The Russian Flagship is a two-year program administered by American Councils designed to address the need for greater numbers of U.S. professionals in business, government, academia, and the third sector that are able to speak, read, understand, and write Russian at the highest levels of functional proficiency.
The first year may be spent at one of these Flagship Centers across the U.S.: Bryn Mawr College, the University of Maryland at College Park, and the University of California at Los Angeles.
Summer study is available at Middlebury College. The second year of study is spent at St. Petersburg State University. The overseas immersion program features formal coursework in discourse development, individualized tutorials, biweekly excursions, internships with local NGOs, government, or businesses, and home-stays with Russian families. Participants benefit from extensive opportunities for professionally-focused language development and language utilization through regular university courses in their area of specialization and internships with local organizations.
Students with Intermediate-High to Advanced-Low proficiency levels are invited to apply to the Stateside Program. Students already at the Advanced-Mid or Advanced-High language level should consider applying directly to the Overseas Program. Support services include mandatory pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C.; accident and illness insurance; a full-time U.S. resident director; and American Councils offices in Washington, D.C. and Russia.
http://flagship.americancouncils.org/splash.php
Contact: Flagship Programs at flagship@americancouncils.org