STUDENT EXCHANGE
Kyiv-Mohyla
Academy
The exchange with the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is open to MA and PhD students in the Social Sciences
and Humanities who have a record of academic excellence. Established in the 17th century by the Metropolitan Petro
Mohyla, the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy became a widely respected
educational institution and a centre for the development of
Ukraine's first national political, cultural and government
elite. The Academy was closed in 1817 by the Russian Tsarist
government. In 1992, after a 175-year hiatus, the Kyiv-Mohyla
Academy was reinstated as a secular teaching institution,
becoming a symbol of the rebirth of independent Ukraine. The
Academy was granted the status of "National University" in
1994.
Widely
regarded as the principal school in Ukraine for the Social
Sciences and Humanities, the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is also a
leading centre for social and political research. Some 2,500
students from across Ukraine and abroad receive their education
from leading Ukrainian and Western scholars. The Academy has
become a centre for the promotion of democratic values in
Ukraine, and its students are actively involved in the political
life of the country. The
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy is a bilingual institution: courses are
taught in Ukrainian and English. Approximately 40 percent
of the library holdings are in foreign languages, primarily
in English. Exchange students can also take advantage of being
in the capital of Ukraine, the site of major government and
legislative bodies, non-governmental organizations, and the
richest state libraries and archives.
The
successful candidate will spend one semester (September-December
or January-May) studying or doing research at the Kyiv-Mohyla
Academy. As a rule, CERES MA students will go on exchange in the fall term of their second year. CERES will provide some financial support on a case-by-case
basis. Students pay their regular tuition to the University
of Toronto; they do not pay any additional tuition or incidental
fees to the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
To apply, please submit a Statement of Purpose (up to 750 words),
which details your research interests and reasons to study
at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, two letters of reference from
individuals who are qualified to judge your academic achievements,
and graduate transcripts or an informal record of graduate grades. Letters of reference
should be sent directly to
Svitlana Frunchak. Kyiv-Mohyla Academy operates primarily in the Ukrainian language, and facility in Ukrainian will be treated as an asset in the review of applications.
Applications should be received in full at the below
address by January 15. It is possible that some first semester grades may not be available as of January 15. If so, they should be submitted as soon as possible. Download the brochure here.
Svitlana Frunchak
Room 111 N, 1 Devonshire Place
jacyk.program@utoronto.ca
(416) 946-8113
Central European University
This exchange is open to CERES MA students who have a record of academic excellence. The successful candidate will spend one semester (September-December or January-April) studying at the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest.
CERES will provide the cost of travel and a living stipend, and CEU will provide a tuition waiver and dormitory housing. The CEU is an international institution for post-graduate study and research. Founded by Hungarian-American philanthropist George Soros in 1991, CEU also promotes educational development and policy making throughout Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. CEU has a charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New York. CEU has grown rapidly since its first year in Prague in 1991 with 100 students.
During the 2008/09 academic year, enrolment stood at 1500 students drawn from over 100 countries, including those of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Western Europe, North America, and Asia. More than 60 professors from 26 countries teach at the CEU. In addition, prestigious visiting professors give frequent lectures and seminars at the university, thus giving students access to highly respected academics from top-level institutions in Europe and North America. The language of instruction at CEU is English.
To apply, please submit a Statement of Purpose (up to 750 words) which details your research interests and why you would like to study at CEU, two letters of reference from individuals who are qualified to judge your academic achievements;
all university transcripts. Letters of reference and transcripts should be sent directly from the referee and institution to CERES.
Applications should be received in full at the below
address by February 15.
Robert Austin
Room 128 N, 1 Devonshire Place
robert.austin@utoronto.ca
416-946-8942
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