Winter School of Russian as a foreign language

On 26 January, the post-graduate course "Winter School of Russian as a Foreign Language" took place at the Centre of Additional Educational Programs in Russian as a Foreign Language at St Petersburg University. Among the participants were students from the Harbin Institute of Technology (PRC).

Tatyana Nikolayevna Kolosova, Ph.D. of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language and Teaching Methods at St Petersburg University, and Irina Alexandrovna Ustinova, Natalia Vladimirovna Novak, teachers of the course, noted the students' efforts and successes in learning Russian.

The closing ceremony of the Winter School included a Russian language quiz and a round table discussion on the problems faced by Chinese and Russian youth.

Olga Igorevna Popova, Director of the Centre of Additional Educational Programs in Russian as a Foreign Language at St Petersburg University, congratulated the students of the Harbin Institute of Technology on the successful completion of their studies at Winter School: "I sincerely want to thank you for the interest you have shown in the Russian language, our country and the University. It is especially pleasant that your visit coincided with the holidays, when the First University of Russia celebrates its 300th anniversary. It is particularly admirable that in just two weeks you were able to speak Russian. I hope that you will take away many impressions from St. Petersburg and will remember it with warmth and joy. I congratulate you on the completion of the program and wish you success, creative and scientific discoveries! We will be glad to meet you at other educational programs of the Centre of Additional Educational Programs in Russian as a Foreign Language at St Petersburg University».

We congratulate our students on the successful completion of their studies!