Terms and conditions

Updated: February 25, 2025

To apply for a Russian course, please complete our online application form.
Afterwards, we will discuss students’ intentions and priorities and develop a specially tailored training course and a budget proposal to fully match requests.
After receiving customers’ approval, we will prepare an invoice. This invoice usually requests an advance payment (registration fee + deposit) to secure the course.

All prices on our website are shown in EUR.
The registration fee covers the cost of the welcome kit, training materials, coffee breaks and other services related to study and accommodation.
The registration fee and deposit should be paid within two weeks of receiving the invoice.
For individual training programs:
- Full balance must be paid in the first week of training.
- If an individual program begins within three weeks of receiving the invoice, we will ask you to pay fully in advance.
We accept bank wire transfers, credit cards and PayPal payments.
Bank charges are at students’ expense.

All participants should be ready to go up and down stairs.
Participation in excursions may include riding on a bus for several hours, standing or walking for 30-40 minutes, and walking on various terrains.

Learn Russian in the EU is not responsible for providing any specific medical consultations, treatment, or medicine during the study abroad program.
Students should fully disclose all medical conditions that may affect their performance as a student of a study abroad program with Learn Russian in the EU.
In case of specific health-related issues (e.g. chronic diseases, disabilities, mental health issues, need to take prescription medicine regularly, hospitalization in the last 12 months, or other concerns), it is students` responsibility to:
- inform their medical doctor or general practitioner about the upcoming study abroad,
- bring all types of medicine I may need during the full duration of the study abroad,
- bring the medicine according to the laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia and international law (Carrying medicines into and out of the country and receiving them by post),
- inform Learn Russian in the EU well in advance about the treatment that involves restricted substances, if it shall include continuity of the treatment in Latvia,
- follow the prescribed schedule during the program.

Students may choose to stay with a Russian-speaking host family or in a hotel.
Most students select the host family accommodation option. This gives them an excellent opportunity to experience daily life and traditions and to use the Russian language in a relaxed and natural environment.
We highly recommend deciding on accommodation in advance.

After landing at Riga International Airport (RIX), take a taxi or a bus to the central railway station or the central bus terminal, which are located near each other in the center of Riga. This ride should take 20-30 minutes under normal traffic conditions.
Comfortable buses and trains depart to Daugavpils frequently. The trip from Riga to Daugavpils is 3-4 hours.
Please check train and bus schedules in advance.
Upon request we can provide a transfer service from Riga International Airport to Daugavpils. Please request this service in the application form.

Please make sure we know your arrival details in advance.
We always meet students at the bus terminal or train station in Daugavpils and take them to their accommodations free of charge.

We advise students to obtain appropriate travel insurance in advance.
For project groups we highly recommend purchasing a local health insurance plan. This can be very useful if students have any health issues during the time of the course.
Our training center and vehicles are fully insured.

Our program provides students with a basic mobile phone and local SIM card with a small deposit for local and international calls. Funds can be easily added to the card account if necessary.
If you bring your own phone, please make sure it supports communication standard GSM 900/1800.
All host families have Internet access – usually Wi-Fi.
The students have Wi-Fi Internet access in the training center. The city of Daugavpils also offers free Wi-Fi coverage in many public places.

If for whatever reason Learn Russian in the European Union (LREU) cancels a course before it starts, LREU will refund all advance payments received from the student or organization.
If a student or organization asks to change the course start date
- 30 or more days in advance, and this request can be fulfilled by LREU, no penalty fees apply.
- less than 30 days, we may charge expenses incurred by LREU, e.g. hotel cancellation fee.

If a student or organization cancels registration
- 30 or more days before the course start date, LREU will refund all advance payments;
- 29-15 days before the course start date, LREU will refund all advance payments except the registration fee;
- less than 15 days before the course start date or after the course has started, or if a student does not arrive to begin a course, LREU does not refund any advance payments except in cases of illness or family death. In these cases, any refund is at the discretion of LREU.

If a student notifies LREU about inability to attend a scheduled lesson due to illness
- LREU will not refund any unattended lessons scheduled on the day the notice was received;
- LREU and the student will negotiate, if the lessons the student is going to miss due to illness may be moved to the remaining part of the program. In case some lessons cannot be moved, at the discretion of LREU, we will either provide materials for self-study or refund these lessons.

If a course is interrupted due to a student’s illness or a family death, LREU may either negotiate the student’s return for the remaining part of the course or refund the remaining course fee except for any expenses incurred by us. Any refund is at the discretion of LREU.

We reserve the right to adjust programs appropriately in case of riots, strikes, war or other events of force majeure. The program cannot be held responsible for changes occurring as a result of these events.

Terms and Conditions