UIC Department of Germanic Studies

09/06/2025

The director of the Illinois in Vienna study abroad program will be in town. This is your reminder to contact UIC Study Abroad Office to learn about this and other programs in German-speaking countries for Spring, Summer or Fall 2025!

09/02/2025

📚 Interested in research but not sure where to start? 🔬 Connect with the Undergraduate Research Hub at the UIC Involvement Fair and Service Expo.

📍Stop by our table to learn about:
🔥How to get involved in research across all majors
🔥Upcoming workshops and info sessions
🔥Resources to help you find research mentors and programs across campus

See you Wednesday and Thursday at the University Hall Lawn!

09/02/2025

Sign up to volunteer with DANK Haus German American Cultural Center for German Day!

DANK Haus is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to represent the DANK Haus during the Chicago German-American Oktoberfest! From setup to teardown to serving, grilling, staffing our info booth, and everything in between, we need all hands on deck to help make this community celebration a success.

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08/21/2025

The American Council on Germany (ACG), the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), and the German Studies Association (GSA) are working together to jointly promote the value of the German-American partnership and reach a wider collective audience.

On September 16, we are pleased to speak with the German Government's Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation: Metin Hakverdi.

Our new virtual series titled “German Politics Today: Meet a Bundestag Member” will consist of three ACG-moderated discussions, in German, with members of the German Bundestag on issues ranging from the transatlantic relationship and German reunification to citizen engagement. The goal of the series is to engage younger Americans enrolled in German language programs and other German studies students, to inform them about current issues in Germany, and to give them an opportunity to utilize their German listening, writing, and speaking skills as part of their German language courses in high school and college.

Part 1: Transatlantic Partnership with Metin Hakverdi

The transatlantic partnership is a key pillar of Germany’s foreign policy. The United States and Canada are Germany’s closest allies outside Europe. Large areas of common interests, shared challenges and fundamental values form a bond between our democracies on both sides of the Atlantic. How close transatlantic relations are is clear also from the multitude of societal and cultural contacts between Germany and the United States and Germany and Canada. Promoting these ties in the long term is the task of the Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation. Metin Hakverdi assumed office as the new Coordinator on 28 May 2025.

The office of Coordinator of German-American Cooperation was created as far back as 1981; it was later renamed and expanded to comprise cooperation with Canada. Germany’s Coordinators have included former Minister of State Hildegard Hamm-Brücher; political scientist Prof. Werner Weidenfeld, currently at LMU Munich; Member of the Bundestag Peter Beyer and, most recently, Member of the Bundestag Michael Link.

To learn more about the webinar series and to register for Part 1 on Transatlantic Partnership, click the registration button below! Please share this webinar with any students, colleagues, or friends who may be interested in attending. The webinar will be conducted fully in German.

The American Council on Germany (ACG), the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), and the German Studies Association (GSA)  are working together to jointly promote the value of the German-American partnership and reach a wider collective audience.

07/31/2025

As the Mellon Foundation reminds us, July 31st is National Intern Day, a time to celebrate some of the best and brightest entering the workforce. Humanities Internships Can Kick Start a Career! Our department faculty and the wonderful career and internship advisors at UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Development and Internship office are here to help you land the right internship for you. https://www.instagram.com/uiclascareer/ Read about students across the country making it happen.

The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.

07/30/2025

UIC's Germanic Studies department makes an impact nationally! Our PhD alumna Dr. Sharon Weiner is featured in this Baylor University article for her outstanding mentoring and language outreach under the auspices of the SPARK for German program, which stands for Structured Program for the Acquisition of German in the U.S. - Resources and Know-how and is a joint project of the Goethe-Institut and the American Association of Teachers of German.

A World of Learning: Modern Languages and Cultures at Baylor Students of modern languages in Baylor's College of Arts & Sciences are gaining an empathetic understanding of other cultures by Kevin Tankersley, BBA ‘93 April 10, 2025 While countries and cultures grow more interdependent with each pas...

06/19/2025

The German federal parliament’s International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) program, offering young college graduates from over 50 countries the chance to experience Germany’s democratic system of governance up-close in Berlin, is set to continue for its 40th year in 2026. The application deadline is July 31, 2025.

IPS is the German Bundestag’s long-term political investment aimed at consolidating partnership-based cooperation between Germany and the participating countries.

Offered in collaboration with Berlin’s three major universities, the prestigious IPS program is ideal for politically engaged young people who seek to play an important role in shaping the future of democratic cooperation—in their respective countries, and internationally.

The IPS program allows participants to gain first-hand knowledge of Germany’s parliamentary system and political decision-making process during a three-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, 2026).

IPS is open to college graduates who are U.S. citizens, under 30 on March 1, 2026, and have very good knowledge (B2+) of the German language. Candidates should also be familiar with the basic features of German politics and society. Applicants must have completed their undergraduate studies and be able to offer proof of their degree by December 31, 2025.

Please tell your students, colleagues, and any other prospective candidates about the International Parliamentary Scholarship. Further information on the program’s requirements can be found at www.germany.info/ips, where questions can be submitted via the contact form, and on the Bundestag website www.bundestag.de/ips, which also includes the application materials.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time with any questions on the IPS program.

Thank you very much for your interest.

Der Deutsche Bundestag vergibt jährlich für junge Hochschulabsolventen aus 50 Nationen Stipendien.

06/18/2025

A job in international education! CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange:

Posted 10:43:45 PM. Position : Manager, US Institutional Relations, CIEE Study AbroadReports to: Director…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

06/18/2025

Job opportunity related to German!

Work with the American Association of Teachers of German in Cherry Hill, NJ!

06/15/2025

Check out this job at German Marshall Fund of the United States:

Posted 12:00:00 AM. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US, GMF does not sponsor work visas.Job SummaryThe…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

06/09/2025

The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. You can follow them on Facebook or Instagram for opportunity announcements and notifications when various virtual dialogues go live.