Travel

All Students are required to work with the Office of Summer and Continuing Studies to obtain a student visa for study in Russia.  The conditions of the student visa require that you arrive in Russia (St. Petersburg) on June 8 and depart Russia (St. Petersburg) on July 28.  Students may not make alternative travel arrangements.  Your passport must be signed and valid through March 2009 and have at least two blank pages available for your visa.

Students are responsible for their own travel to and from St. Petersburg. Bus transfer from the airport to meet your host family is included. (The on-site coordinator will meet students at the airport in St. Petersburg for flights arriving on June 8).

Important Information for Attending Students

Students are required to attend the three mandatory orientation sessions.  By submitting your application and your non-refundable deposit, you are agreeing to attend all of these orientations and to submit the required visa documentation and University forms by the deadlines posted.  Failure to meet these obligations may result in the forfeiture of your deposit and enrollment in the program.

The initial program orientation will take place in Summer and Continuing Studies (4th Floor, 42 Charlesfield St.) at 3:00PM on March 12, 2008.

All forms, your passport and complete visa applications, flight itinerary and planned arrival time must be submitted to Summer and Continuing Studies Summer Abroad by 12PM on April 1, 2008.

The Program Orientation with the faculty will be held in April in the Department of Slavic Languages library (Marston, 2nd Floor).

The Pre-departure Orientation where passports and visas will be returned to students will be held in May – exact time and location to be announced following program confirmation.

Important Information about Studying Abroad

All students enrolled in Brown University’s summer programs are subject to the Student Rites and Responsibilities defined by the campus and the Office of Student Life.

Students should be advised that while abroad, they are additionally subject to the laws of the host country.  Staff abroad is not qualified to offer legal counsel or intercede with local authorities on behalf of a student.  Any offense committed while abroad may be reviewed by the University judicial system.
 
The Student Rights and Responsibility page on the OSL website

Students should carefully consider their decision to study abroad on a Brown University program.  These programs are academically rigorous and students must be prepared to meet their academic obligations while adjusting to a foreign language, culture and climate.  These intensive programs are challenging emotionally and physically – yet rewarding in personal and academic ways.