Pittsburgh is an ideal place for a program devoted to the study of Russia, East Europe & Eurasia. In the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, one of every four people is either an immigrant or the child of one; of those, one in three have roots in East/Central Europe or the former Soviet Union. This rich local heritage provides for regular contacts with the region's history, culture, and languages. It also offers a support system through organizations such as the community-based committees of the Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning. Ten of the 31 room committees link the University to peoples and cultures of the REEES area.
The Center's joint activities with the many local ethnic organizations range from annual cultural heritage festivals, to student programs, to targeted professional development and technical assistance. Organizations such as the Slovak Foundation, the Kosciuszko Foundation, the Croatian Fraternal Union, the Serb National Federation, the Ukrainian Technological Society, and the Ukrainian Cultural and Humanitarian Institute contribute significantly to scholarly activities at the University, like the the Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center (BMNECC), the Czech and Slovak School of Pittsburgh, and the William Penn Association, on diverse programming related to the Center's world area.
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