Testimonials

Rene Pecher, businessmen, Germany

July 24, 2010

Thank you very much for your support over the period of the first contact by email till the very end of the Russian summer program. Everything was really perfect and I can recommend your school to everyone who wants to learn Russian or to improve it.

Inge Snip, Den Haag, Netherlands

June 29, 2010

Studying Russian during two semesters with Echo in Kyiv has been an amazing experience, not only because my level of Russian went from zero to pretty good, but also the atmosphere has been amazing; the teachers are absolutely lovely, and really take time for each student individually. From linguistic interests, to street-talk, they can all provide it. I really hope to go back some day soon.

Kelsie Ermantrout, Alberta, Canada

June 7, 2010

I utilized the services of ECHO from May to June 2010, and I would recommend this school to anybody wishing to learn Ukrainian or Russian. School admintsation answered each and every one of my inquiries promptly, and I was contacted regarding any changes to the schedule. Everything--airport transfer, excursions, homestay family, tutor--was pleasant and professional. Learning a different language is challenging, but my classes with Nadiya were the highlight of my 4 weeks in Kyiv; she utilized fun methods to help me learn Ukrainian, such as reading menus, brochures, and dialogues. We also listened to many wonderful, contemporary Ukrainian musicians! I have a beginner Ukrainian book that I could not previously understand, but now I am reading the advanced lessons and dialogues. The location of ECHO is close to the metro, and perfect for exploring the city after classes. I hope to return to Kyiv and use the services of ECHO again. Thank you again for a great learning experience!

Owen Scarrott, Credit Suisse, London, UK

June 1, 2010

I wanted to take this opportunity to say I was very impressed by your school, I felt the level of teaching was superb and I will be happy to recommend colleagues looking to improve their Russian.

Pawel Lazarz, Mechanical Engineer, Cracow, Poland

March 16, 2010

Thank you very much for providing me with the excellent Russian course during my one-week stay in Kiev. Everything was organized perfectly and your services fulfilled my expectations completely. The teacher was responsible, qualified and full of energy and optimism to teach me.

Thank you once again and I am sure I will be back.

Спасибо!

Dale Pauline, Treatment Plant Operator, Florida, USA

February 12, 2010

I wanted to thank you for an excellent learning experience in Kiev. I wasn't sure what to expect during my first visit to your wonderful city. I must say that from the airport pickup to the school and host family all went very well and I was very satisfied. The Russian language learning atmosphere was pleasant with Alexander and I feel I picked up a lot in my six weeks there. The unexpected pleasure was meeting new friends from Kiev and elsewhere. I would recommend your school and program to anyone. Thanks again.

Helene Tremblay, Deputy Management and Consular Officer, the Embassy of Canada in Kyiv, Ukraine

November 20, 2009

The Embassy of Canada in Kyiv, Ukraine, has hired the services of Echo Eastern Europe language school to teach Ukrainian to some Canadian diplomats. Our Embassy has been very satisfied with the professionalism and the flexibility of the Ukrainian teachers and highly recommends Echo Eastern Europe language school.

Joseph Gregor, student, Ohio State University,Columbus, Ohio, USA

November 16, 2009

Thank you so much for your incredible professionalism and all your assistance while we studied at your school. My experience at Echo was unparalleled with any previous private tutoring or small classroom setting. I received great attention from my instructor, who quickly assessed my language necessities and gave great encouragement to move forward in my studies. I would definitely recommend your institution to fellow students in the future.

Anya Iverova, student, Ohio State University,Columbus, Ohio, USA

November 13, 2009

I am extremely pleased with my advanced Russian courses at Echo Kiev. A student here at Echo Kiev can expect accomplished and capable teachers who quickly determine the student`s language level and create a lesson plan intended to fill in those remaining language gaps. The School director is very professional and he went out of his way to make sure any of my requests were fulfilled in an efficient and timely manner.
I was most impressed with how accommodating everybody was. From working around my personal schedule to working around my personal academic goals, everything was taken care of. All in all, this is a great institute for those students looking to attain valuable language skills on a tight budget. I will definitely recommend Echo Kiev Institute to my friends here in America!

Krastev Vesselin, Siemens AG, Austria

November 9, 2009

Thank you a lot for the good organized Russian language course in Kiev. It was a pleasure for me to learn the language in your school. With readiness I will recommend your language school to my colleagues and personal friends. Spasibo estio raz !

Christopher Bodemer, Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA

October 10, 2009

I would recommend your school and will to anyone who has an interest in learning Russian or Ukrainian. I thought the instructor, Allena, was very professional and very nice lady. The school was exactly as described; no surprises or hidden costs. Very attractive rates for study. Again I mention the fact that a visa is not required to travel to Ukraine, this is a further plus for study in Ukraine. Thanks again and would study again at your school.

Bradley Jensen Murg, FLAS Fellow in Chinese, Russian, and Uighur Languages, Department of Political Science, University of Washington, USA

October 5, 2009

Dear Echo EE team, I would like to tell that Elena is the best Russian teacher I have ever had. She surpasses the quality, professionalism, intelligence, and skills of professors I have had in the United States, at Moscow State University, Kazan State University , and the Far Eastern University in Vladivostok. She is a true asset to your team and naturally gifted at what she does. It was a pleasure to study with her - classes flew by and I was amazed how quickly my Russian developed. I wish I had another two months working with her!

Atilla Ozdemir, student, Istanbul, Turkey

September 23, 2009

I stayed 8 weeks in Kiev and studied Russian at ECHO. It was fantastic. My teacher, Tamara, is a very good teacher, very helpful and kind. The apartment was good and allowed me to relax after classes. Everything was wonderful and I will be there again. I would highly recommend ECHO. See you!

Matthias Boller, Switzerland

September 21, 2009

Thank you for the language lessons I had at your school. They were really interesting and good, and I learned a lot. I really liked talking about grammar in Russian (a thing I never did before in language classes, we always talked about grammar in English or German). That way it was lessons with only talking Russian. I also liked my book very much, because of the good stories, the jokes and the sayings and the good mixture with grammar.

Christian Lowe, Germany

September 15, 2009

In August I took part in a language course with Echoees in Kiev. I had booked a beginners course. When I arrived at Kiev airport I was a bit scared about the new situation: a foreign country, new language, and kiryllic letters which make it impossible to read even the easiest signs or messages. But everything was fine: the airport transfer was perfect and took me to my apartment. The manager of the school came to the apartment and gave me an introduction to everything, a lot of useful information as well as a map of Kiev and important telephone numbers. The apartment was in walking distance of the institute. The following day the lessons started. I was extremely lucky with my lovely, competent and demanding teacher (please give her warmest regards). I enjoyed every lesson with her and she always succeeded to motivate me even when concentration or mood were low. Also I think it is a very good idea to offer such a broad variety of freetime activities and to encourage students to contact each other by providing the email addresses. I am very glad I was with Echoees and highly recommend this school to everybody who wants to learn Russian or Ukranian. Whenever I go on studying Russian I would choose ECHOees again.

Jason Keysar, student, USA

August 29, 2009

I really enjoyed the course in Kiev and feel it was well worth the expense. I appreciate all your help and hopefully will have some time for another summer course next year. I also wanted to tell you that Margarita Ivanovna is an amazing teacher. She definitely put in extra effort to make sure I left with a ton of new knowledge and an enjoyable experience. I also loved staying at family with Viktor and Lyudmila who`s hospitality was fantastic. I will recommend your program to others at my University. I would love to see more people experience Kiev and Ukraine. Continue the good work! Thanks again so much!

Joe Connor, Language Teacher, Dublin, Ireland

August 25, 2009

I have done language courses in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal but I found the standard of teaching at my Russian courses the best. My main teacher, Victoria, at Echo was fantastic. As well as being a great teacher she had a very warm and open personality. She knew I liked beer and presented me with two bottles of the strongest beer I ever drank half way through my course. Ukrainian beer, of course! She even gave me a box of Kievian chocolates at the end of the course. I never discovered this type of generosity in any other language school. I would also like to say that the course is excellently organised and even if you are doing individual courses you can communicate with other students by email through the school. I would highly recommend studying at Echo.

Ole Jensen, Engineer, Denmark

August 1, 2009

Just wanted to give you some compliments. It is rare that expectations are superseded, but I have to say, my stay in Kiev and classes at your school were unambiguously a positive experience. Tamara is such a fantastic teacher. She has all the qualities I see in a good teacher: patience, overview, happily repeats when I(we) have forgotten or don`t understand. I was also happy with your treatment, and the care you took for making things run smoothly. I stayed at the apartment at Lesi Ukrainki 7, which turned out to be a nice place to live, with all necessities working fine: kitchen, washing machine, bathroom and Internet. I took a lot of photos of the view from my window! If you need a reference for future applicants, you can safely forward them to me.

Scott H. Wright, English Teacher, USA

August 1, 2009

I wanted to thank you for giving me the chance to study Russian in your school. Olga is a very professional and knowledgeable teacher. I have learned a lot from her. She also helped correct some of my common mistakes I make speaking Russian.

Natasa Kovacic, student, Slovenia

August 1, 2009

The school was good, and the tutor was the best:) The learning was very systematic and I think that learned a lot in two weeks (more than at home in three months). I also liked the book. So, I have no complaints, all was the best. I will probably come again, maybe next year, who knows...

Oliver Schott, Business owner, Switzerland

July 14, 2009

Everything got perfectly setup and worked well from the first day on. The locations of classes and accommodation and the teacher are extremely good and keep flexible to the needs and demands. Thank you for your support. I am happy to have taken the choice with Echo and will definitely recommend it further on.

John Baran, USA

July 7, 2009

Studying at Echo was an exciting experience. The teachers were very experienced and presented the Russian language in a very understandable way. I learned in one month what took me six months in the US. Highly recommended.

Florian Carpentier, Engineer, France, Carpentierflo@orange.fr

January 04, 2009

I would like to tell you that I`m really glad that I chose your school. The organisation was just perfect, schedule, timing, contact numbers and addresses, meeting points. All details were well planned. From the hosting family, warm and kind, very well located near from THE right metro station and very close to the city center. The teacher was great and dedicated to my progress and requests. Friendly but very professional. I was not expecting to make so much progress in such a short time. The tour guide was also great and well organized... No shadows to the picture! Every thing was great. For all this, I would like to thank you so much... I look forward to see you again soon.

Olof Eliasson, Linguana Translations, Director, Sweden

December 12, 2008

During a stay in Kiev I attended a two week private crash course in Russian that by far exceeded my expectations. A motivated student without prior knowledge of Russian will easily in a month time acquire the necessary language skills to ask for directions, making hotel reservations and ordering meals at restaurants. In short, a very positive experience that I highly recommend.

Erki Milistver, Logistics manager, Finland

November 26, 2008

I have had a 3 weeks intensive course with 40 one-to-one lessons per week. The course was well organised. During the first lessons we brainstormed together with the teachers a study program suiting for my skill level and my needs. Teachers were very professional. The course dates, times and locations could be flexibly changed on the spot according to my needs. I had real fun studying in Kiev and I can sincerely recommend a Russian language course with Echo in Kiev to all of you.

Andrea Brown, student, Cheshire, UK

October 13, 2008
I really enjoyed the courses and am only realising now that I am back in the UK and doing another beginner`s Russian course just how much I learned in my time in Kiev. It was a great experience for me. I am hoping to come back to Ukraine in the future and would like to do a further language course!

Andrew Grant, Full Professor, University de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

June 28, 2008

Dear Echo Eastern Europe team, I want to say how much I appreciate your quality of organisation and your desire that your school meets the requirements of the individual student - in my case to continue to improve my knowledge of the Russian language. I had consistent high quality teaching which I thank you for as well as a warm welcome.

