Teaching, Learning, Evaluating German: Challenges for the Future (BCCTG Conference)

22 October 2022

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
Categories: Featured Events, Featured German, Featured Homepage

The British Columbia Council of Teachers of German will hold its annual conference at the UBC Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies on October 22-23.

UBC Stammtisch

25 October 2022 5:00 pm

Venue: CENES Department Lounge (Buchanan Tower, Ninth Floor)
Categories: Featured Events, Featured German, Featured Homepage

Come join us every week for an hour of conversation in German!

Kaffeestunde 2022

26 October 2022 2:30 pm

Venue: CENES Department Lounge (Buchanan Tower, Ninth Floor)
Categories: Featured Events, Featured German, Featured Homepage

You are cordially invited to Kaffeestunde, an initiative to bring together the UBC German Studies community (defined broadly) in an informal setting.

Fika (Winter 2022-23)

26 October 2022 4:00 pm

Venue: CENES Department Lounge (Buchanan Tower, Ninth Floor)
Categories: Featured Danish, Featured Events, Featured Nordic Studies, Featured Swedish

Fika is back in Buchanan Tower!

Lifting from the Centre: Health and Culture in Anishinaabe Communities

26 October 2022 5:30 pm

Venue: Asian Centre Auditorium
Categories: Featured Events, Featured Homepage, Featured Nordic Studies

Explore a series of culturally-situated health programs in Waaswaaganing with Dr. Tim Frandy, Assistant Professor of Nordic Studies. These projects help illustrate the value and necessity of humanists working in public health today.

Arts Multilingual Week

31 October 2022 - 04 November 2022

Categories: Featured Danish, Featured Events, Featured German, Featured Homepage, Featured Nordic Studies, Featured Polish, Featured Russian, Featured Slavic Studies, Featured Swedish

Arts Multilingual Week (October 31st to November 4th) is organized in collaboration with over a dozen units across campus. The week’s events will feature students, scholars, and community members reflecting on multilingualism as a practice, discussing career opportunities for multilingual graduates and performing multilingualism through artistic means.

UBC Stammtisch

01 November 2022 5:00 pm

Venue: CENES Department Lounge (Buchanan Tower, Ninth Floor)
Categories: Featured Events, Featured German, Featured Homepage

Come join us every week for an hour of conversation in German!

The CENES Salon: “432,000 Dead Warriors, or, Valhalla as a Tourist Experience”

02 November 2022 3:00 pm

Venue: CENES Department Lounge (Buchanan Tower, Ninth Floor)
Categories: Featured Events, Featured Homepage, Featured Nordic Studies

Please join us for the inaugural meeting of The CENES Salon, an informal gathering of UBC staff, faculty and students that centres on intellectual exchange and fostering community.

CENES Go Global Information Session

02 November 2022 4:30 pm

Venue: Buchanan Tower, Room 997
Categories: Featured Danish, Featured Events, Featured German, Featured Homepage, Featured Modern European Studies, Featured Nordic Studies, Featured Polish, Featured Russian, Featured Slavic Studies, Featured Swedish, Featured Undergraduate

Join us for a session on international opportunities specifically for students in German, Scandinavian and Slavic Studies! Go Global offers numerous options for UBC students to travel across the world while participating in meaningful learning opportunities. Study for a term or over the summer and earn credits! Featured image: Photo by Erik Odiin on Unsplash

Summer 2023 Witnessing Auschwitz Information Session

03 November 2022 10:00 am

Venue: Life Building Room 1505
Categories: Featured Events, Featured Homepage, Featured Polish, Featured Slavic Studies

In this multi‐disciplinary inquiry, UBC students will take up social responsibilities as researchers, drawing connections to territory and space of Auschwitz camp complex.