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Svetlana Tereshchenko Phd(Ec) Head of Dirtectorate of International Cooperation Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University Saint-Petersburg «RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE» SUMMER SCHOOL OF SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE FOREST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Groups are started from 10 persons 9 days / 8 nights (Friday — Saturday) 19.06–27.06.2020 Level A0-A1 Level A2-B1 For more information contact to Svetlana Tereshchenko PhD(Ec) Head of Dirtectorate of International Cooperation Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University Institutsky per, 5, liter U, Saint-Petersburg, Russia E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +7 921 910–73–26 SUMMER SCHOOL Arriving to St Petersburg. Meeting at the Railway Station (Friday) (Airport). 19 June 2020 Accommodation in a hostel or a hotel. 09.00–18.00 (Saturday) Walking tour of the city (Nevsky Prospect, Petropavlovskaya 20 June 2020 Fortress, Summer Garden) 18.00–19.00 09.00–16.00Excursion along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg (Sunday) Visit to the Catherine Park (Tsarskoye Selo) 21 June 2020 10.00–13.00 (Monday) Russian language lessons 22 June 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 Training "Intercultural communications" (in Russian / English) 10.00–13.00 (Tuesday) Russian language lessons 23 June 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 StateExcursion Technical to the University Entomological Museum of St. Petersburg State Technical University and the Museum of Hunting of St. Petersburg 10.00–13.00 (Wednesday) Russian language lessons 24 June 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 16.00–21.00 Excursion to the Hermitage 10.00–13.00 (Thursday) Russian language lessons 25 June 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00–17.00 10.00–13.00Visit to St. Isaac's Cathedral (Friday) Russian language lessons 26 June 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00 Free time Transfer to the Railway Station (Airport). (Saturday) Departure 27 June 2020 Saint-Petersburg «RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE» SUMMER SCHOOL OF SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE FOREST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Groups are started from 10 persons 9 days / 8 nights (Friday — Saturday) 07.08–15.08. 2020 Level A0-A1 Level A2-B1 For more information contact to Svetlana Tereshchenko PhD(Ec) Head of Dirtectorate of International Cooperation Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University Institutsky per, 5, liter U, Saint-Petersburg, Russia E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +7 921 910–73–26 SUMMER SCHOOL Arriving to St Petersburg. Meeting at the Railway Station (Friday) (Airport). 7 August 2020 Accommodation in a hostel or a hotel. 09.00–18.00 (Saturday) Walking tour by the city (Nevsky Prospect, Petropavlovskaya 8 August 2020 Fortress, Summer Garden) 18.00–19.00 Excursion along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg 09.00–16.00 (Sunday) Visit to the Catherine Park (Tsarskoye Selo) 9 August 2020 10.00–13.00 (Monday) Russian language lessons 10 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 Training “Intercultural communications” (in Russian / English) 10.00–13.00 (Tuesday) Russian language lessons 11 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 State Technical University and the Museum of Hunting of Excursion in the Entomological Museum of St. Petersburg 10.00–13.00St. Petersburg State Technical University (Wednesday) Russian language lessons 12 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 16.00–21.00 Excursion to the Hermitage 10.00–13.00 (Thursday) Russian language lessons 13 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00–17.00 10.00–13.00Visiting St. Isaac’s Cathedral (Friday) Russian language lessons 14 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00 Free time Transfer to the Railway Station (Airport). (Saturday) Departure 15 August 2020 Saint-Petersburg «RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE» SUMMER SCHOOL OF SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE FOREST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Groups are started from 10 persons 9 days / 8 nights (Friday — Saturday) 03.07–11.07.2020 Level A0-A1 Level A2-B1 For more information contact to Svetlana Tereshchenko PhD(Ec) Head of Dirtectorate of International Cooperation Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University Institutsky per, 5, liter U, Saint-Petersburg, Russia E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +7 921 910–73–26 SUMMER SCHOOL Arriving to St Petersburg. Meeting at the Railway Station (Friday) (Airport). 