The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are proud to announce the inaugural session of the Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI).
Instruction in intensive first- and second-year Kazakh and Uyghur, intensive first-year Uzbek, and intensive second-year Tajik will be offered this year.
CESSI 2011 will also feature lectures (in English) on Central Eurasian history and culture and a rich program of cultural events and field trips related to the countries of Central Eurasia. CESSI 2011 will run from June 13-August 5.
Information and application materials are available on the CESSI Web site: www.creeca.wisc.edu/cessi
The priority deadline for admission and the fee remission grant is March 15, 2011. The application deadline for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships at UW-Madison is February 15, 2011.
For further information about CESSI 2011, please contact Nancy Heingartner, CESSI program coordinator, cessi@creeca.wisc.edu, 1-608-262-3379.
CESSI is a joint initiative of 22 U.S. Department of Education-funded National Resource Centers at 12 U.S. universities, along with Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan)