February 3, 2020
At eleven-thirty on a Friday night in December, I found myself reclined on a beanbag in the midst of the world-famous Budapest Festival Orchestra’s viola section. I was there with several hundred young Hungarians for a special concert in which...
Read full entryJanuary 24, 2020
LANI KRANTZ On January 15, University of Toronto Libraries presented Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies alum Alina Bykova with a $1,000 Graduate Student Exhibition Competition Award for showcasing her research at Robarts Library. Bykova is one of three winners for...
Read full entry
December 16, 2019
We’ve all heard it: “The Fall of the Berlin wall sparks a new era for Eastern Europe”. But recently, this has been put into question due to the rise of nationalism in Eastern Europe. It is invariably followed by “the...
Read full entryNovember 21, 2019
CALL FOR PAPERS Transcending Borders in Europe and Eurasia Conference dates: 28 and 29 February 2020 DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS EXTENDED TO 10 January 2020. Click here to view this call for papers as a PDF. The Centre for European,...
Read full entryNovember 21, 2019
Dr. Ivan Chorvát on Youth Activism in Baská Bystrica, Slovakia Czech and Slovak Lecture Series On 25 October 2019, the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES), in cooperation with the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, launched a...
Read full entry
November 6, 2019
CERES lecturer Dr. Francisco Beltran appeared on CTV’s Your Morning to discuss how Norway balances oil and education and what Canada can learn from its example. View the full video here.
Read full entry
November 6, 2019
View our story and other photos from the evening on Instagram! Students from the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES) had the opportunity to enjoy a night out at one of Toronto’s finest artistic institutions, the Canadian Opera...
Read full entry
October 23, 2019
On Friday, 11 October 2019, the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES) was pleased to welcome Prof. Col. Winfried Heinemann – a respected military historian and retired officer of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) – back to the...
Read full entry
September 18, 2019
Celebrated CERES faculty member Lynne Viola, a University Professor in U of T’s department of history, has been awarded the Pierre Chauveau Medal by the Royal Society of Canada for her distinguished contributions to the humanities. Read the full article at...
Read full entry
September 16, 2019
The Hungarian Studies Program at CERES has long benefited from the support of the Hungarian-Canadian Community. Their support ensures vibrant courses in culture, history, film, language and literature and a variety of scholarships for students to travel to Hungary. We...
Read full entry
Germany: Students want to connect what they learn in the classroom to work-related, career contexts, and employers are increasingly demanding graduates...
Read more
Freiburg: The Canadian Year in Freiburg: Discover Europe in Germany Study for a year at the University of Freiburg under the guidance...
Read more
Bolzano: Between the months of May and July 2015, Cara interned for the Institute for Minority Rights at the European Academy...
Read more
Berlin, Germany: 2010 marked the 200th anniversary of the Humboldt-Universität. As one of eleven German universities, the Humboldt-Universität was chosen “University of...
Read more
Tartu, Estonia: UT is Estonia's leading centre of research and training. It preserves the culture of the Estonian people and spearheads the...
Read more
Brussels, Belgium: The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom...
Read more