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New DAAD Visiting Professor to CCGES York |
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York University
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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The coming fall term will see CCGES welcome a New DAAD Visiting Professor, Dr. Ulrich Best to York and the Centre. At present, Ulrich is a Government of Canada post-doctoral research fellow at the University of British Columbia-Okanagan. He has previously taught European Studies at the University of Chemnitz and geography at the University of Leicester. While at York, he will teach both Geography and German Studies. His main research interests include the critical geopolitics of Europe, border studies, urban politics, and the history of critical geography, particularly in Germany. Ulrich's most recent projects have examined energy security debates in Germany and Poland and the history of Socialist Internationalism. Dr. Best will be taking the place of Dr. Marcus Funck who spent the last three years at CCGES York, teaching history and overseeing CCGES' research agenda.
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Peter McIsaac New Director at CCGES York |
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York University
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Monday, 21 June 2010 |
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The Canadian Centre for German and European Studies at York University is pleased to announce that Peter M. McIsaac has accepted the Centre Directorship for a three-year, renewable term beginning July 1, 2010. Peter has been a CCGES affiliate since he arrived at York University in January 2008, and his appointment signals the Centre’s commitment to a strong research and outreach agenda in the coming years. Peter, who is trilingual in German, English and Spanish, has a BS in physics and German (University of Michigan, 1990) and a Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literature (Harvard, 1996).
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Canada’s new German Ambassador, Dr. Georg Witschel, promotes German-Canadian Cooperation |
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University of Victoria
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 |
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The German Ambassador to Canada, Dr. Georg Witschel, has visited universities across Canada engaging Germany related institutions and initiatives in a debate on the state of the transatlantic exchange. In a series of informal discussions at departments and centres of German-European Studies Dr Georg Witschel familiarized himself with the breadth of research and exchange initiatives that promote German-Canadian collaboration across country. In his talks Dr. Witschel highlighted that currently more than five hundred Canadian undergraduates study in Germany every year and even more participate in programs for science and research. Comparing the large number of German students studying abroad (over 30%) with the situation in Canada (just 2% of Canadians study some time in another country) he suggested that Canadian students need more support in order to take full advantage of the opportunities to study abroad.
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