Siberian Federal University

Program Description

The Summer School has been successfully held since 2011 and has hosted hundreds of students from Germany, Finnland, The Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Brazil, China, etc. Krasnoyarsk is the administrative capital of Krasnoyarsk Region that is the second largest region of Russia. It is a big industrial and educational centre of Eastern Siberia with a population of more than 1 million people, and is also an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The city is located on the banks of the great Yenisey River in the valley formed by the Eastern Sayan Mountains. The Krasnoyarsk Stolby (“Pillars”) State Nature Reserve has become the city’s landmark.

The School is organized by School of Philology and Language Communication of Siberian Federal University (SibFU). It is the first Federal University founded in Russia, one of the largest universities in Siberia and one of the most actively developing universities in Russia. Over 35,000 people enrolled in 122 educational programs in 50 professional fields study here.

Experienced Russian lecturers and tutors with degrees, language experts, and professional simultaneous interpreters are involved into the educational process of the Summer School.

The program of the School suits for five CEFR levels: А1.1, А1.2, А2, В1, В2

The course is also available for students who have no or very little knowledge of the Russian language. The programme totals 30 study hours (2,5 ECTS), and consists of Speaking, Vocabulary in Use, Grammar in Use, Listening, Writing, Russian Literature and Culture.

• e-mail: admission [at] sfu-kras [dot] ru

Romain Tribout (France)

"Je suis satisfait de la qualité de l'enseignement. Les livres sont bien fait et les professeurs compétents".

Gabriel Morales Romero (Spain)

"Este curso ha sido mi puerta a Rusia y al idioma. Estoy interesado en hacer otro curso aquí, de media duración, pronto".

Esperanza Aguilera (Spain)

"El trabajo de la profesora ha sido muy bueno. Todos los días ponía mucha energía en la clase. Las lecciones estaban bien organizadas y estructuradas. Se han hecho una gran variedad de actividades basadas en el enfoque comunicativo".

Francisco Javier Velarde Pedraza (Spain)

"Considero una experiencia totalmente recomendable venir a Krasnoyarsk, de hecho quiero volver y solicitaré de nuevo la beca en convocatorias venideras, llegando incluso a plantearme venir sin beca. Creo que sería una experiencia totalmente única e increíble poder experimentar el auténtico invierno siberiano, por lo que, si se organiza un curso de invierno no dudaría ni un momento en acudir de nuevo a la Universidad Federal de Siberia".

Elena Calistroni (Italy)

"I'm already thinking about coming back to Krasnoyarsk, if not this winter, probably next summer because since I first arrived here I felt at home, despite all the language difficulties".

Nicolo Ferrari (Italy)

"I really appreciated the language course organized for us, especially I liked that it was only in Russian because it helped me to improve my vocabulary which was extremely poor. I've really appreciated the great efforts of our teacher. She is really dedicated to her job and I truly loved her way of teaching and her positive attitude. I am sure to come back because I have enjoyed this experience".

Michal Budinsky (Slovakia)

«Экскурсии мне понравились все: интересные места, музеи. Мне было очень приятно посетить Столбы, можно в будущем ходить в турпоходы. Пикник был прекрасным! Спасибо за отличное лето в Красноярске!»

Lucía Sánchez Conejero (Spain)

“I have found this course extremely useful since I have learnt a lot not only about the Russian language but also about the culture, history and life-style. I am really grateful to have such an opportunity to meet amazing people who organized this course and that helped us. The lessons were great as well as the excursions and visits. I think it was a well-prepared plan. I’d like to express my greatness to my teacher Olga who has supported and helped us in an extraordinary way. Thanks so much for the whole experience, it will be unforgettable.”

Eelis Hyvärinen (Finland)

“Excellent teachers! I learned a lot during the course, both at the lessons and in my free time in a Russian-speaking environment. The excursions were very interesting. All the teachers, other staff and local students have been extremely friendly<…>I’m glad that I chose this course and I hope I can visit Krasnoyarsk again in the future <…> It was also great that the teacher only spoke Russian with us <…>After this experience I will certainly continue studying the Russian Language.”

Valentina Linardi (Italy)

“I really liked the course. It was a great experience and a great way to get better at Russian. The lessons were really interesting and useful because they joined reading, writing, speaking and talking skills <…> In general it was really nice and useful and I’d like to thank everyone who helped with it and the wonderful people we got to know. PS: the teacher is great!“

Claudia Pascual del Pobil (Spain)

“Lessons were well-organized and the materials were very useful and clear. I want to enhance the performance of Natalia (our teacher) who made classes manageable and interesting, we were able to cover almost all the book. <...> Visits to the museums were very interesting and well-organized> I want to thank the flexibility to adopt to our demands …”

Marcelo Costa Choukri (Brazil)

“I learned a lot from them, for sure!!! Specially the way that they talk about the subjects we studied. They do know what they are talking about! So thank you very much for all the classes!”