OSI's International Higher Education Support Program announces the launch of the new projects as part of its Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching (ReSET). The following long-term ReSET projects will begin in summer 2005:

• Culture and Society through the Anthropological Lens
  Central Asian Resource Center/Bilim, Almaty and American University - Central Asia, Kazakhstan-Kygryzstan
• Contextualizing Classics: Renewal of Teaching Practices and Concepts
  Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria
• Religious Pluralism and Fundamentalism:
  Interdisciplinary Approaches of Religious Studies
  Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania
• Teaching Islam in Eurasia
  Social Science Research Council, USA, hosted in Russia and in Central Asia
• From History to Histories: Teaching the Past from Local Perspectives
  European University at St. Petersburg, Russia
• Identities in Transforming Societies
  Novosibirsk State University, Russia
• South Eastern Europe and New Euro-Atlantic System of Security
  Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria
• Environment and Development: Policies for Our Sustainable Future
  Moscow State University, Russia and Tavrida National University, Simferopol, Russia and Ukraine
• Economics of the Firm
  Economics Education and Research Consortium, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Ukraine

Junior faculty from the post-communist countries of Eastern and South Eastern Europe and Eurasia currently teaching at institutions of higher education, interested in continuous involvement in these long-term projects (typically planned for three years) are encouraged to apply. HESP funding for the projects, as a rule, covers all major costs of participation for candidates from the target region. Non-regional faculty are encouraged to participate in seminar activities on a self- or co-funding basis. Please refer to other sections of this website for detailed information about the focus and format of the ReSET activities.

HESP neither recruits nor selects participants for individual projects. Individuals interested in applying to the program should contact the organizers of individual projects directly. Each project operates independently and the recruiting, funding, and organizational procedures vary among projects.

Please view the ReSET guidelines section for a description of individual projects, application details, and the organizers' contact information. Please contact the organizers for further details.