Study Abroad Programs in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Take part in Russian language and culture studies held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Tallinn, Estonia, Tbilisi, Georgia, and Yerevan, Armenia. Programming within the Russian Federation in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Vladimir is currently suspended. The Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies program (RLASP) admits undergraduate and graduate students to the course. American Councils works with top higher education institutions in Eurasia in providing small group programs in Russian Language and Area Studies. Qualified participants get the chance to take courses alongside Russian-speaking students. They will spend one day each week engaging in an excursion to a local site of cultural and historic significance.

Middlebury's Russian language immersion programs in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan, are designed for students at the intermediate level of Russian (with two years of college-level experience). Students take the Middlebury Language Pledge in the program, a formal commitment to speaking only Russian for the semester or year abroad. This gives them the best opportunity for immersion in the language and culture. They will take Russian language courses and Middlebury-organized electives, with the chance to take mainstream courses alongside Kazakhstani students at Maqsut Narikbayev University or Eurasian National University (ENU) in Astana or at Abai University in Almaty.