The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is a research institute at the University of Waterloo. Funded by private donations, the WCGS supports research into all aspects of the German-speaking world, and is committed to publicly-oriented scholarship. We facilitate the communication of German studies research, distribute awards to students wishing to study in Germany, and organize cultural programming for the university and wider communities.
WCGS Book Prize
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WCGS Book Prize 2017 Winner
The winner of the inaugural WCGS Book Prize is Alice Weinreb of Loyola University for her book Modern Hungers: Food and Power in Twentieth-Century Germany, published by Oxford University Press.
MA - Intercultural German Studies at UW/Mannheim
Two universities, one degree, multiple opportunities
The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies seeks excellent students to join the unique Joint MA program in Intercultural German Studies. The program is fully funded and includes one year of study at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and one year at the University of Mannheim, Germany. Students obtain a combined joint degree from the two universities.
Applications for the 2019 Canadian Summer School in Germany now being accepted
Spend May and June in Germany with other students from all over Canada and earn university credits, live in a German home, walk through the Brandenburg Gate, immerse yourself in the German language, and more!
The Canadian Summer School in Germany (CSSG) offers Intermediate and Advanced German Language & Culture Courses German Immersion Community Service Learning Courses
