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Study the Eurasian Corridor
Explore strategically important and dynamic regions through immersive study abroad programs in language, international relations, and regional studies.
Why the Eurasian Corridor Matters
The Eurasian Corridor connects regions stretching from the Baltics through Central & Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to Central Asia. Each has its own distinct history, languages, cultures, and political realities, yet centuries of trade, migration, empire, and cultural exchange have created relationships that continue to shape these regions today.
Contemporary questions of security, energy, economic development, identity, and international relations also extend across the Corridor in different ways. Placing individual countries and regions within this broader context helps students understand the forces shaping them and their significance within larger global developments.
Explore the Corridor
Language and international relations offer complementary ways to explore the Eurasian Corridor. Many programs combine both.
Language Across the Eurasian Corridor
Study language to deepen your understanding of the people, places, and perspectives that shape the Eurasian Corridor. Build practical communication skills while exploring how language intersects with culture, identity, history, and contemporary life in the places you study.
The Eurasian Security Corridor
Explore strategically important regions through the study of security, international relations, and political change. Examine how questions of security, diplomacy, energy, information, and regional cooperation shape the places you study and their relationships with the wider world.
Find a Program That Meets Your Goals
Why Students Choose SRAS
Regional Focus
Rather than offering programs around the world, we’ve spent more than three decades building expertise across the Eurasian Corridor.
Field-Based Learning
Connect classroom learning with meaningful engagement through site visits, discussions with local experts, and experiences that deepen your understanding of the places you study.
Flexible Program Design
Choose from programs ranging from one-week intensives to summer, semester, and academic-year options, with formats designed to fit different academic goals and schedules.
Applied Learning
Put academic knowledge into practice through research, internships, policy analysis, writing, and other projects that produce meaningful work beyond the classroom.
My experience studying abroad with SRAS shaped my language skills, strengthened my writing, and ultimately influenced the entire trajectory of my career.
— Michael Coffey, Associate Professor of History and Political Science, College of Southern Maryland
What Our Students Actually Do
Conduct Research
Develop research articles, policy briefs, and analytical projects that connect classroom learning with regional experience.
Engage with Local Experts
Meet journalists, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders whose work brings course topics into focus.
Build Language Skills
Build practical communication skills through intensive language study and opportunities to use what you learn in everyday settings.
Experience Local Culture
Engage with local culture through activities, excursions, homestays, and everyday experiences that deepen your understanding of local life.
Planning Your Study Abroad Journey
Everything you need to plan your study abroad experience in the Eurasian Corridor—from funding and academic credit to health, safety, destination information, and practical preparation.
Affordability & Funding
Find scholarships, grants, fundraising ideas, and budgeting resources to help make study abroad possible.
Academic Credit
Understand credit transfer, Schools of Record, and how study abroad can fit into your degree plan.
Safety & Support
Learn how SRAS helps you prepare for travel, understand health and safety considerations, and access support throughout your program.
Partner with SRAS to Develop Faculty-Led Programs
Work with SRAS to design custom faculty-led programs that connect your academic objectives with the people, places, and institutions relevant to your course. Drawing on regional expertise and local partnerships, we can help develop site visits, discussions, field-based experiences, and other program components that support your teaching goals.
Find the Program That's Right for You
Whether you’re exploring specific programs or still considering your options, we’re here to help. Browse our programs or join an information session to learn more about studying in the Eurasian Corridor.