3 July 2020 Accommodation in a hostel or a hotel. A sightseeing tour of the city. 09.00–18.00 (Saturday) Walking tour of the city (Nevsky Prospect, Petropavlovskaya 4 July 2020 Fortress, Summer Garden) 18.00–19.00 09.00–16.00Excursion along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg (Sunday) Visit to the Catherine Park (Tsarskoye Selo) 5 July 2020 10.00–13.00 (Monday) Russian language lessons 6 July 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 Training «Intercultural communications» (in Russian / English) 10.00–13.00 (Tuesday) Russian language lessons 7 July 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 State Technical University and the Museum of Hunting of Excursion to the Entomological Museum of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg10.00–13.00 State Technical University (Wednesday) Russian language lessons 8 July 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 16.00–21.00 Excursion to the Hermitage 10.00–13.00 (Thursday) Russian language lessons 9 July 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00–17.00 10.00–13.00Visiting St. Isaac’s Cathedral (Friday) Russian language lessons 10 July 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00–18.00 Free time Transfer to the Railway Station (Airport). (Saturday) Departure 11 July 2020 Saint-Petersburg «RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE» SUMMER SCHOOL OF SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE FOREST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Groups are started from 10 persons 7 days / 6 nights (Sunday — Saturday) 23.08–29.08.2020 Level A0-A1 Level A2-B1 For more information contact to Svetlana Tereshchenko PhD(Ec) Head of Dirtectorate of International Cooperation Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University Institutsky per, 5, liter U, Saint-Petersburg, Russia E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +7 921 910–73–26 SUMMER SCHOOL Arriving to St Petersburg. Meeting at the Railway Station (Sunday) (Airport). 23 August 2020 Accommodation in a hostel or a hotel. 10.00–13.00 (Monday) Russian language lessons 24 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 Training “Intercultural communications” (in Russian / English) 10.00–13.00 (Tuesday) Russian language lessons 25 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 State Technical University and the Museum of Hunting of Excursion to the Entomological Museum of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg State Technical University 10.00–13.00 (Wednesday) Russian language lessons 26 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 16.00–21.00 Excursion to the Hermitage 10.00–13.00 (Thursday) Russian language lessons 27 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00–17.00 Visit to St. Isaac’s Cathedral 10.00–13.00 (Friday) Russian language lessons 28 August 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00 Free time Transfer to the Railway Station (Airport). (Saturday) Departure 29 August 2020 Saint-Petersburg SUMMER SCHOOL BASED ON BOTANICAL GARDEN OF SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE FOREST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Groups are started from 10 persons 9 days / 8 nights (Friday — Saturday) 29.05–06.06.2020 Level A0-A1 Level A2-B1 For more information contact to Svetlana Tereshchenko PhD(Ec) Head of Dirtectorate of International Cooperation Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University Institutsky per, 5, liter U, Saint-Petersburg, Russia E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +7 921 910–73–26 SUMMER SCHOOL Arriving to St Petersburg. Meeting at the Railway Station (Friday) (Airport). 29 May 2020 Accommodation in a hostel or a hotel. 09.00–18.00 (Saturday) Walking tour of the city (Nevsky Prospect, 30 May 2020 Petropavlovskaya Fortress) 18.00–19.00 Excursion along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg 09.00–19.00 (Sunday) Visit to the Catherine Park (Tsarskoye Selo) and 31 May 2020 Pavlovsk 10.00–13.00 (Monday) Visit to Summer Garden 1 June 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–16.00 Visit of Elagin Island Visit to Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical (Tuesday) University 2 June 2020 10.00–13.00 Excursion around the Botanical Garden and Park of Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University 13.00–14.30 Lunch 14.00–16.00 Excursion in the Entomological Museum of UniversitySt. Petersburg State Technical University and the Museum of Hunting of St. Petersburg State Technical 9.00–17.00 (Wednesday) Visit to Peterghoff (visit to the city of Kronshtadt is 3 June 2020 included) 10.00–13.00 (Thursday) Visit to Krestovsky Island 4 June 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 15.00–17.00 Visit to New Holland 9.00–17.00 (Friday) Visit to Gatchina. Visit to Palace and Park 5 June 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch in Gatchina Transfer to the Railway Station (Airport). (Saturday) Departure 6 June 2020 Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical University «TASTE OF RUSSIA: GASTRONOMY IN SAINT PETERSBURG. HISTORY AND NOWADAYS OF RESTAURANT BUSINESS IN SAINT PETERSBURG» Groups are started from 10 persons 7 days / 6 nights (Sunday — Saturday) 20.09–26.09.2020 Level A0-A1 Level A2-B1 For more information contact to Svetlana Tereshchenko PhD(Ec) Head of Dirtectorate of International Cooperation Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University Institutsky per, 5, liter U, Saint-Petersburg, Russia E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +7 921 910–73–26 AUTUMN SCHOOL Arriving to St Petersburg. Meeting in the Airport (Railway (Sunday) Station). 20 September 2020 Accommodation in a hostel or a hotel. 10.00–13.00 (Monday) Russian language lesson. 21 September 2020 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–15.00 Lecture “First restaurants in Saint Petersburg”. 16.00–18.00 Excursion to Petropavlovskaya fortress. Dinner in a restaurant of Saint Petersburg (choice of the list) 10.00–13.00 (Tuesday) Russian language lesson.
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