Announcements

Dr. Nijdam Awarded Open Resources Grant for Fairy Tales Course

Dr. Nijdam Awarded Open Resources Grant for Fairy Tales Course

Dr. Biz Nijdam was recently awarded a OER Affordability Grant for CENES’s Fair Tales and Popular Culture course (GMST 121).

New Courses Coming to CENES in 2024-2025

New Courses Coming to CENES in 2024-2025

This fall, The Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies (CENES) is thrilled to be adding several new courses to our 2024-25 schedule.

CENES WRAPPED: 2023-2024

CENES WRAPPED: 2023-2024

And just like that, the 2023-2024 Academic Year has come to an end.

CENES Wrapped 2023-24: Graduating Student Spotlights

CENES Wrapped 2023-24: Graduating Student Spotlights

Graduating students from the German and Nordic programs reflect on their time in CENES.

Education through comics: Exploring the Pedagogical Value of Comic Art

Education through comics: Exploring the Pedagogical Value of Comic Art

Dr. Elizabeth Nijdam talks about how comics are an effective medium that presents complex ideas in an easily understandable way.

Dr. Daniela Hempen Receives a 2023-2024 Killam Teaching Prize

Dr. Daniela Hempen Receives a 2023-2024 Killam Teaching Prize

Congratulations to Dr. Hempen on receiving a Killam Teaching Prize for 2023/2024.

Call for Applications: SWEA & UBC Vancouver Scholarships 2024

Call for Applications: SWEA & UBC Vancouver Scholarships 2024

Students enrolled at UBC in SWED courses can apply for a scholarship to go on exchange in Sweden.

Director of Slavic Studies and CENES PhD Student receive the CENES Outstanding Mentorship Award

Director of Slavic Studies and CENES PhD Student receive the CENES Outstanding Mentorship Award

Congratulations to Olena Morozova and Dante Prado as deserving recipients of this year’s CENES Outstanding Mentorship Award.

Augenblick special issue on Gender and Sexuality in German Literature now published

Augenblick special issue on Gender and Sexuality in German Literature now published

Augenblick, CENES’ German Studies undergraduate journal, shares first special issue.

CENES Cooperation with The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange

CENES Cooperation with The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange

In January 2024, the CENES Department signed a cooperation agreement with The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.