Graduate

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

The degree requirements are subdivided into fields based on the region of specialization: the Baltic-Finnish region (with primarily Estonian or Finnish as language of specialization), the Central Asian region (including Xinjiang, with primarily Uyghur and Uzbek, but also Kazakh and Kyrgyz, as language of specialization), the Hungarian region (with Hungarian as language of specialization), the Iranian region (with Persian as language of specialization), the Mongolian region (with Mongolian as language of specialization), Post-Communism and Nationalism (with a Central Eurasian language of specialization chosen in consultation with the student's Graduate Advisory Committee), the Tibetan region (with Tibetan as language of specialization), and the Turkish region (with Turkish as language of specialization).

ADVISING

The Department of Central Eurasian Studies stresses the importance of faculty advising throughout a student's career at Indiana University.  Entering students must consult with the Department's Director of Graduate Studies in planning their first semester's program. The student is required to establish a three-member Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC), headed by the student's likely thesis advisor no later than the start of their third semester. For Ph.D. students, the structure of the advisory committees is mandated in the University Graduate School Bulletin. The student must meet with his or her advisor at least once a semester while in residence at the University, in order to have courses for the subsequent semester approved and to plan a well-integrated program of study at both the M.A. and Ph.D. levels.

GRADUATE CURRICULUM

The Department offers the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. The general University requirements for these degrees are set forth in the chapter "General Requirements" of the University Graduate School Bulletin. Students should read this chapter carefully, especially the section on foreign language requirements. In addition, they should note that no course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement.

NOTE: The requirements set forth in the current document supersede those listed in the April 2003 version of this document.

Ph.D. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Summary of Ph.D Requirements

        1. Region of Specialization (12 cr.)............................................................................................ 12
        2. Language of Specialization and Linguistics (9 cr.)..................................................................... 9
        3. One 700-level Seminar (3 cr.)................................................................................................. 3
        4. Minor Field (12 cr.).............................................................................................................. 12
        5. Electives (12 or more cr.)..................................................................................................... 12
        6. Thesis Research (12 cr. Of R890 or additional elective courses)…….....................................12
        7. Research Language I (no cr.)
        8. Research Language II (no cr.)
        9. Ph.D. Examination (no cr.)
        10. Ph.D. Dissertation (no cr.)
        11. Defense of Dissertation (no cr.)

Total (minimum) credit hours at the Ph.D. level    60
Total (minimum) credit hours at the M.A. level     30
Total (minimum) credit hours for a Ph.D. degree... 90

        1.  

Major Field

A candidate must complete 48 credit hours beyond those hours used to satisfy M.A. requirements in his or her field of specialization, distributed as described below.  No course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement.

Students normally complete the remainder of the 90 credit hours required by the College of Arts and Sciences by enrolling R890 Ph.D. Thesis. The grades (and credit) for these courses is deferred until the completion of the dissertation. Students may, of course, take additional standard courses for credit as part of their examination or dissertation preparation.

A. Region of Specialization (ROS) Courses

Four Department courses relevant to the student's Region of Specialization (12 cr.).  

Baltic and Finnish

R501 Baltic States since 1918
R502 Finland in the 20th Century
R504 Modern Finnish Literature
R508 Estonian Culture and Civilization
R509*Topics in Baltic-Finnish
R592 Uralic Peoples and Cultures
R600*Advanced Readings in Baltic-Finnish Studies
R694 Uralic Linguistics
R698 Empire and Ethnicity in Modern Russian History
R699 Central Eurasian Languages

Central Asia

R511 Travelers and Explorers in Central Asia
R515 Politics and Society in Central Asia
R 518 Labor and Migration in Central Asia
R 520 Central Asia in Soviet Times
R 521 Gender and Women in Central Eurasia
R 522 Jews of the Muslim East
R529*Topics in Central Asian Studies
R530 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
R531 Grave Robbers, Missionaries, and Spies: Foreign Adventurers in Chinese Turkistan
R532 From Kingdom to Colony to Province: History of Xinjiang to 1911
R533 Cultures and Civilization of Xinjiang
R551 Prophets, Poets, and Kings: Iranian Civilization
R593 The Mongol Century
R594 Environmental Problems and Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia
R595 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
R597 Empires of the Silk Road: History of Central Eurasia
R599 Eurasian Firewalls
R599 Chinese Sources on Central Asia
R610*Advanced Readings in Central Asia Studies
R611 Ethnic History of Central Asia
R612 Central Asia under Russian Rule
R613 Islamic Central Asia 16th-19th Centuries
R 617 Oral History in Central Asia
R693 Theorizing Central Eurasia: The Problems of Nationalism
R698 Empire and Ethnicity in Modern Russian History
R699 Central Eurasian Languages
R699 Structure of Turkic Languages

