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.

CCGES is grateful for the support of BMW Group Canada which makes the awarding of this honour possible.

Applications for the 2008 BMW Award for Excellence will be accepted until January 31, 2008. For more information on the award and application process click here.

Above: From left, CCGES director Klaus Rupprecht, York President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, Matthew Bera, BMW Group president & CEO Lindsay Duffield and Stan Shapson, York VP Research & Innovation