Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

 
The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh is an interdisciplinary center focusing on Central and Eastern Europe and the successor states of the former Soviet Union. As a Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) funded by the US Department of Education, REEES plays a critical role in promoting regionally focused scholarship and teaching on Pitt’s campus and raising awareness among wider communities in the Pittsburgh area and beyond. REEES's affiliated faculty members come from the humanities, social sciences and professional schools. The Center develops and supports student programs focused on foreign language acquisition, cultural immersion, and interdisciplinary area studies certificates to complement traditional disciplinary degrees. REEES also partners with various international and domestic organizations to promote educational, technical and economic development in the Center's world area.

Services Offered: 
Cultural Festivals
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Intensive Summer Language Study Opportunities
Internships
Professional Development Workshops
Resource Lending Library
School Visits

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Video

Intended Audience:
9-12, Faculty, Post-Secondary

This faculty professional development conference explores the history, current status, and future of Africa and China’s relationship through a global lens, providing examples of not only Chinese investments in infrastructure in Africa, but from other regions such as Europe, as well. 

Intended Audience:
Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

In January 2018, the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) at the University of Pittsburgh invited faculty from two and four year institutions of higher education to attend a one-day workshop on internationalizing across the curriculum. For the past five years, UCIS has partnered with the Nine University and College International Studies Consortium in Georgia and with the...

Intended Audience:
Post-Secondary

“Bridging Cultures with Community Colleges," a grant program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), was designed to support humanities education--and culture studies in particular--in our growing community colleges. Through this grant, University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian and East European Studies (REES) partnered with the Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) to...

Outreach at Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Zita Tóth-Shawgo
Engagement Coordinator
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies