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  • Locations: St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
  • Program Terms: IOP Summer
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: AIFS 
  • This program is currently not accepting applications. If the deadline has recently passed, you may wish to complete the Extension Request Form.

Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program. If you were expecting to find an available application, there are few possible reasons why:

  1. If it is for a program starting anytime from summer 2024 to spring 2025, applications will not open until November 1, 2023, but deadlines will be available here. Consider signing up for alerts in your inbox with our interest list and on your phone with the UC Merced Connect app.
  2. If it is for an earlier term, the deadline for the program may have passed quite some time ago.
  3. If the program has limited spots, the program may now be full and no longer accepting new applications.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA: 2.00 Click here for a definition of this term Class standing: 1-Freshman, 2-Sophomore, 3-Junior, 4-Senior, 6-Other
Language of instruction: English, Russian Housing options: Dormitory / affiliated residences, Home-stay
Click here for a definition of this term Areas of study: Art history, History, Political science, Sociology
Program Description:

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St. Petersburg, Russia
Spend a summer in the thriving, artistic city of St. Petersburg, Russia with AIFS! Choose from a wide range of course options offered at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University where you can earn up to 7 semester credits. The university is home to more than 26,000 students and 2,000 professors, including Nobel Prize winning physicist Pyotr Kapitsa.

Courses are taught in English or Russian with no previous Russian language study required.
 
Immerse yourself in Russian culture and language in one of a limited number of homestays or stay at a comfortable residence hall with other Russian and international students. During the first week, all students live in the residence hall while getting accustomed to the program.
 
Cultural and social activities are organized every week and can include:
  • Museum visits
  • Theater performances
  • Brewery tours
  • Boat trips
  • Siege of Leningrad tour
  • 3-day visit to Moscow
  • Day trips to Catherine Palace at Pushkin, Peterhof and Veliky Novgorod
 
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Over 50% of our participants receive financial support from AIFS!  
   
AIFS is recognized as a premier provider of study abroad programs. All-inclusive program fees cover tuition, housing, tours and excursions, insurance and 24-hour emergency service. Since 1964, more than 1.5 million students have traveled abroad with AIFS.
 
     
 

 




This program is currently not accepting applications. If the deadline has recently passed, you may wish to complete the Extension Request Form.