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Indiana University’s Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute (REEI) is recognized as one of the top Russian and East European Area Studies institutions in the United States, and we have been a continuously-funded U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource/FLAS Center for more than sixty years.

Boasting nearly 100 affiliated faculty members across the campus, we provide an interdisciplinary home to experts and students of Russia and Eastern Europe. Our mission is to expose students with diverse career goals to the languages, cultures, and politics of the REE region by supporting research and instruction of the highest caliber at all levels. REEI offers opportunities to travel, study, and intern abroad. REEI’s over 2,000 alumni have built careers across the globe in a wide variety of sectors government service and NGOs, have careers in the corporate world and academia, and even fly airplanes!

REEI presents a wide variety of programming, including lectures by affiliated faculty and visiting scholars, roundtables and symposia devoted to timely themes, concerts, films, exhibits, and professional development events. The Прямая речь! (Straight Talk!) colloquium features Russian-language lectures by native speakers; the new series Українські діалоги (Ukrainian Dialogs) presents Ukrainian-language talks. We collaborate with other area studies centers in the Hamilton Lugar School and units across campus to develop and co-sponsor projects and events of interest to IU students, faculty, and the community at large.

Our undergraduate and graduate programs will help you meet your personal academic and professional goals by preparing you for a career of your dreams!

REEI has been designated as one of 10 U.S. Department of Education-funded Title VI National Resource/FLAS Centers for Russia and Eastern Europe for the 2018-2022 grant period. We offer students many funding opportunities including support for studying and research abroad, as well as conference travel.

Undergraduate funding  Graduate funding