Hungarian

R549*Topics in Hungarian Studies
R640*Advanced Readings in Hungarian Studies
R349/549Modern Hungary
R699 Central Eurasian Languages
Movies and Culture
Cold War History
War and Peace in East Central Europe
Europe between Hitler and Stalin
International Politics from Stalin to Putin
Statesmen of Destiny
Soviet-America Rivalry in East Central Europe

Iranian

R516 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
R322 Jews of the Muslim East
R551 Prophets, Poets, and Kings: Iranian Civilization
R552 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East
R554 Persian Literature in Translation: Literature & Cinema of Modern Iran
R559*Topics in Iranian Studies
R580 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation
R593 The Mongol Century
R597 Empires of the Silk Road: History of Central Eurasia
R613 Islamic Central Asia 16th-19th Centuries
R650*Advanced Readings in Iranian Studies
R693 Theorizing Central Eurasia: The Problems of Nationalism
R699 Central Eurasian Languages

Mongolian

R560 Modern Mongolia
R561 Mongolia's Middle Ages
R562 Mongolian Civilization and Folk Culture
R563 Mongolian Historical Writings
R564 Shamanism and Folk Religion of the Mongols
R569*Topics in Mongolian Studies
R570 Introduction to the History of Tibet
R572 Sino-Tibetan Relations
R593 The Mongol Century
R595 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
R597 Empires of the Silk Road: History of Central Eurasia
R660*Advanced Readings in Mongolian Studies
R661 Mongolian Literature and Folklore
R662 Modern Inner Mongolia
R666 Mongolian Languages and Dialects
R667 Mongolic Writing Systems
R693 Theorizing Central Eurasia: The Problems of Nationalism
R696 Manchu Historical Sources
R697 Soviet and Post-Soviet Nationalities and Problems
R699 Central Eurasian Languages
Post-Communism & Nationalism
R501 Baltic States since 1918
R508 Estonian Culture and Civilization
R515 Politics and Society in Central Asia
R516 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
R528 Post-Soviet Transition in Central Asia
R560 Modern Mongolia
R572 Sino-Tibetan Relations
R594 Environ Probs & Soc Constraints in Northern & C Eurasia
R662 Modern Inner Mongolia
R697 Soviet and Post-Soviet Nationalities and Problems
R698 Empire and Ethnicity in Modern Russian History
R699 Central Eurasian Languages

Tibetan

R560 Modern Mongolia
R562 Mongolian Civilization and Folk Culture
R563 Mongolian Historical Writings
R570 Introduction to the History of Tibet
R571 Tibet and the West
R572 Sino-Tibetan Relations
R573 Religions of Tibet
R574 Contemporary Tibet
R579*Topics in Tibetan Studies
R593 The Mongol Century
R595 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
R597 Empires of the Silk Road: History of Central Eurasia
R661 Mongolian Literature and Folklore
R670*Advanced Readings in Tibetan Studies
R693 Theorizing Central Eurasia: The Problems of Nationalism
R699 Central Eurasian Languages

Turkish

R515 Politics and Society in Central Asia
R516 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia
R580 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation
R582 Cultural History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
R583 Ten Sultans, One Empire: Ottoman Classical Age 1300-1600
R585 Structure of Turkish
R586 Islam, Islamism, and Modernity in Turkey
R589*Topics in Turkish Studies
R593 The Mongol Century
R597 Empires of the Silk Road: History of Central Eurasia
R680*Advanced Readings in Turkish Studies
R699 Structure of Turkic Languages
R699 Central Eurasian Languages

  1. Language of Specialization (LOS) Courses

Nine credit hours in Language of Specialization (LOS) courses and Linguistics.

