Seven Key Takeaways from the UBC German Program
Don’t stay monolingual for too long! Get a glimpse of some of the skills you will learn with a German Major or Minor.
Dr. Malakaj Appointed to Editorial Boards of a Scholarly Journal and Book Series
Dr. Ervin Malakaj will serve on the editorial board of Feminist German Studies and the “Women, Gender, and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture” series at Peter Lang.
Call for Applications: UBC German Studies Awards and Scholarships (2022-2023)
Each year, the UBC German Studies program issues up to $30,000 in awards and scholarships to undergraduate students. They recognize excellence among students pursuing a German major, a German major (honours), a German minor, or a German Studies minor.
Spotlight: Dr. Gassner and German Extracurriculars
“Never think of learning German as ‘studying the language,’ but always as ‘spending time with the language.’ It is not a linear process, but an exploration in which you create ever larger and more complex neural networks.”
Call for Applications: Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship
The fellowships “support advanced education and research” broadly conceived, which for CENES means any of the research areas that fall in the purview of the department.
German Studies as Community Work at UBC
Dr. Ervin Malakaj believes that the coursework and co-curricular work in the UBC German Program are important catalysts for community and good relations.
Welcome Message from Dr. Malakaj, Director of Undergraduate Studies in German
Dr. Ervin Malakaj welcomes you to the 2022/2023 academic year at UBC.
Call for Applications: CENES Advisory Council
The council will engage students to articulate their views on some of the key challenges and questions of higher education for the present and the future. We intend to engage students’ wisdom and insights, and to recognize and credit students as equals in this planning process.
Spotlight: German Language Student Ben Marquard
While his interests and future career goals lie mainly in his current field of study, Kinesiology, Ben has supplemented his education with studies in German, as language studies are a newfound interest for him.
CENES Welcomes New Assistant Professor of Ukrainian Studies
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Olena Morozova as our new Assistant Professor of Ukrainian Studies. She joins us from the V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in Ukraine.