Transformation of the Totalitarian Consciousness Structures in the Post-Communist Society of Belarus. Comparative Analysis of the Models of Transition to Market Economy in the Conditions of Belarus. In 1994 EHU introduced American English as part of its curriculum in the framework of the initial four semesters of intensive linguistic training. In the academic year of 1995-96 American Studies became one of the major components of the curricula at the Departments of Law and Economics. The training is based upon an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach to the problems of American society, the main goal being to unite efforts of Belarusian and foreign scholars in the domain of American Studies and provide the U. S. expertise in the students' area of specialization and professional career.
Teaching is conducted by both American visiting lecturers and Belarusian professors.
EHU professors and younger faculty members have taken part in Salzburg and Olomouc American Studies seminars. The Project is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of the Russian Language and Literature. ISSS associates participate in joint research projects with leading institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, attend lectures at universities in the USA, Germany, Austria, and Poland, and take an active part in the work of international scholarly societies. Cooperation with centers of American Slavic Studies within the framework of the agreement between the ISSS and the American Association of Teachers of Russian is planned for the future. Among participants of ISSS educational and lecturing programs are such renowned scholars as M.L. Gasparov, V.N. Toporov, G.M.Fridlender, M.O. Chudakova, and G. Gachev.