CCGES – together with BMW Canada – is pleased to announce that Matt Bera, a PhD student in History, is the recipient of the 2007 BMW Canada Award for Excellence. This honour is presented annually to the student enrolled in the Centre’s Graduate Diploma program who is judged to best combine academic excellence with a contribution to Centre life.

Matt Bera has been a Centre-affiliated student since 2003 and in 2005 received a prestigious scholarship from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) to facilitate a stay in Germany in order to conduct research for his PhD thesis. At the centre of this work is an examination of the activities of the business managers of several German industrial associations during the period between the two world wars. During his time at CCGES, Matt has been an active participant in Centre life and sat on several administrative and advisory committees. (CONTINUE READING)

York University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Klaus Rupprecht to the position of Director at The Canadian Centre for German and European Studies.

Until recently Dr. Rupprecht was the consul general of the Federal Republic of Germany in Toronto, his final posting in a diplomatic career spanning more than thirty years. Prior to being appointed consul general in 2002, he was a fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs and then director general of the German Institute Taipei in Taiwan.

Dr. Rupprecht succeeds Professor Mark Webber, the centre’s founding director, who will remain active within CCGES as a resident scholar and executive committee member.

“Although comparatively young, the centre is thriving thanks to the strong internal leadership and research of its faculty,” says Webber. “To grow, we need an administrator with expertise in the diplomatic, fundraising and public visibility portfolios. Dr. Rupprecht’s time at Harvard gave him a good sense of how research centres operate, and he is familiar with both York and the wider community that the University and centre serve. All of us at CCGES support this outstanding appointment.”

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