This winter, St. Petersburg State University’s Mass Media Center of the School of Journalism will hold a course on public relations. The course, entitled “PR as a part of System of Business Communications in Modern Russia,” is scheduled to take place from February 6-12. Deadline to register: January 23.

Students and professionals in PR, advertising, journalism or mass communications are welcome to enroll. The course will be taught in Russian and will include lectures, training seminars and discussions on advertising and PR.

The fee for Russians and citizens of the CIS states is RUB$33,000 (about US$1,350) and includes housing, lunches, site visits, a cultural sightseeing program and a university certificate. To learn more, visit  http://www.jf.pu.ru or contact Dmitry A. Ruschin at ruschin@mail.ru.