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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Croatian President visits Waterloo

The University of Waterloo was honoured to welcome Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović to campus on November 21, 2016. As part of her working visit to Canada, President Grabar-Kitarović spent a day in Kitchener-Waterloo learning more about the University's role in enhancing technology research and entrepreneurship and met with students of Croatian language and culture.

Undergraduate students in German Studies are invited to submit a proposal for the fifth undergraduate colloquium in German Studies.

Any undergraduate student who has written or is working on a paper on the German language, German-speaking literature, culture, or film, or teaching German as a foreign language, is encouraged to apply.

Application deadline: January 18, 2016

In co-operation with the German Pedagogical Exchange Office (PAD), the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German is accepting applications for positions as English-language assistants in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Kyle Scholz wins teaching award

Kyle Scholz - around the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, it's practically a household name. Kyle first came to the University of Waterloo in 2004 to start his undergraduate degree, and he has been here ever since. After completing a Joint Honours BA in English and German, he went on to do an MA in German, and right now he is just months away from completing his PhD.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Führerbunker

Recently some GSS students and faculty visited Andrew Anger's experimental chamber opera "Führerbunker" that addresses the last days of Hitler in the bunker in Berlin. Read Sonja's report about the staging!  

Friday, February 13, 2015

Make connections

Hello, my name is... introducing oneself can be a challenge, especially in professional situations. Therefore networking strategies and communicating about oneself were the main themes of the workshop "making connections" last Thursday. Read Caterina's full report about the workshop!