Residential Russian and Ukrainian Summer School in Cambridge: August 2026
Friday 21st August – Tuesday 25th August 2026 (5 days), Murray Edwards College, Cambridge.
BEGINNERS (OR NEAR-BEGINNERS) OF UKRAINIAN are invited to take part. Students of ANY LEVEL OF RUSSIAN are most welcome, from beginners to fluent!
PARTICIPANTS: We warmly welcome anyone aged 15+, including those in the middle of their A-levels and those starting or doing a university course linked to Ukrainian or Russian history, geography, literature or art. There is no upper age limit!
- A wonderful opportunity to combine learning with leisure and pleasure, meet like-minded people, and enjoy the ambience of an authentic Cambridge college.
- Develop your speaking, listening, reading and writing in a fun and creative way. Brush up your grammar, immerse in conversation, improve pronunciation, and take delight in Russian or Ukrainian literature!
Scroll down to read TESTIMONIALS from previous attendees.
This year’s timetable and further details for participants will be published soon.
- 20 hours of tuition with experienced, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and fun-loving native-speaking tutors.
- A rich extra-curricular programme.
- Streaming according to students’ levels. Small groups.
- Much emphasis on interaction, group work, role-play, debates and discussions.
- Non-residential (lunch and dinner) = £435
- En-suite room & full board = £795 (Thursday evening meal is included in the residential fee.)
Discount for students under 25 in full-time education:
- Non-residential (lunch and dinner) = £345* (*discounted)
- En-suite room & full board = £685* (*discounted)
- Please fill in the online enrolment form, and pay the full fee to the account specified on the form. When making the payment, please specify the name of the person on whose behalf the payment is being made (if it is not you). PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU FILL IN THE FORM at the same time – otherwise we shall not know how to contact the person who sent us the money!
- Places are allocated on the first come, first served basis, so please complete the enrolment process as soon as possible, to guarantee your place on the course.
- WITH ANY QUERIES please contact us on info@tancam.uk or +44 (0)781 510 1481 (Tanya).
“I wasn’t prepared to be greeted by such a warm, enthusiastic crowd of adult learners, many of whom have attended the summer school for years. My only regret is that I didn’t discover the summer school sooner!” (GG, 2023)
“Cultural immersion, great opportunity to improve speaking skills, wonderful atmosphere.” (NP, 2023)
“I enjoyed being taught by different teachers with different teaching styles and meeting other Russian language learners from around the country.” (SS, 2023)
“Really stimulating, very varied, great fun, brilliant teaching.” (CL, 2022)
“The atmosphere of joy and encouragement, the innovative pedagogy, the enthusiasm of the teaching team, the inspiration to keep learning. I enjoyed myself tremendously. This week provided everything I had hoped for, thank you.” (MM, 2022)
“I started as a beginner but left knowing a lot more. […] I think that I learnt so much across the week about Russian and Ukrainian art, culture, politics, religion, and beliefs that I will definitely take with me!” (JS, 2022)
“Everything was very useful and enjoyable. It was my first experience of the Summer School, and it exceeded my expectations.” (MS, 2022)
“As a teacher, the resources were of an excellent quality, and I will be incorporating some of them into my own teaching.” (AL, 2022)
“I really do think that it was great. It has improved my Russian a lot and now I feel much more confident starting my A-levels after having stopped lessons due to Coronavirus. I really enjoyed the evening activities and it was great to meet so many like-minded people.” (HN, 2020)
“It was all wonderful. Fun, lively, fascinating, motivating. Thank you so much.” (MM, 2019)
“The teachers are superb, helpful, encouraging and making the learning fun.” (VB, 2019)
“Thank you for a fantastic week! It was my first time attending the course, and everyone was so friendly and welcoming. […] The teachers were all lovely – very encouraging and patient with those of us beginning our Russian journey.” (JC, 2019)
“I hope I shall be able to participate in the next year’s programme because of its high standard and friendliness.” (NK, 2020)
“It really helped boost my confidence […]. I now feel ready to tackle my oncoming Russian A-Level this year. Спасибо! ” (HC, 2017)
“It was a very enjoyable and stimulating experience. Immersion of intensive course worked out perfectly. By the last two days, I was speaking Russian to my friend, answering the phone in Russian, and even dreaming in Russian!” (CB, 2018)