Highlights

The program will begin on the 29th of June and will continue for three weeks until the 19th of July. Participants will spend one week in Estonia (both Tallinn and Tartu), one week in Russia (St. Petersburg) and one week in Ukraine (Kyiv). Lectures in English on a variety of topics concerning social, political, economic and judicial issues will be provided by the professors of the participating universities. Special seminars and meetings with diplomats, businessmen and politicians are part of the program, as well as visits to enterprises, governmental and NGO institutions and media firms.

The program awards 6 ECTS credits.

Week 1 in Estonia: lectures will include Soviet collapse from the Baltic perspective; the issue of Russian-speaking minority; the politics of memory; Estonia and the European Union; challenges of economic transition; challenges of judicial reform. Visits to the Parliament, National Court and one of the largest commercial banks are part of the academic program.

Cultural program will include: visits to the Estonian National Art Museum, Museum of Occupation, Estonian History Museum, city tours of Tallinn and Tartu, attendance of a performance at the national Ballet and Opera Theatre Estonia.

Week 2 in Ukraine: lectures will include: history of Ukraine to the present; Cultural Identity of Independent Ukraine; the transition period in Ukraine: challenges to the system of social protection and equity; political system in Ukraine: presidential and parliamentary elections; Ukraine and the international community. Meetings with Ukrainian politicians and foreign diplomats are part of the academic program.

Cultural program will include: attendance of a performance at Kyiv Opera and Ballet Theatre, city tour, visit to Lavra Cave Monastery, optional visit to Chernobyl.

Week 3 in Russia: lectures will include Russia and the West, Russian debate on Globalization; Russia and the Northern Dimension; Russian economic and institutional reforms; Russian accession to WTO; Russian civil society; Russia and the problems of arms control.

Meetings with officials at St. Petersburg City Government, representatives of a media firm and tour of an industrial factory are part of the academic program.

Cultural program will include: attendance of a performance at Mariinsky Theatre, excursion to the Hermitage and Tsarskoye Selo, city tour of St. Petersburg.

Cost in US$:

1,985 EUR (does not include visa fee for Russia)

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

The fee covers participation lectures and meetings, site visitations organized as part of the academic program. The fee also covers the cost of course materials which will be handed to the participants during the first course meeting.

The fee covers the accommodation in hostels during the academic program (two persons in one room); participation in the field-trips, transportation and accommodation during the two weekends; transportation from and to the student point of arrival and departure in Tallinn; transportation between the cities where the program is conducted; and other cultural events organized for all the participants of the International Summer University.

Credit Available

no

This Program is open to

American, Australian, Asian, European, Canadian Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Independent living

Participants Travel to Estonia

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

University of Tartu's Mission Statement

The University of Tartu is a national university uniting different branches of science. The mission of the University of Tartu is to act as the guardian and advocate of a highly educated Estonia through internationally acclaimed research and the provision of research based higher education. UT is in world's top 400 universities by THES-QS 2011 World University Rankings.

Year Founded

1632