The Russian Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) program provides nine weeks of intensive advanced language study for students who have completed at least RUSS 2002 or the equivalent. Students live in individual homestays with Russian-speaking families in Riga, Latvia. Separate coursework is offered at both the 3rd-year and 4th-year levels and also includes “Contemporary Russia” – a lecture and discussion course with a summer-long research project. A cultural program around the Baltics focuses on the rich and multi-cultural history of the region.
Students starting Russian in the fall can participate in the Intermediate Russian in Riga program. This program provides the opportunity for students to study abroad for nine weeks over the summer in Riga, Latvia. Students live in individual homestays with Russian-speaking families and frequently return with ACTFL Intermediate High Russian skills. The cultural program includes an overnight trip to Vilnius, Lithuania. Take RUSS 1001 and 1002 during the academic year and study in the Baltics during the summer!
Currently on hiatus: The Georgia Tech-SPbSTU Russian Scholarship and academic study abroad program is our capstone abroad experience for students completing one of our majors in Russian or the International Plan in Russian. The scholarship covers all tuition and dormitory fees for Georgia Tech students studying abroad at Peter the Great St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University. Students live with Russian-speaking students and take advanced Russian and an individualized schedule of regular university courses (disciplines include mechanical engineering, international affairs, history, computer science, bioengineering, and many others). Students completing this program have the opportunity to study and collaborate with Russian peers and can achieve professional-quality language skills.