The Irish Cultural Centre in St Petersburg, Russia, was founded in 2004 in the Faculty of Philology of St Petersburg State University. In close cooperation with University College Cork, the Centre ran an academic programme of supplementary education titled ‘Irish language and culture’ in the years 2008-12. Best graduate of the programme was awarded a scholarship by the College of Arts, Celtic Sciences and Social Studies, UCC, and completed her MA and PhD studies in 2014-18.
Sassari is active in teaching and disseminating Irish literature and culture among students and the general public. This is done by way of seminars, lectures, screenings, poetry readings, theatre Labs. The Centre is particlualry active in the Irish Itinerary, the largest European tour of Irish culture.
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