Besides advanced level LOS courses, these may include any courses below from (a) LOS Advanced Readings, (b) Classical and Early Form of the LOS, and (c) Linguistics, or T699- T799 courses which are approved by the student’s advisory committee to fulfill this requirement. Courses which currently satisfy this requirement are:

  1. a) Advanced Readings Courses

R563 Mongolian Historical Writings
T676 Readings in Modern Tibetan Texts

  1. b) Classical and Early Forms of LOS:

T623 Chaghatay
T656 Middle Iranian Languages
T658 Old Iranian Languages
T663-664 Classical Mongolian I or II
T673 Old Tibetan
T685-686 Introductory Ottoman Turkish I or II
T687-688 Advanced Ottoman Turkish I or II
T690 Introduction to Manchu
T691 Old Turkic

  1. c) Linguistics

Baltic-Finnish Region

R694 Uralic Linguistics
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages

R699 Central Eurasian Languages
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

 

Central Asian Region

T691 Old Turkic
T693* Introduction to Sakha (Yakut)
RTBA Altaic Linguistics
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages

R699 Central Eurasian Languages

R699 Structure of Turkic Languages
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

 

Hungarian Region

T694 Uralic Linguistics
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages

R699 Central Eurasian Languages
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

 

 

Mongolian Region

R666 Mongolian Languages and Dialects
T690 Introduction to Manchu
T691 Old Turkic
RTBA Altaic Linguistics
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages

R699 Central Eurasian Languages
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

 

Tibetan Region

T673 Old Tibetan
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages

R699 Central Eurasian Languages 
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

*If used to satisfy the ROS requirement, these courses must be approved by a student's Graduate Advisory Committee.

In exceptional circumstances, other departmental courses may be used to fulfill the requirements of a particular ROS with the approval of the student’s advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies or the Department Chairperson

Individualized ROS

A student may create a major which covers an Individualized Region of Specialization (where faculty expertise exists) or includes more than one Region of Specialization. Such majors must be approved by the student’s advisory committee.A variety of areas is possible (e.g., Volga-Kama region, Siberia, or Xinjiang) and may include languages taught occasionally in the Department (e.g., Sami [Lappish]; a Samoyed language; Yakut, Kyrgyz, Chagatay, Turkmen, or Chuvash; Buriat or Kalmyk; Manchu or Evenki; and Paleo-Siberian languages such as Yukagir and Ket).Students should expect to study their language(s) of choice for at least two years.

B. Language of Specialization (LOS) Courses

Nine credit hours in Language of Specialization (LOS) courses and Linguistics.

Besides advanced level LOS courses, these may include any courses below from (a) LOS Advanced Readings, (b) Classical and Early Form of the LOS, and (c) Linguistics, or T699- T799 courses which are approved by the student’s advisory committee to fulfill this requirement. Courses which currently satisfy this requirement are:

a) Advanced Readings Courses

R563 Mongolian Historical Writings
T676 Readings in Modern Tibetan Texts

b) Classical and Early Forms of LOS:

T623 Chaghatay
T656 Middle Iranian Languages
T658 Old Iranian Languages
T663-664 Classical Mongolian I or II
T673 Old Tibetan
T685-686 Introductory Ottoman Turkish I or II
T687-688 Advanced Ottoman Turkish I or II
T690 Introduction to Manchu
T691 Old Turkic

c) Linguistics

Baltic-Finnish Region

R694 Uralic Linguistics
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages
R699 Central Eurasian Languages
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

Central Asian Region

T691 Old Turkic
T693* Introduction to Sakha (Yakut)
RTBA Altaic Linguistics
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages
R699 Central Eurasian Languages
R699 Structure of Turkic Languages
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

Hungarian Region

T694 Uralic Linguistics
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages
R699 Central Eurasian Languages
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

Mongolian Region

R666 Mongolian Languages and Dialects
T690 Introduction to Manchu
T691 Old Turkic
RTBA Altaic Linguistics
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages
R699 Central Eurasian Languages
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

Tibetan Region

T673 Old Tibetan
T699* Introductory Central Eurasian Languages
R699 Central Eurasian Languages 
T799* Intermediate Central Eurasian Languages

C. Seminar

This is normally a 700-level course taught inside the department or in the student’s minor field with the approval of the student’s advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.A course without a 700 number may also be used to fulfill this requirement provided it is conducted as a seminar. A seminar is a course in which advanced graduate students have the opportunity to write, present, and revise a substantial research paper (normally 20-25 pages). Normally, students will present a prospectus or preliminary draft of a paper before the professor and other members of the seminar.  Based on the response to the prospectus or draft, the student then revises and expands the paper. The essential element is revising the paper in response to peer review and criticism. To use a non-100-level course, the student will need to submit evidence that the course meets criteria and have it approved by both his/her advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies prior to registration.  Note that this course cannot be used to fulfill any other requirement, either for the ROS or for the minor.

