Summer School in Mari Language and Culture

04.01.06

Yoshkar-Ola, Russian Federation, July 2-19, 2006.

Mari State University is happy to announce Summer School in Mari Language and Culture organized by the International Office and the Department of Mari Language and Literature of Mari State University. This year the event will take place in Yoshkar-Ola, capital of the Republic of Mari El, on July 2-19, 2006. We use our advantages of long teaching experience, cozy and secure environment, and exploration of the Mari culture incorporated in the study process. Feel free to apply and learn more about Mari language, a kin language to the Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian, and the unique Mari culture, which has its roots in the pagan (pre-Christian) religious beliefs. You will be taught to speak, write and understand Mari speech, learn the traditional life of Mari, see the Volga river and feel the spirit of the unique Finno-Ugric minority culture that survives in the middle of Russia.

For more details see the Programme and the List of the Faculty.

Cost: Euro 265 (includes: tuition fees, accomodation in the student dormitory, meals, cultural programme and local transportation for the whole period of the School). For more details on payment please contact the organizers.

Logistics. Daily direct train goes from Moscow to Yoshkar-Ola, departure from Kazansky railway terminal (Kazansky vokzal). Time in the way: approx. 16 hours (arrival next morning).

How to apply. The International Office of Mari State University provides assistance in making invitation forms for the Russian entry visa to all non-Russian citizens applying for participation. The application form should be submitted to the organizers by e-mail andrey@marsu.ru or fax (+7-8362) 720 705 until the deadline. 

Source: Mari State University