Robert Paris, USA

June 27, 2008

I really enjoyed the Russian classes that I took with my teacher. She made each lesson very interesting. I feel that I have been exposed to so much culture by having been here in Kiev. It seems like I just got here and yet, I`ll be leaving in 2 days. I will bring back with me many great memories of a trip of a life time. Thank you again for facilitating my course study while here in Kiev.

David Trayford, Derby House, owner, UK

May 21, 2008

Great school and course with fantastic communication before, during and after the course. As a total beginner I was able to read and understand street and other signs by the third day. The teacher was wonderful and I look forward to going back.

Jeremiah Fowler, USA

February 28, 2008

I am an American who moved to Kiev and when I got here I could not say much more than "hello" and "thank you". I had tried the "teach yourself" books and CDs but just couldn`t get it I could repeat words but had no way to use them in a present tense or past tense or gender sensitive way! It was so foreign to me and I was just stuck from these books and could not get past my learning block. After 2 months (and allot of work) I can read pretty well and feel comfortable with my basic communication skills in Russian. The teacher was really good at finding out my level and teaching me the pronunciation and basic rules. If you are serious about learning Russian or Ukrainian and willing to do the required studying then I highly recommend Echoee. My teacher was very professional and I am really happy with my experience.

Jan Decoene, Immo Industry, GM, Belgium

December 10, 2007

As a head of Immo Industry Ukraine I have studied Russian at Echo Eastern Europe school from January 2007. I have chosen Echoee because this school has good reputation and language teaching system. I contacted several schools but Echoee was the most flexible. The teaching was really good and I improved my Russian a lot with that. This school has it all together. My personal Russian teacher was a breeze to work with. She accommodated every single change in my personal and business schedule. She is very experienced in teaching and she has got my Russian improved a great deal. So I’d like to say thanks a lot to people from Echoee and I am very happy with my experience with this language center. I would definitely recommend this school to everybody willing to improve their Russian.

Jordi Suquet Flores, Spain

December 09, 2007

I have enjoyed having lessons with your School a lot during this week. My Russian teacher was wonderful, and the classes with her were very interesting and funny. I have recommended your courses to all my friends. Thank you very much.

Elliot Stivers, UK

October 12, 2007

I took Russian lessons from ECHO for about 5 months in 2007 and had a very positive experience. The director of the program was accommodating with finding a teacher who worked with my style of learning as well as being flexible as to the timing of the lessons. I had a good rapport with my teacher and would take lessons with ECHO again in the future.

Colette Tremblay, Canada

August 07, 2007

I researched several language schools before enrolling into the ECHO Eastern Europe School. I found the Director and teacher to be excellent in meeting my language needs. My Russian teacher adapted my program as my desire was to quickly acquire and speak Russian. As I made my traveling schedule known the director was very prompt at making changes in my language study to resume classes after I returned to Kiev. I have found staff to be professional and flexible in meeting my needs. I am enjoying my Russian classes. I rejoice as my vocabulary grows daily. I would highly recommend this linguistic school and staff to meet your language needs.

Stephen Galvin, Australia

April 28, 2007

I would highly recommend Echoee for anyone seeking to learn Russian or Ukrainian while visiting Kiev. The lessons were individually designed for my level, and not only was the tutor very friendly and professional, but the company provided excellent service for all of my queries about learning Russian, as well as making my trip to Kiev easy, and very enjoyable. Thanks to everyone at Echoee.

Giulia Dri, Udine, Italy, giuliadri@hotmail.com

March 29, 2007

I regularly attended Russian language classes in Kiev from the 15th January to 15th March 2007 and I am very satisfied with the teaching methods, the professional teacher I had, and the quality of the service and the attention dedicated by the staff of the School.

Alexandra Brown, Australia

March 14, 2007

I spent 2 enjoyable weeks in beautiful Kiev studying Russian language everyday via the arrangement of the Echo Eastern Europe school. My teachers, Zhanetta and Ania were excellent. They not only gave me supreme instruction in the Russian language, but also helped me to get the most out of my stay in Kiev by informing me of the sights, restaurants and concerts that I must visit. My only regret is that I didn`t stay long enough to see Springtime in Kiev!