R700   Seminar in Baltic-Finnish Studies
R710   Seminar in Central Asian Studies
R711   Seminar on Comparative Study of Central Asian and Middle East
RTBA Central Asian Nomadic Pastoralism
R713   Sources for the Study of Central Asian History
R740   Seminar in Hungarian Studies
R750   Seminar in Iranian Studies
R760   Seminar in Mongolian Studies
R761   Ordos Documents
R770   Seminar in Tibetan Studies
R771   Intro to Chinese Sources for Tibetan Studies
R780   Seminar in Turkish Studies
R790   Seminar in Central Eurasian Studies


D. Outside Minor

A candidate must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours in an outside minor field. The minor department or program determines which courses satisfy this requirement.The minor is normally in a disciplinary department. It should complement the student’s research interests and should be chosen in consultation with his/her advisor.

E. Electives

Electives or “open” courses may include any graduate-credit Department courses at the 500- level or above not used to satisfy other requirements, or any other graduate-level courses, including Advanced Readings courses (12 cr.).

F. Dissertation Research

Students complete the remainder of the 90 credit hours required by the College of Arts and Sciences by enrolling in CEUS-R 890 Ph.D Thesis. The grades (and credit) for these courses are deferred until the completion of the dissertation.

 

Research Languages

Students must demonstrate reading proficiency in two modern scholarly research languages, in accordance with the regulations of the University Graduate School. This may be done by taking proficiency examinations through the relevant departments, or by completing with a "B" grade or better the 491-492 courses offered in some of these languages. According to Graduate School regulations, these credit hours do not count toward the over-all Ph.D. requirement of 90 hours.  Completion of one of the two Research Language requirements is a prerequisite for admission to the Ph.D. program.

G. Research Language I

Reading proficiency in a modern research language such as French, German, or Russian. The student must have acquired the first research language at the M.A. level of study.

H. Research Language II

Reading proficiency in a second research language most relevant to the student’s field of specialization. The second language may be French, German, or Russian, or an appropriate language may be substituted with the written approval of the majority of the student's advisory committee. For example, Swedish may be an appropriate research language for a student in Finnish, or Japanese may be appropriate for Mongolian studies, depending on the particular subject of study within the major. Determination of proficiency is made on a case-by- case basis.

 

Examination

The student may take the Ph.D. examination only after fulfilling all the requirements for the Ph.D. (M.A. degree, specified Ph.D. courses, outside minor, and both research languages).

Ph.D. Examination: Written and Oral

The student will be examined in two fields with a separate faculty examiner for each field. The student and the committee members will agree on an exam format: four-hour in-person, or five-day take-home. The written portion of the qualifying examination will consist of four essays, two in each of the two fields. Prior to the exam, the student, in consultation with his/her examiners, will prepare an examination reading list for each field.These reading lists must include works in both the language of specialization and the research languages. These reading lists will be kept on file with the examinations.Each of the faculty examiners will prepare three or four questions, of which the student will answer two, allowing approximately one hour for each questions.

Students should check with their minor department about its policy on Ph.D. qualifying exams. If no examination is required for the minor, the student should ask for an official waiver.

The oral examination will be given within two weeks of the written examination.At least three examiners must be present at the oral examination.Students with waiver for the outside minor must secure a third faculty member from the Department as an examiner at the orals. Oral examinations will be scheduled for two hours and will last no less than 90 minutes.

