Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Yaroslavl
- Hosted at: Yaroslavl State University
- Location(s): Yaroslavl, Russia
- Program Type(s): Study Abroad, Intensive Language
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Yaroslavl has an unmistakable feeling of tradition and history, and its Kremlin walls give this city of 650,000 residents the feel of a small town. Onion-domed churches are at the end of seemingly every street, and its historic center is a UNESCO ... read more
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I developed invaluable language skills and cultural understanding that only immersion can provide. Hard but worth it. A student - Middlebury College View Entire Review
My language skills improved, my cultural awareness improved. I got to meet a ton of Russian people and eat Russian food. I got to live in a pretty big city, which I had never done before. A very worthwhile program. A student - Middlebury College View Entire Review
Yes, I'll remember my time in Russia for the rest of my life. Caleb Thomas - University of Tennessee - Knoxville View Entire Review
It was worthwhile. A student - Middlebury College View Entire Review
I learned a ton of Russian. A student - Middlebury College View Entire Review
How to power through things. It was a lot of powering through things. A student - Willamette University View Entire Review
*significant improvement in language ability *better perspective on culture/life A student - Bates College View Entire Review
My favourite part about studying abroad were the different perspectives I got access to. I was able to speak with many Russians, and see how they live their lives and what they think about the world--I think it has made me a more open person! Sydney Hopper - Wellesley College View Entire Review
I improved my language skills and my understanding of Russian culture, and learned what it's like to live abroad. It was definitely worthwhile. A student - Middlebury College View Entire Review
It was definitely worthwhile. It improved my language skills greatly, it increased my cultural understanding of the country whose language and literature I am studying, it focused my academic and career goals, and was generally one of the most challenging and interesting years of my life. Anne Christine B - Wellesley College View Entire Review
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Yaroslavl has an unmistakable feeling of tradition and history, and its Kremlin walls give this city of 650,000 residents the feel of a small town. Onion-domed churches are at the end of seemingly every street, and its historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Russia’s first professional theater company was founded here, and its school of icon and fresco painting competed with the Novgorod and Pskov schools.
Yaroslavl’s vibrant social life gives it a youthful, energetic feel that blends well with its traditional customs. Founded in 1908, Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University (YGPU) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Russia. In addition to twelve regular departments, the university maintains an institute of teacher training, a center for Russian language testing of foreign students, an astronomy society, university museum and botanical gardens.
The School in Russia program at YGPU is coordinated through the Department of International Relations. Instructors at the School in Russia program come from филологический факультет of the Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University, as well from other institutions of higher education in the city.
Program Type(s):
Study AbroadIntensive Language
Program Length(s):
- Fall
- Spring
- Academic Year
Instruction Language(s):
- Russian
Language Requirement(s):
- Russian
Relevant Study Subject(s):
- Russian, Central and East European Studies
- Russian Language, Literature
- Mathematics, Statistics
- Psychology
- History
