Live, Work & Travel in Russia & Eastern Europe
Employment
Employers, Agencies & Placement Services
Au Pair Agency T & S - Estonian agency.
Beloit College - Places English conversation teachers in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania.
BKC International House Foreign Language School - Russian English school. Employs around 200 teachers from the UK, Ireland and North America. It offers 9 month contracts in and around Moscow to teachers with Cambridge/RSA CELTA qualifications. Perks include free accommodation, salary, visa support and 5 weeks paid holidays. Teachers with other TEFL qualifications and experience are welcome in their other schools around Moscow.
The British Council, Poland - For teachers and students of English.
The British Council - Russia office.
Crystal Holidays - Tour operator active in Slovenia.
Hera Holding - Au pair and babysitting agency in Hungary.
Language Studio - Language Studio offers 12 month teaching contracts for qualified teachers of English at their two schools in St. Petersburg.
Neilson - This large leisure firm offers jobs connected with sailing yachts in Croatia.
Personnel Agency - A European agency based in Bratislava, capital of the Slovak Republic. They offer services for Slovak students seeking vacation jobs in the territories of Slovakia and Czech Republic and further afield.
Program-Bell - Polish tefl school. Employ British and American teachers equipped with a tefl qualification and a university degree.
Rainbow Overland - Trans Siberia by Road. Small group guided tours of Mongolia, Russia, Siberia.
St Giles Language Teaching Center - A US School, the first to offer RSA teacher training in America, their site includes an overview of teaching English across the world.
Employment Resources
Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work
Caledonian School - Language school in the Czech Republic that offers Czech lessons, TEFL courses and English teaching jobs in Prague, Nove Jicin and Mlada Boleslav.
INTESOL Prague - Onsite, distance learning and hybrid TEFL / TESOL programmes. They offer courses at certificate and diploma level including a Further Certificate for Teachers of Business English. A member of the worldwide INTESOL International with centers in Britain, Australia, South Korea, China, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain and the Czech Republic.
Jobs.pl - Polish job search site. In Polish.
Next Level Language Institute - Study for a TEFL certificate in Prague and qualify for a job in Eastern Europe.
Passport TEFL - Trinity TESOL Certificate course in Prague, Barvelona and Madrid.
Prague TEFL - Offer a four week TEFL course. The site has a good selection of link to teaching resources too.
Russian Visa Service - Assistance with Russian visas.
TEFL Worldwide Prague - British and American owned company offering a four week internationally recognized TEFL course in the enchanting city of Prague. Free job placement assistance worldwide.
Gap Year & Voluntary Work
Unpaid Positions & Adventure
Balkans Peace Park Project - With the aim of facilitating the creation of a transnational park in the adjoining mountain areas of Kosovo, Montenegro and northern Albania, self funding volunteers are needed to help teach English during the eight week summer programme at the Thethi School in Albania. At the time of writing there are plans for construction projects in Montenegro and Kosovo.
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
Canada World Youth - Exchange programmes for Canadians.
Cross-Cultural Solutions - Volunteer programs, ranging from one week to six months, in Eastern Europe. These programs allow you to work with dynamic grass-roots organisations while immersing yourself in the local culture. Volunteers typically work in the areas of education, health care and community development.
EstYES International Youth Association - An Estonian organisation, EstYES run workcamps with the aim of supporting local development and take place in small villages, close knit communities, in the countryside, or in urban areas. A contribution of around €65 is required to cover administration costs and food and accommodation at the project.
Exit Festival - Held near Novi Sad, Serbia, in July, a free ticket is offered to volunteers willing to work as stewards, bar staff and security during the four day festival. Details for volunteers are usually provided on their website around March.
Global Volunteer Network - A non profit organisation. GVN place people in community projects in Romania. Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational and community aid programs. Volunteers can be involved in areas such as teaching English, environmental work, health and sanitation, and cultural home stays.
Hope and Homes for Children - A British based NGO working in 14 countries worldwide with children displaced by war or disaster.
InterExchange - Offers Americans the chance to work in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland.
i to i International Projects Ltd - Teach English in Russia.
