IMRCEES at KIMEP
The International Masters in Russian, Central and East European Studies (IMRCEES) offers the unique opportunity to combine a year of study in Glasgow in the UK with a year studying overseas (in English) at KIMEP or one of the partner institutions and leads to the award of a double degree. It is recognized by the European Commission as an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course.
IMRCEES is an international Consortium composed of six European universities and five non-European universities. The network of associate non-educational partners from the business, public policy and NGO communities promotes student employability by offering a range of internships.
IMRCEES is intended for students wishing to pursue a career in government policy-making, the business world, diplomatic service, international organizations, and media or as preparation for further academic study through a PhD program. Graduates will be equipped with the skills to address the myriad of socio-economic, and political/security challenges of the 21st century in one or more of the following critical geopolitical areas of the EU and its near abroad: Central Asia; the Caucasus/Caspian Sea Basin; Russia; Central and Eastern Europe, including the Baltic Sea Region. Flexible and high quality language training is an essential part of IMRCEES.
An array of academic conferences, workshops and other socio-cultural events involving all Consortium partners will help to make the IMRCEES experience a truly rewarding one in terms of making lasting friendships and equipping you for a future professional career.
All Erasmus Mundus IMRCEES students study at the University of Glasgow in Year 1 (Semesters 1 and 2). In Glasgow students will receive a firm grounding in communist and post-communist studies in Semester 1 while in Semester 2 they will embark upon one or more of the following specialist study tracks:
Baltic Sea Region Studies
Caucasus/Caspian Sea Basin Studies
Central Asian Studies
Central European Studies
Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies
KIMEP program
KIMEP Central Asian Studies (CASC) Director: Nargis Kassenova nargis@kimep.kz
Department of International Relations and Regional Studies Chair: Alessandro Frigerio (PhD) frigerio@kimep.kz
Examples of Elective Courses
Foreign Policy of Kazakhstan (6 ECTS)
Government and Politics in Central Asia (6 ECTS)
Russian Foreign Policy (6 ECTS)
Government and Politics in the Russian Federation (6 ECTS)
Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet World (6 ECTS)
Petro Politics (6 ECTS)
Central Asia-United States Relations (6 ECTS)
Russia-United States Relations (6 ECTS)
Central Asia – Russia Relations (6 ECTS)
Asian Security: Theory and Practice (6 ECTS)
Terrorism and Security (6 ECTS)
Master Seminar in International Relations (6 ECTS)
Master Seminar in Regional Studies (6 ECTS)
Intermediate Russian
Advanced Russian
Consortium
We are an international Consortium composed of six partner universities and five associate partner universities. Our network of associate non-educational partners from the business, public policy and NGO communities promotes student employability by offering a range of internships.
Partners
The University of Glasgow , UK (Coordinating partner)
Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
The Jagiellonian University, Poland
The University of Tartu, Estonia
The University of Turku, Finland
Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP), Almaty, Kazakhstan
More information on the IMRCEES website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/erasmusmundus/
Associate Partners
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
The University of Western Ontario, Canada
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine
Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, Azerbaijan
Ilia State University, Georgia
Non-Educational Associate Partners
The Scottish Government
The Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Georgia
The Budapest Institute for Public Policy, Hungary
The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia, Kazakhstan
Albion Overseas Ltd., UK
The Scotland-Russia Forum, UK
The Confederation of Employers of Ukraine, Ukraine
Scholarships
Scholarships available: http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/erasmusmundus/programme/scholarshipandfees/#d.en.207902
Deadline for scholarships is 15 January 2012.
