A German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Center of Excellence
Welcome to one of the nation's top centers for innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research on Germany and Europe. The Center for German and European Studies (CGES) is a consortium of the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) and the University of Wisconsin (Madison) that promotes knowledge about Germany and Europe among established and emerging scholars, students, K–12 teachers, policymakers, business leaders and other professionals, and the general public.
Established in 1998 with funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the two universities, CGES is one of only five "Centers of Excellence" supported by the DAAD in the United States and the only one in the Midwest. The other four centers are at Harvard, Brandeis, Georgetown, and the University of California, Berkeley.
In politics, diplomacy, economics, and culture, Germany and Europe remain America's key allies. Yet the signposts guiding American thinking about Germany and Europe have undergone dramatic change in the past several decades. CGES research, training, and educational programs improve knowledge among teachers and students, strengthen innovative research, and yield significant economic and policy advantages.
Health Technology Assessment and
Health Care for All—
A trans-Atlantic experts' round-table
Minneapolis, University of Minnesota
May 19-20, 2008
click here for 2008 conference documentation
News
2008 Academy Award winning director Stefan Ruzowitzky visited CGES on Feb. 17, 2008--days before he won the Oscar for "The Counterfeiters" (Austria, 2007). Congratulations to Mr. Ruzowitzky! And to CGES: two Academy Award winners in a row...
CONGRATULATIONS to 2007 Academy Award Winner and CGES salon speaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. (Below: the German filmmaker on stage as he receives his Oscar; a week earlier in Minneapolis at one of CGES's signature salon events)
Center for German & European Studies
University of Minnesota
214 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 626-7705
E-Mail: cges@umn.edu
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