AFIS St. Petersburg, Russia

The enormous political, social and economic changes taking place in Russia provide a fascinating context for this program, and the St. Petersburg program site provides a particularly rich environment for understanding the changing nature of Russian life. This American Institute for Foreign Study program is affiliated with St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University.

No previous Russian language study is required, and the program offers a full range of language courses, seminars in English for foreign students, and seminars in Russian for advanced students.

Students have the choice of living in a residence hall or with a Russian family and receive a meal allowance. Other features include cultural activities such as visits to museums, palaces and concert halls, and day field trips, a three-day London visit before the program, the services of a pre-departure Student advisor Center and an on-site resident director, a three-day visit to Moscow, a four-day visit to Helsinki and Tallin, a public  transportation pass and a phone card for calling the United States.