Baltic Center in Riga

Baltic Center in Riga offers a unique combination of academic classes, homestay with Russian native families, and Russian language professional internships in various field. Established in 2014, Baltic Center works with Brigham Young University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Wharton Business School, etc.

Baltic Center has close ties and collaborates on Russian Studies component with Free University (Russian University in exile).

Baltic Center offers Russian language courses for students of varying levels of proficiency, combining different learning methods based on the communicative approach with a focus on meaning and on correct forms of usage and correctness of speech. This approach recognizes the specific typology of the Russian language, uses the functional-communicative method in presenting grammatical, lexical, and syntactical material, and recognizes the importance of cultural context in foreign language learning.

Baltic Center provides fully equipped and spacious classrooms in historical buildings in the Central Riga, equipped with overhead projectors, video recording, wi-fi, computers with printers and copiers, and areas for individual study.

In Riga, you will also have the opportunity to attend a course based on the unique methodology of Stanislav and Alla Chernyshovs, well-known teachers of Russian as a foreign language, authors of the bestseller “Поехали” (more than 200.000 textbooks sold worldwide). The lessons will be taught by Stanislav and Alla themselves!

Prices:

We provide meeting at the airport and individual transfer to the dorm, hostel, or homestay family. Transfer to homestay family is mandatory. The transfer price for enrolled student is 30 euro.

Studying in a small group is 15 euros per academic hour (45 minutes).

The proficiency level can be determined by an online test.

Minimum length of study is 2 weeks.

Registration fee is 100 euros. The cost of standard two-weeks intensive course is 600 euros (40 hours).