KMC International Workcamps - Join ten to 20 other volunteers from many different countries to work on a service project in the Czech Republic which benefits a local community. A contribution to food and accommodation costs is required. Projects include gardening and castle renovations.
Mast International - US based organisation. Voluntary work in various countries, mostly Europe, in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Peace Brigades International - PBI has branches in 15 countries and recruits volunteers to act as international observers and to accompany local human rights activists in conflict areas. They began working in Guatemala in 1983 and have run projects in El Salvador and Sri Lanka. Currently, PBI are operating in Columbia, Indonesia, West Timor, Haiti, Mexico and the Balkans.
Services for Open Learning - Volunteers required to support English teachers.
SV Agency - Travel agency run by six young Russians. They can arrange teaching experience in a school in Izhevsk, Russia, in exchange for room and board.
Travellers Inn Hostel Krakow - Describing themselves as a small and cozy hostel in Krakow, they say they don’t employ many people but do occasionally have some vacancies.
Living in Russia & Eastern Europe
Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term
Arc Property - Investment property in eastern Europe. Includes buyers' guides to Romania, Slovakia and the Baltic states.
B E Realty - Italian company with homes and plots in Lithuania.
BG Balkan Estate - Bulgarian real estate agency.
BulgarianLiving.com - Sales and rentals. Private property owners can advertise their homes for free.
Bulgaria4u - Property consultants.
County Property Investments - Friendly real estate agency located in Veliko Tarnovo, the medieval capital of Bulgaria.
Croatia Blue - Holiday property.
Duna House - Properties in Hungary.
Easy BG - Various properties for sale in Bulgaria. Includes a careers page.
EHS - Properties and services in Prague.
Eurosilex - Property sales in Bulgaria. Based in Varna. Website has a careers page.
Euro Ventures - Property investment consultancy for those interested in the Czech Republic.
Experience BG - Offering over 5000 Bulgarian properties. Includes a buyers guide.
The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia - A useful resource for those contemplating living in Slovakia including observing local customs with hard alcohol and teaching English.
Jigsaw Properties - Bulgarian property sales.
Mamdom.com - Meaning "I have a home", this is a real estate portal for English speaking buyers in Poland.
Ober Haus - Real estate advisors with offices in Poland, the Ukraine and the Baltic. They also have a page for those interested in real estate sales.
Orpheus International - Ski, sea, town and city properties available in Bulgaria.
Polish Property Investments - This company works with developers in Poland.
Property Secrets - Property investment advice to eastern European markets.
Quinaries - Bulgarian estate agent.
Select Property Overseas - Bulgarian estate agents.
Slovak Bar Association - Legal representation. SLOVAK
Slovakia-Property.com - Property services for investors and residents. Includes a guide to buying property in Slovakia.
Slovenian-Property.net - A portal for buying in Slovenia.
Slovenia Real Estate - Set up in 2005 by Geraint George, a man with a passion for the country, this agency has offices in the UK and Slovenia.
Visit Croatia - Includes both travel information and a guide to buying property.
Travelling in Russia & Eastern Europe
Accommodation & Getting Around
albanian.com - Maps, virtual tour, history and news of Albanians across the Balkans.
Czech Tourist Authority - Official travel information about the Czech Republic, including tours around castles and chateaux.
FAB Russia - Services for Russia visitors and expats. Includes books on travel and Russian history and culture, apartments in Moscow and St. Petersburg and info on Russian cities.
Hungarian Ski Portal - The biggest ski portal in Hungary.
Skopje-Hotels.com - Accommodation in Skopje, Macedonia.
Other
Culture, News...
APORT - Russian search system. This site used to have an English version but now seems to be in Russian only.
British Embassy in the Czech Republic
Prague Daily Report - News in the Czech capital.
Romanian Connection - Webring.
Romanian Embassy, Washington DC
Romanian Voice - Over 1,000 Romanian poems in five languages, 125 professional Romanian images in true colour and a searchable directory. This well laid out magazine also contains Romanian humour, lyrics, and music.
Weblist RU - Directory and search engine for Russia.
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