Unsatisfactory performance in one field of the written examination will require that the student successfully complete that part of the examination at a later time, before the oral examination can be taken. Failing marks in two fields of the written examination will constitute failure in the written part.The student may not take that part again in the same semester. Two failures in the written examination result in withdrawal of permission for the student to work toward a degree in the Department. Unsatisfactory performance in one field of the oral examination will require repetition of that part of the examination. Failing marks in two fields of the oral examination will constitute failure in the oral part and the student will not be allowed to take that part again in the same semester. Two failures in the oral part of the examination will result in withdrawal of permission for the student to work toward a degree in the Department.

 

Dissertation

The student must follow the regulations stated in the University Graduate School Bulletin and in the "Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations."

 

J. Ph.D Dissertation

The student must submit a dissertation to his or her Ph.D. research committee and obtain its approval of the finished product.

 

K. Defense of the Dissertation

As a final examination, the student must defend the dissertation before his or her research committee and other University members who may wish to attend. A successful defense and submission to the Graduate School of the completed and corrected dissertation results in the awarding of a Ph.D. degree in Central Eurasian Studies.

 

Summary of Ph.D Requirements

        1. Region of Specialization (12 cr.)............................................................................................ 12
        2. Language of Specialization and Linguistics (9 cr.)..................................................................... 9
        3. One 700-level Seminar (3 cr.)................................................................................................. 3
        4. Minor Field (12 cr.).............................................................................................................. 12
        5. Electives (12 or more cr.)..................................................................................................... 12
        6. Thesis Research (12 cr. Of R890 or additional elective courses)…….....................................12
        7. Research Language I (no cr.)
        8. Research Language II (no cr.)
        9. Ph.D. Examination (no cr.)
        10. Ph.D. Dissertation (no cr.)
        11. Defense of Dissertation (no cr.)

Total (minimum) credit hours at the Ph.D. level    60
Total (minimum) credit hours at the M.A. level     30
Total (minimum) credit hours for a Ph.D. degree... 90

Ph.D. students majoring in other departments may take a minor in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies. This shall consist of 12 credit hours of courses taught in the Department. If CEUS language courses are used no more than 6 credits count towards the 12 credit hours needed. The specific courses used to complete the minor in Central Eurasian Studies shall be approved in writing by the Department. Students pursuing a minor are encouraged to identify a faculty advisor in the Department as early as possible so that a well-integrated program of study can be established.

Ph.D. Advisory Committee

Designates composition of student's advisory committee. Due within one year of admission to the Ph.D. program for a single major or at the time of adding the second for those pursuing a double major.

Your committee should include two committee members from your major and one from each minor. Double majors will have at least two committee members from each major. At least two members of the Advisory Committee must be members of the graduate faculty.

Completion of Minor

Student is responsible for requesting notification be sent to CEUS from minor department upon completion of Minor requirements.

Qualifying Exams

When all coursework and Ph.D requirements have been fulfilled, student must request approval from Advisory Committee to take qualifying exam. All members must agree to an exam date for both written and oral exams and CEUS must be notified of this date no less than 30 days in advance.

NOTE: CEUS maintains a file of previous qualifying exam questions which can be viewed upon request.

Nomination to Candidacy

Complete at the time of oral qualifying exam

NOTE: Once you have taken your qualifying exam you must remain continuously enrolled, registering each semester (excluding summer) in either G901 (6 semesters max) or R890.  If you plan to submit your dissertation during a summer session you must register for 1 hour of R890 for the summer session you are defending.

Nomination of Research Committee

Your committee consists of three members from your major and one for each minor. Double majors will have two members from each major. Attach a 1-2 page summary of dissertation when you submit your eDoc. The eDoc must be submitted and approved by the University Graduate School at least 6 months before defense.

Defense Announcement

Submit defense announcement once your committee has approved the dissertation and members have agreed on a date and time for defense. Announcement must be submitted and approved at least 30 days before defense. Your final version must be fully approved and submitted within 6 months of defending.

NOTE: To insure compliance with University Graduate School dissertation guidelines, students should seek Graduate School input regarding maps, charts, and other non-text inserts to the dissertation to insure proper page orientation/placement and positioning of page numbers, etc.

Commencement Application

Ph.D Commencement Applications are due early in the semester of which you are graduating.

IMPORTANT NOTE: When conferring University Graduate School degrees, minors, certificates, and sub-plans, the University Graduate School's staff use those requirements contained only in the University Graduate School Bulletin. In addition to degree requirements you'll find important information concerning transfer of credits, committees, qualifying exams, candidacy, defense etc. on the first 15 pages of the Bulletin.

