Wirth Institute

We are one of the leading centres for Central European Studies in North America, and the only such institution in Canada.

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We are proud to support the amazing Wirth Alumni Network with their international interdisciplinary conference. Looking forward to sessions at the U. of Rijeka on Thurs!

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@uniwroc has announced a Call for Papers for the international conference “Under Western Eyes. Central and Eastern Europe(ans) in North American Literature, Culture, and History.”

The conference will take place in Wrocław, Poland, on May 15-16, 2025. 🇵🇱

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Dive into the heart of Northern Alberta's oil sands through the eyes of students from the U. of Applied Arts Vienna! "Reflecting the Oil Sands: A Study Trip to Northern Alberta" runs May 29 to June 7, 2024, at the 2nd Floor FAB Pocket Gallery. Opening reception tomorrow @ 3PM!

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A milestone moment -- our 25th Anniversary Event featuring the incomparable Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @anneapplebaum! Thank you, Anne, for sharing insight that continues to shape our understanding of Central Europe and the world! @UAlberta @UofA_Arts #wirthinstitute

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Our 2024/2025 Croatian, Czech, and Polish Doctoral Fellowship Competition deadlines have been EXTENDED until April 22nd!
Embark on a transformative academic journey unlike any other with the Wirth Institute's doctoral fellowship program and apply now!

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The facility will be able to power 60 buses daily. 🇦🇹🌍💚

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For those who missed out last month, the recording of the 2024 Tova Yedlin lecture delivered by William I. Brustein, Eberly Family Distinguished Professor of History (emeritus) is now available!

https://t.co/7EiEwEsYxb

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A reminder that the deadline for applications for our 2024-2025 Doctoral Fellowship competition is approaching! Submit your application by April 15th for your chance to participate in this unique program and embark on an academic journey like no other!

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Ticket registration opens TODAY@ 12:00 pm MDT! Don't miss out on your chance to see Pulitzer Prize winning historian and renowned journalist Anne Applebaum live at the TIMMS Centre!

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REMINDER: ticket registration opens to the general public on TUESDAY, APRIL 9th @ 12:00 pm MDT! Be sure to bookmark our event page to make it easy to register. This event, highlighting 25 years of the Wirth Institute, will be sure to sell out!

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Metro Cinema Edmonton presents a special new series!

📽 Czechoslovak New Wave 🎞

🔹Pearls of the Deep: April 1st @ 6:45PM
🔹Daisies: April 7th @ 7:00PM
🔹Marketa Lazarova: April 20th @ 2:45PM
🔹The Firemen's Ball: April 21st @ 3:45PM

https://t.co/VXqmeBtNkA

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The Wirth Institute is accepting applications for five Doctoral Research Fellowship Awards!

Deadline for applications for fellowships starting 1 October, 2024 is 15 APRIL, 2024.

Click here to learn more:

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Happy International Women's Day! Today we celebrate women who inspire us with courage, capacity, and vision for a better world. Let us amplify the call to challenge bias and break barriers so we can all live, work, and create in a more equitable world.

#BreakTheBias #IWD2024

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Join us for the opening reception of the Bata Exhibition - the Famous Czechoslovak Entrepreneur Family!

Mar. 7 | 5 p.m. MST | Rutherford Library Atrium, North Campus

The exhibition explores the legacy of the Bata family through fashion, business, and philanthropy!

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Happy Prešeren Day! 🇸🇮 Slovenia’s cultural holiday, a national holiday celebrated on 8 February marking the anniversary of the death of the greatest Slovenian poet, France Prešeren, is a special day to join in celebration of Slovenian literature, music, and art!

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For nearly a century, art historians thought Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Fraulein Lieser had been lost to history. Now, the missing artwork has reappeared in a private collection.

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The Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis was honoured to welcome Her Excellency Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic, and Mr. Juraj Rizman to @RideauHall during an official ceremony with military honours. 🇨🇦 🇸🇰

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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Beáta Kovács, PhD candidate, Institute of Political Sciences at Eötvös Loránd University will open our 2024 Central European Talks series! 🇭🇺

You can learn more about Beáta and check out our full line-up of speakers here:

https://t.co/ncWdbfj73a

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Excited to announce Beáta Kovács, Institute of Political Sciences at Eötvös Loránd U., will open our Central European Talks Series in 2 weeks!

‘The Hungarian patient': Different images of the Hungarian identity among political activists

Jan. 31 @ 2 pm MST, Senate Chamber, Arts

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We are delighted to co-sponsor this exciting talk organized by our sister centre at UC Berkeley this February 15th with Benedikt C. Harzl (Centre for East European Law and Eurasian Studies, University of Graz). Register via Zoom now!

https://t.co/rE4b1eAFw9