Ekaterina Kitaeva
Head of Studies
Ekaterina is a graduate of Moscow State Linguistic University. She magically manages the educational process of our students, coordinating both them and teachers. She also has a considerable experience of teaching Russian as foreign language. We appreciate the impact she brings to our Language Center. Always dreaming of new adventures, places and cultures, she is a perpetual engine of our activity, which we are very thankful for! When we asked why she chose Educa, answer followed: “Is there a better place =)?”
Ekaterina Kichko
Executive manager
With a degree in economics and wealth of experience in administration and social marketing, there’s no-one with more competence to be our executive manager! Ekaterina herself is a student of English, so she understands the needs of our clients in pursuing their own language goals. She creates plans and strategies for the company and makes sure that there is always positive environment in the school. Why Educa? She just enjoys her job and happy to be here!
Margarita Kozyar
Communications Coordinator
Being a graduate of Sant-Peterburg State University, Margarita perfectly gets along with the students and always ready to help with any issues and problems they could have. Always full of creative ideas and open to new experiments, there is no better person to create different acitivities for our students! Margarita does love Saint-Petersburg knowing every hidden place and corner here and will share all that with the students! Why is she with EDUCA? „I love my city and country and I adore sharing my experience with other people!“
Svetlana Sharina
Social activities manager
Graduate of the University of Nottingham, Svetlana specializes in International Communications. There could not be a better choice for Educa than this vivid, always smiling young woman. Always communicating and keeping up with the changing situation in the world, she turns the working process into a fairy tale. We asked her, why she chose Educa, well, the answer was “There is no other place where I could both communicate freely and evolve as a professional”.
Natalya Matushina
Head of Marketing
Natalya is a gifted marketer with the degree from St. Petersburg’s State University. As a Head of the Department she brings not only responsibility and creativity to the process, but also all her time. We would not find a more devoted person for this position than her. She creates, analyses and adapts easily and with a certain grace. Again, why Educa? “ Because I love the people here. I enjoy the education sphere as well as marketing, there can be awesome projects done, when those are combined”.
Zhanna Ogurkova
Senior Event Coordinator
We are making all the efforts to enrich our students’ life with bright colors and emotions. The brain behind all the creativity that is happening at our office is our dear Zhanna. Graduate of the Leningrad State University, she is constantly planning and exploring new options for the cultural activities of Saint Petersburg ( trust us, there are so many). She is a walking handbook of Saint Petersburg’s best places to visit. Moreover she makes the office shine with our smiles. There is only one reason, why she is with Educa- “We are now a family and I want every student to understand, that we are a very interesting one”.
Kristina Zdanevich
Booking and Program Coordinator
Kristina is highly treasured by Educa, since her degree in Tourism and Customer Relationships is applied in our job in all possible shapes. Multitasking, open minded, and extremely concentrated on the result, she dedicates all the sparkles of her creativity and interest to us. After 5 years of working together, her opinion about Educa has changed from “very happy to be here” to “ I love my job, I love what I do, I love where all this is heading”.
Elena Bogdan
Finance & Accounting Director
Jokes aside, who would you allow to be responsible for the financial sector of your business? Only the most responsible, rational and competent person can be suitable for such a position. We are lucky that Elena is all mentioned above and even more. It is much easier to create, communicate and develop, when you know you have such a solid wall of experience and effectiveness as your support. As we asked our Fairy of Numbers why she is with Educa she said “ It is much easier to work with numbers, when there are nice colleagues behind them”.
Every story has a beginning, so does Educa Russian Language Center. We have to thank our passionate founder Dina Levina for making a dream come true, when she decided to establish a Russian Language Center for foreigners in the cultural jewelry of Russia, St.Petersburg.
Story of our company’s foundation goes way back to the beginning of this millennium and the numerous trips around the world that Ms Levina had. Even though the trips initially served an entertaining purpose, they provided an understanding that wrong stereotypes and misguided opinions about Russian Culture and Language have rooted in other countries. A truly Russian Dina Levina was both alarmed and upset about such a vision of Russia. So she decided to take actions. What could be better, than changing the situation and starting to share the original, pure and such an interesting language with others?
As you may imagine, it is not an easy affair to create an organization from a scratch. But in 2003, we opened our doors to the first students. We obviously had our ups and downs, but all the obstacles to perfection made us extremely professional and knowledgeable about what we do. And what we do is giving you an exclusive opportunity to dive into the Language and Russian culture with some qualified back up. We provide you with not simply grammar and syntax, but the key to mysterious Russian soul. You will not be alone in this exciting trip, our teachers and host families will be your devoted assistance in getting one of the most interesting experiences of your life.
