An Interview with Modern European Studies Alum
Charlotte Gibbs graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2021 as a double major in History and Modern European Studies.
Seven CENES courses to learn more about multicultural Europe in WT2
Join us in Winter 2022 Term 2 to learn about the diversity of culture, politics and languages that makes up Europe in 2022!
Graduate Admissions Applications Now Open
Beyond its undergraduate programs, the Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies offers pathways to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Germanic Studies.
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.
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.
CENES Welcomes Assistant Professor of Nordic Studies
Dr. Tim Frandy’s research and teaching will enrich students’ knowledge of Nordic and Arctic history, literature, art, languages, and society from the perspective of Sámi and other Indigenous communities.
Let’s Become Story Ready: SSHRC Connection Grant
Dr. Markus Hallensleben and Dr. Elizabeth Nijdam have received a SSHRC Connection Grant for a Workshop on Decolonizing and Indigenizing European and Migration Studies through Indigenous Storywork Methodologies.
Dr. Frackman Publishes Op-Ed about the Humanities and Ukraine
Dr. Kyle Frackman wrote an op-ed for The Conversation advocating the role of the humanities and liberal arts in understanding Russia’s war against Ukraine: “Humanities are essential in understanding the Russian war against Ukraine.”
Dr. Bowers Publishes Article on Ann Radcliffe’s Russian Afterlife
Dr. Katherine Bowers published an article in the Victorian Popular Fictions Journal in December 2021 on Ann Radcliffe’s Russian translations and reception.
Short- and Long-Term Study and Research Abroad Opportunities in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Beyond
UBC has partnered up with a number of institutions of higher learning to offer students at all stages of their studies a wide and invigorating range of exchange opportunities in German-speaking contexts.