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We congratulate our faculty member Willi Goetschel to his election as the new president of the North American Heine Society... Read More »

The Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto (NWRCT) was founded by a dedicated group of Indigenous women who saw the need for a gathering place in Toronto where Indigenous women could share resources... Read More »

Born in Vienna in 1921, Eichner spent the war years in Australia and England and was in close contact with Erich Fried and other exiled poets associated with Gruppe 47... Read More »

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 »

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 »

Remembering the victims of Nazi terror, vigilant in the present. Read More »

Wherever you may be in the fall – whether it’s here in Canada or your hometown in another country – we are looking forward to welcoming you back to the German Department... Read More »

Congratulations to Hang-Sun Kim! Read More »

Although pandemic-related travel restrictions foiled plans to send the first group of futurGenerator interns to our new Berlin hub, the iPRAKTIKUM team was able to secure virtual placements... Read More »

  The German Federal Parliament (“Bundestag”) has announced a call for applications for the International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) program in Berlin in 2025. The application deadline is August 31, 2024. In collaboration with Berlin’s three major universities, the German Bundestag offers the prestigious IPS program to politically engaged college graduates from around 50 countries, including  Canada, who wish to play an important role in shaping the future of democratic cooperation – in their respective countries, and internationally. Under the patronage of the President of the German Bundestag, the IPS program allows participants to gain first-hand knowledge of Germany’s parliamentary system and political decision-making process during a 3-month work placement with a Member of the German Parliament. Participants also take part in a rich educational program with the German political foundations and have the chance to enroll in university classes, spending a total of five months in the German capital (March 1 through July 31, 2025). IPS is open to college graduates (bachelor’s degree or higher) who are Canadian citizens (or citizens of other participating countries), under 30 years old on March 1, 2025, and have a very good knowledge (B2+) of the German language. Candidates should also be familiar with ... Read More »