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Greetings and Belated Happy New Year from UF Russian Studies!

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View all Russian Studies Newsletter articles > Winter traditionally finds students thinking of summer study abroad, which for obvious reasons has become challenging for students of Russia and Russian. Fortunately, Drs. Ingrid Kleespies and Natalia Sletova—have worked hard to set up a four-week program in the beautiful and eminently hospitable Georgian capital of Tbilisi. As […]

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Tovkach (’23) works her way up the national security ladder in Africa and Washington, D.C.

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View all Russian Studies Newsletter articles > Background: Grace Tovkach graduated in 2023 with a combined degree in International Studies and Dual Languages: French and Russian Specialization. She currently works as Alumni Outreach Engagement Specialist, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, D.C., after completing a diplomatic fellowship at the Department of State, which took her first […]

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Nayman (’19) finds links between Russian and Pathology from his residency at Northwestern in Chicago.

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View all Russian Studies Newsletter articles > Background: Eric Nayman graduated from UF in 2019 with a major in Russian studies, completed his MD at Florida International University in 2024, and is currently a resident physician in anatomic and clinical pathology at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. What are one or […]

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New Graduate Profile: Hannah Bogard (neé Harris)

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View all Russian Studies Newsletter articles > Background: Hannah graduated in fall 2024 with majors in Russian and international studies, successfully completed UF’s AFROTC program, and has been commissioned into the U.S. Air Force. She also wrote a senior thesis, “Language Policy in Education: A Comparative Evaluation of Russian-Speaker Integration in Estonia and Latvia,” which […]

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Russian Fall Festival 2024!

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View all Russian Studies Newsletter articles > True to form, the UF Russian Culture Club hosted another wonderful Fall Fest in November, featuring the usual song, dance, entertainment, and tasty cuisine that we have grown to love. Club President, Grace Wright, notes, “We had a wonderful Fall Festival 2024 filled with lots of laughter, talented […]

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Nagoya University

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The Nagoya University Program for Academic Exchange (NUPACE) offers a unique curriculum consisting of Japanese language instruction, Japan area/intercultural studies, and courses in the student’s major field of study, taught both in English and Japanese.

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Waseda University

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Waseda consistently ranks among the most academically selective and prestigious universities in Japanese university rankings.
It is organized into 36 departments: 13 undergraduate schools and 23 graduate schools.

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Kyoto University

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Founded in 1897, Kyoto University is second oldest university in Japan. KyotoU is consistently ranked amongst the top two in Japan, the top ten in Asia, and the world’s top fifty institutions of higher education.

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