Study Abroad

Overseas study is an increasingly important part of any area studies program. In recent years, Central Eurasian Studies graduate students have studied language or done research in most of the regions studied in our department: Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Hungary, Finland, and Estonia.

CEUS overseas study in Samarqand, Uzbekistan - Summer 2022

Description of the video:

0:05 I'm participating in the study abroad
0:08 program to learn the Uzbek language and
0:10 culture in Uzbekistan I was able to get
0:12 this opportunity by taking the class
0:14 Central Asia and soviet times I've
0:16 highly enjoyed my time in Uzbekistan a
0:19 lot of things that I learned in class I
0:21 was able to see here the Uzbek classes
0:23 have also been fantastic
0:25 I've not taken any use back before this
0:28 trip and my first class was in the Sama
0:31 Khan Institute of foreign languages and
0:34 overall it has been a fantastic
0:36 experience and I highly enjoyed it and I
0:39 would highly encourage anybody
0:40 interested in the program to try it out
0:43 as well while here in Uzbekistan
0:46 we had the unique opportunity to learn
0:49 at least for myself elementary Uzbek
0:52 which was the language up until this
0:54 trip that I wouldn't have given much
0:56 mind to learning however the just unique
0:59 opportunity to learn Uzbek from a native
1:01 Uzbek speaker
1:03 was rather inspiring learning culture
1:06 from uzbeks who are passionate about
1:08 their country
1:10 compassionate about their culture and
1:12 society is also just a very unique and a
1:16 one-off kind of situation in the class
1:19 we learned about different topics like
1:21 literature and dialects of luzbeck as
1:23 well as getting to meet the students and
1:24 how they have their student life in
1:26 Samarkand
1:28 it's definitely helped me to think
1:29 differently about
1:31 the country and the region and the
1:33 relationships
1:35 between and among the people who live
1:38 not just in Uzbekistan but in
1:40 neighboring countries
1:41 and how the
1:43 people flow from one place to another
1:46 how they interact with uh colleagues and
1:49 friends and family seeing the culture
1:51 and things that I wouldn't have thought
1:53 of before so like even like how you pour
1:56 tea and like how you break the bread and
1:59 who gets
2:00 to you first and who gets the middle
2:01 part of the bread when I also had fun
2:03 talking to the students and seeing what
2:05 we had in common because they had seen
2:06 some movies and
2:08 listened to american music and I
2:10 wouldn't have expected that so we had a
2:11 lot in common there it's really fun
2:13 highly recommend

Exchanges

Located on the Danube in Budapest, Corinvus University offers two semester-long programs for IU students. One is intended only for business school students, and the other is open to undergraduates of all majors. Both require taking a 15 credit course load, 3 of which include a conversational Hungarian course.
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Recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, Budapest is also a significant financial center in the region. On this co-sponsored, direct enrollment semester program, students take courses alongside other international students at Corvinus University of Budapest. Students take business and other courses taught in English as well as an introductory Hungarian language class.
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A generous donation from the Tang Research Foundation facilitates exchange of Central Eurasian Studies (CEUS) graduate majors as visiting scholars between Peking University's (PKU) History department and CEUS. Each exchange student visitor will be expected to combine research or fieldwork with coursework/studies at the History department of PKU. To apply you must be a CEUS graduate major. Preference will be given to CEUS PhD majors followed by advanced CEUS MA majors. Applications are accepted twice a year. For more information contact CEUS.

An agreement between the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and IUB provides funding for AUCA's Central Asian Studies Institute (CASI) to cooperate with CEUS on exchanges of graduate students. Each exchange student visitor will be expected to combine research or fieldwork with coursework/studies or public lectures at AUCA. To apply you must be a CEUS graduate major. Preference will be given to CEUS PhD majors followed by advanced CEUS MA majors. Applications are accepted twice a year. For more information contact CEUS.

The IU-administered summer program in Kyrgyzstan is led by IU faculty and jointly organized by IU and the American University of Central Asia. Students from the US and Kyrgyzstan will live and work together on an archaeological project designed to develop scientific research skills and cross-cultural communication and understanding. In addition to actual mapping and excavation, students will get language exposure and have a chance to live in a Kyrgyz village.
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