futurGenerator Internships in Freiburg and Berlin Summer 2022 Dear Students, Learning German? Interested in gaining work experience during your studies while taking advantage of your German skills? Whatever your major is, the iPRAKTIKUM team is ready to help you find an exciting internship opportunity in Freiburg, one of Europe’s greenest cities, or Berlin, which was recently ranked as Germany’s social innovation capital. We offer pre-placement advising, support while you are on the job, and post-internship follow-up. How an internship can benefit you: Apply the skills you learn in the classroom in workplace situations. Gain valuable experience in innovative green-sector companies and organizations. Practice your German and develop global fluency. Gain insight into international work culture and jump-start a future career. Engage with local and global communities. Get course credit or a co-curricular citation on your U of T transcript. The iPRAKTIKUM team is accepting statements of interest for our Germany-based program, futurGenerator, which focusses on sustainability and social innovation-oriented organizations and companies in a variety of fields, including environmental education, migration projects, policy and practical conservation work. *We are very pleased to be able to support your placement with a stipend to help cover some of your living ... Read More »
Author Archives: Department of German
Andre Flicker has been appointed Junior Fellow at Victoria College!
The appointment is for the 2023-24 academic year, and it is renewable for the duration of the candidate’s career as doctoral or post-doctoral candidate involved in the life of Victoria College... Read More »
Yiddish in the City Internships (Bialik Hebrew Day School)
Yiddish in the City Internships Dear Yiddish Students, The iPRAKTIKUM team is pleased to announce yet another great opportunity with “Yiddish in the City”, this time with the Bialik Hebrew Day School. The program identifies needs in the broader Toronto community which can be fulfilled by a University of Toronto Yiddish student. This will be an opportunity to gain professional credentials as well as connect to the local Jewish community. Your internship experience can be accredited in the form of a Co-Curricular Record (CCR) that will appear on your U of T transcript. This is a paid opportunity that will take place in person. Bialik Hebrew Day School Bialik is the only school in Toronto which provides secular Yiddish instruction. As an intern, you will be observing and assisting the Yiddish teacher. Tasks can include: co-teaching, tutoring, mentoring, developing learning materials. The Bialik Yiddish curriculum is currently in its forth year of redevelopment, along the strands of culture, history, music and literature, with an emphasis on local community history. Dates: March to June 2022 Sessions: Tuesday or Thursdays, either mornings (9am-12pm) or afternoons (1-4pm) We welcome applications from people who: love learning are committed, creative and enthusiastic can inspire and communicate ... Read More »
Winter Semester Topic Courses
Please check out our exciting topic courses offered in the Winter Semester of 2024! Read More »
iPRAKTIKUM German in the City internship on Arts & Science News!
Undergraduate student Diego Bay-Cheng's internship with iPRAKTIKUM'S "German in the City" program partner UTS (University of Toronto Schools) was just featured in Arts&Science News... Read More »
Marlo Burks publishes new book ‘Aesthetic Dilemmas’
Marlo A. Burks (PhD, 2016) has published her most recent book, Aesthetic Dilemmas, with McGill-Queen's University Press... Read More »
iPRAKTIKUM German in the City internship on Arts & Science News!
Undergraduate student Diego Bay-Cheng's internship with iPRAKTIKUM'S "German in the City" program partner UTS (University of Toronto Schools) was just featured in Arts&Science News... Read More »
Andre Flicker has been appointed Junior Fellow at Victoria College!
The appointment is for the 2023-24 academic year, and it is renewable for the duration of the candidate’s career as doctoral or post-doctoral candidate involved in the life of Victoria College... Read More »
Side by Side Writing: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Side-by-side writing works as follows: It is not a writing feedback group. It’s just a way to make writing progress while hanging out with friends and colleagues (this is also known as: zwei Fliegen auf einen Streich). Read More »
Faculty, Staff & Student Honours
Faculty, Staff & Student Honours Read More »