CESSI

The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) is an eight-week summer intensive language program for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and professionals. Language courses are supplemented by a rich program of cultural events, excursions, and a weekly academic lecture series.

CESSI 2020 will offer courses in the following Central Asian languages:

• Kazakh
  • Elementary
  • Intermediate/Advanced
• Tajik
  • Intermediate
• Uyghur/Uighur
  • Intermediate
• Uzbek
  • Elementary
  • Intermediate

Course offerings each summer are dependent on student interest and enrollment. Languages are generally offered at the beginning and intermediate level, although advanced level courses may be offered with sufficient student interest. Additional languages such as Kyrgyz may also be offered with sufficient interest.

CESSI was founded in 2011 by a consortium of international and area studies centers at major U.S. universities. Since its creation, CESSI has been hosted by the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

CESSI is part of the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI), which offers training in more Less Commonly Taught Languages than any other university in the U.S. For more information, visit the WISLI website.

Interested in studying advanced Kazakh in Kazakhstan? Consider applying to Nazarbayev University’s Summer School in Russian and Eurasian Studies!