was reinstated as a secular teaching institution, becoming a symbol of the rebirth of independent Ukraine. The Academy was granted the status of "National University" in 1994.
The Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is a bilingual institution: courses are taught in Ukrainian and English. Approximately 40 per cent of the library holdings are in foreign languages, primarily in English. Exchange students can also take advantage of being in the capital of Ukraine, the site of major government and legislative bodies, non-governmental organizations, and the richest state libraries and archives.
University of Toronto Summer Abroad Programs Click here for complete information on the 2008 programsRussia This is the inaugural year of the University of Toronto's Summer Program in Moscow, Russia. The program is designed to introduce students to this unique region through academic instruction and immersion in the local culture.Central Europe This is the fourth year of the University of Toronto's Summer Program in Central Europe. The program is designed to introduce students to this unique region through academic instruction, immersion in the local culture, and several three-day field trips to other cities in the area. This summer offering has been so successful that it has filled up before the application deadline each year.England This is the seventh year that the University of Toronto has offered a summer program in England. Since 2001, almost 300 students have enjoyed the experience of studying British culture and history while immersed in the United Kingdom.France This is the sixth year of the University of Toronto Summer Program in Tours, France. Almost 400 students have participated since 2002. The program is designed for students who wish to develop their French language skills and those interested in learning about French culture and civilization.Germany This will be the sixth year that the University of Toronto has offered a summer program in Berlin. Almost 200 students have enthusiastically participated in the program since it began.Italy The Summer Program in Siena, established in 1972, was our first summer abroad program and was the model for the other summer programs. Since its inception, over 3700 students from across Canada have completed a University of Toronto summer course in Siena. The praise for the program has been consistently and overwhelmingly enthusiastic.
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As the second largest city in Austria , Graz is a particularly fine example of a central European urban centre, which presents itself with fascinating landmarks and historic monuments from its origins in the 9th century to the rule of the Habsburgs. The old city is a harmonious blend of architectural styles and artistic movements under the protection of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. Simultaneously, Graz is host to a thriving contemporary cultural life.
The University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski" maintains relations with educational institutions and organizations from
more than thirty countries from around the world and is part of many international programs. The main university building,
located in the heart of downtown Sofia, is just steps from the Parliament, the National Library, and is surrounded by
countless shops, vibrant cafes, restaurants, and art galleries.
During the 2008/09 academic year, enrolment stood at1500 students drawn from over100 countries, including those of Central
and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Western Europe, North America, and Asia. More than 60 professors from 26
countries teach at the CEU. In addition, prestigious visiting professors give frequent lectures and seminars at the
university, thus giving students access to highly respected academics from top-level institutions in Europe and North
America. The language of instruction at CEU is English.
Masaryk University is presently made up of eight faculties with approximately 130 departments, institutes, and clinics
covering a wide range of academic disciplines and spheres of research. The university has 1,135 faculty members. More than
14,000 students study at the university and 3,578 of these are provided with accommodation in halls of residence.
Widely regarded
as the principal school in Ukraine for the social sciences and humanities, the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is also a leading centre for
social and political research. Some 3000 students from across Ukraine and abroad receive their education from leading Ukrainian
and western scholars. The Academy has become a centre for the promotion of democratic values in Ukraine, and its students are
actively involved in the political life of the country.
