STEP Events
These sessions will give STEP participants insight into:
- how Russian is used on the global market;
- how Russian study programs are organized at partner institutions;
- the aspirations and concerns of their peers around the world.
September 10, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm Norway/ 12:30pm-1:30pm USA
Zoom
Kick-off meeting 2025
UiT and USC
First general meeting of the STEP team members and students from Norway and the USA in 2025
March 4-6, 2026
9:00am Norway
UiT, campus Tromsø
CALP-5
Over 60 participants from 25 countries
Biennial International Conference "Constructionist Approaches to Language Pedagogy" (CALP-5) held at UiT in March 4-6, 2026
September 2, 2026
3:00pm – 4:00pm Norway/ 09:00am-10:00am USA
Zoom
Kick-off meeting 2026
UiT and USC
First general meeting of the STEP team members and students from Norway and the USA in 2026
September 28, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm Norway/ 8:00am-9:00am USA
Zoom
Guest lecture 1. Meet Japanese and Korean students studying Russian
UiT, USC, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Sungkyunkwan University
A meeting with staff and students from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies and Sungkyunkwan University
Welcome word from Benjamin Donald Smith, Counsellor for Science, Technology and Higher Education at the Norwegian Embassy in Japan, and Hilde Elin Haaland-Kramer, Counsellor for Higher Education, Research and Innovation at the Norwegian Embassy in South Korea
Professor Yuriko Kaneko from the Department of Russian Studies at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Japan, and Professor Hyug Ahn from the Department of Russian Language and Literature at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea, and their students share their experiences with Russian language learning and Russian programs in Japan and South Korea.
October 26, 2026
3:00pm – 4:00pm Norway/ 9:00am-10:00am USA
Zoom
Guest lecture 2. Brazil and China go to a Russian language class
UiT, USC, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
A meeting with staff and students from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China, and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil
Associate Professor Dzhalil Sharafutdinov from the Department of Russian Studies at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China, and Anna Smirnova Eddelbuettel (Henriques) from the Graduate Program in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil, and their students share their experiences with Russian language learning and Russian programs in China and Brazil.