Ing. Alexander Richter, student, Austria

March 09, 2007

The one to one course was very intensive and flexible. My Russian teacher was a University professor of Russian language. The course was hold at the host family. This was very comfortable because I didn`t lose time with long metro journeys. Living at a host family was the best solution; I got much information about the Ukraine/Russian culture, tips how to organize my transportation through the city (metro month`s ticket, bus lines) and had someone to talk in Russian. In all together the course and the accommodation were very good organized. I enjoyed my time in Kiev and learned a lot.

Daniel Healy, USA

October 10, 2006

As a recent student of ECHO Eastern Europe, I would like to express my sincere appreciation and satisfaction with the School. From August 21, 2006 to September 29, 2006 I studied Russian and Ukrainian as a student of ECHO. Not only during my time of study, but also before and after, the School’s patience, flexibility, understanding and concern for my wellbeing were especially valuable. Of course, the quality of education was excellent as well.

Brian Danielson, Germany

September 4, 2006

I recently attended a one week intensive Russian language course in Kiev at ECHO Eastern Europe Language School and was impressed with the professional, friendly and knowledgeable teaching staff and was very happy with the results achieved. In the one week course, I received 30 hours of individual training with language professionals who directed and assisted me in expanding my knowledge of Russian grammar and vocabulary as well as greatly improving my conversational use of the language in terms of accent, sentence melody and confidence of use.
During the course, written materials provided by the school were used and suited perfectly to my needs. The staff was punctual, focused and very helpful. The individual nature of the course provided me with the opportunity to address those language areas I required. I recommend this school for the casual traveller and business traveller alike.

Dylan Davis, Lake Forest College, USA

August 20, 2006

I want to thank you so much for the excellent experience and training I received during my stay in Kiev. It made all the difference in the workshop, and I am certain that your program will greatly help me now that I am off to Russia. The pre-arrival arrangements were so well-managed that I traveled with a complete sense of calm. The living arrangements could not have been better. I was able to obtain a very good sense of Kievan life in a very short period.
A session with the Echo School is more than simple language instruction. It is an opportunity to learn, experience, and make friends in an atmosphere of understanding and caring. I have traveled and studied throughout Eastern Europe and have always been met with a warm welcome. The Echo School couples that with a well-organized program and excellent instruction.

Dr. Andres Vera, International Committee of Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland

April 11, 2006

These lessons were to my entire satisfaction. Some of the strong points of the method were high academic level of the instructors who not only arrived to be interactive but also kept the right balance between phonetics, grammar and conversation. Besides that instructors showed the capacity to work on needs and detected problems of the student.
The latest made the lessons time pleasant even though a continual daily round of 4 hours was most of time scheduled. Enjoying the lessons definitely lead to the feeling of substantial progress in my level of Russian.

Abdullah A. Al Sinan, Saudi Arabia

December 23, 2005

I would like to express my deep appreciation for your help to arrange me tutor to visit me at home for teaching me Russian course, it was 4 beautiful weeks where I learnt so much and gained a practically new language skill. Although I did not attend class rather a tutor was coming to my place to teach me, it was very rewarding and convenient way of learning. I appreciate too the official certificate I received for the course.

John de Bruin, Santa Barbara, Califirnia, USA

September 5, 2005

It has been such a pleasure working with ECHO Eastern Europe School. Your responsiveness and timeliness initially set you apart from others in your field. All this has been far superseded by the quality of your staff. My Russian teacher did a masterful job clearly distinguishing my Russian skill level and identifying specific deficiencies in grammar and speech. She proceeded to mitigate those deficiencies in the time available. Superior work! Thank you so much for all your efforts.

Dr. Shahram Dindar, University of Oxford, UK

May 17, 2005

As a member of International Teachers Exchange Programme at the University of Oxford, I have known ECHO Eastern Europe since 2004. This Centre has played a very positive role in teaching Russian and Ukrainian languages to our colleagues coming from other countries and willing to teach English here. The Centre has an excellent reputation in both service and conducting business with its associates and customers.
This experience allows me to recommend the Centre as a highly professional and trustworthy commercial Language School.