The Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies is one of the leading centres for Central European studies in North America, and the only such institution in Canada. Proudly housed at the University of Alberta. ualberta.ca/wirth-institutehttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3ly24nvvz422c🇵🇱✨ Polish Week kicks off Monday, Sept 8 @ UAlberta! ✨🇵🇱 Celebrate Polish culture, music, & diplomacy all day on campus 🎶🎤🧛‍♀️ 📍 Senate Chamber & Uni Commons Atrium Full schedule 👉 https://www.ualberta.ca/en/wirth-institute/polish-week.html #PolishWeek #PolishCulture #WirthInstitute #ObsessionsQuartet #YEGevents04 Sep 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly24nvvz422chttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lxa6xzvev22cToday, the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney and the Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk issued a joint statement after meeting in Warsaw to discuss the deepening of ties in trade, energy, and defence between the two countries. 🇨🇦🤝🇵🇱 Read the full statement: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/08/25/joint-statement-enhancing-canada-poland-strategic-partners25 Aug 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxa6xzvev22chttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lwrj72t7ac2cJoin us for Polish Week at the UofA @ualberta.bsky.social! 🎉 A week of music, films, talks & more - celebrating Polish culture, history & innovation. This year honours trailblazing women who reshaped art, music, film & diplomacy. All welcome! 🇵🇱 #PolishWeek #UAlberta https://www.ualberta.ca/en/wirth-institute/polish-week19 Aug 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrj72t7ac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lvobwgkrdk2cThe Central European Café returns Sept 12! ☕🍰 Join us Fridays @ualberta.bsky.social Arts Lounge for free coffee, pastries & lively convo on Central European culture, history & more. Kicking off with a welcome for new Director Dominique Kirchner Reill! All welcome! #YEGevents #UAlberta05 Aug 2025 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvobwgkrdk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lstq73ho4k26A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Alexander Carpenter as he concludes 4 remarkable years as Director of the Wirth Institute. His leadership brought global partnerships, vibrant cultural programming & deep community ties. Wishing him all the best in his next chapter! 💙 #WirthInstitute30 Jun 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstq73ho4k26https://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lrjd6cmd4c26⭐🎓 Our warmest congratulations to Dr. Petr Konecny, former Czech Doctoral Research Fellow at the Wirth Institute, on the successful defense of his dissertation: "Beyond De/Centralization: Regional Autonomy in Interdependent Austria and Czech Republic"! 🇨🇿🇦🇹13 Jun 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjd6cmd4c26https://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lpmghmlbas2eTHIS WEEK! Join us for an inspiring lunchtime concert featuring violinist Guillaume Tardif! 🎶 Dare to Discover Music Series 📅 May 21 & 22, 12 PM 📍 City Room, Edmonton City Hall 🎻 Tardif (violin) & Kiki (piano) 🎼 Schubert, Chopin & Wieniawski Info: enterprisequartet@ualberta.ca #YEGmusic #Classical20 May 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmghmlbas2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lpjya3yrxc26The German Studies Association is now accepting applications for the GSA Prize for the Best Essay in German Studies by a Graduate Student until May 23! 🏆 Winner to be honoured at the GSA banquet + have revised article published in German Studies Review! 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 Apply NOW! https://www.thegsa.org/prizes/graduate-student-essay-prize19 May 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjya3yrxc26https://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lpaboudad226🎓✍️The 2025 Journal of Austrian Studies Graduate Student Essay Prize is now open! Looking for unpublished essays on Austria, Austro-Hungary, or the Habsburg world—history, lit, culture, + more! 🗓️ Due: Oct 1, 2025 💰 $250 + JAS publication + ASA membership Learn more: shorturl.at/5qrHY https://www.austrian-studies.org/cfp-journal-of-austrian-studies-special-issue-for-graduate-students/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKTI4ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFRZ3BMRkxmejRQTDBqSkx4AR7ORSuan52P-GUWLj5aTrRrSuUQJll6oDiqIFZVaEcH2l87vM7GKFapDUSvlQ_aem_Jgd9nUy9_W1gZMR3dAGCyQ15 May 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpaboudad226https://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lp5v2pj6vc2e🎶 We are proud to co-sponsor Mikolaj Warszynski, live in concert with special guests Zuzana Simurdova and Tatiana Warszynski, as the Mazurka Music & Art Society presents: 🎹 CHOPIN 📅 June 7, 2025 📍 All Saints Anglican Cathedral 🎟️ Tickets at the door or online: www.mazurkamusicandart.com14 May 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5v2pj6vc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3lp5hztvcgk2e📝🔍 What does it really mean to be a historian today? For many early-career scholars, the path can be isolating—and even dangerous. Dominique Kirchner Reill unpacks this reality through the tragic story of a Croatian historian and a NYC murder trial. 🔗 https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/historian-murder-trial/14 May 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5hztvcgk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3loycba5b622iThe Wirth Institute was proud to cosponsor the “Modes of Modernism: Vienna 1900 and Beyond” conference at the University of London. It was a vibrant, multidisciplinary gathering exploring Viennese Modernism through literature, philosophy, architecture, mathematics, and more.12 May 2025 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3loycba5b622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3loqvnpe3fc2i"Our Life Behind Barbed Wire: Photography of Ukrainian Ostarbeiters in Nazi Germany" is available to view in the Student Lounge, Arts Building from now to May 10. The exhibit features rare photographs of Ukrainians taken to Nazi Germany as forced laborers during WWII.09 May 2025 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqvnpe3fc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wirthinstitute.bsky.social/post/3looql6iqde2cThe Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Dominique Kirchner Reill as its next Director. Her term will officially begin on July 1, 2025. Read more... https://www.ualberta.ca/en/wirth-institute/wirth-institute-news/2025/dkr-announcement.html08 May 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:rioebuzcf7bfy3huuzrbqtae/app.bsky.feed.post/3looql6iqde2c