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The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are pleased to announce the fourth annual Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute, CESSI, to be held at UW-Madison from June 16-August 8, 2014. Information and application materials are available on the CESSI Web site: http://creeca.wisc.edu/cessi . The priority deadline for admission and the fee remission grant is April 21, 2014.

In summer 2014, intensive courses in beginning and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek will be offered. With sufficient enrollment, other Central Eurasian Turkic languages could also be offered. Please contact the CESSI program coordinator if you are interested in a language not listed above. Scheduling of all courses is contingent upon enrollment. Students should apply to CESSI as early as possible to help ensure that your class will be offered.

CESSI 2014 will also feature lectures (in English) on Central Eurasian history and culture and a rich program of cultural events and field trips related to the countries of Central Eurasia.

The CESSI consortium is comprised of international and area studies centers at major U.S. universities working together to provide high-quality instruction in the languages and cultures of Central Eurasia.

For additional information about CESSI 2014, please contact Nancy Heingartner, CESSI program coordinator, cessi at creeca dot wisc dot edu, 1-608-262-3379.

Tishler, J. [SEELANGS] Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute at UW-Madison. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, 11 Feb 2014).