Welcome to the Department of Central & East European Studies

The Study of Central and Eastern Europe has a long tradition at Glasgow University. For over 50 years CEES has covered developments in communist and post communist societies and is recognised as one of the world's leading centres for research and teaching in its field.

The Department was delighted with its performance in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise which confirmed its leading position amongst departments engaged in Central and East European Studies in the UK. Submitting twice the number of staff as in 2001, including new entrants to the profession, 85% of its work was rated “international”, “internationally excellent” or “world leading”; in its unit of assessment the department was ranked first in Scotland and in the top 10 in the UK

Our courses offer an opportunity to study a variety of rewarding and fascinating topics in a fast changing region. The Department prides itself on offering an innovative and student-centred place of learning, with staff teaching and providing supervision on their own individual areas and countries of expertise.

Feel free to explore the rest of our site to find out more about CEES; the undergraduate and postgraduate courses we offer and activities in the Department.

Professor David Smith, Head of Department                  

Latest news

Please check our full News, Events and Seminars sections for details of what's happening in CEES.

Estonian Library in Scotland Opened at CEES
Professor David Smith, Head of Department and Professor of Baltic History and Politics, opened an Estonian Library at the University of Glasgow in Scotland on Saturday, 24 October.  The opening was attended by staff and students of the Department, the Estonian Honorary Consul in Scotland Iain Lawson, and local Estonians. The books were donated to the library by the Estonian Embassy in London.

CEES PhD student contributes chapter to new publication
CEES PhD student Ada-Charlotte Regelmann has contributed a chapter to the recently published book  “Minority Integration in Central Eastern Europe. Between Ethnic Diversity and Equality.” Edited by Timofey Agarin and Malte Brosig Amsterdam/New York, NY, 2009.
http://www.rodopi.nl/functions/search.asp?BookId=BALTIC+18 .
Ada’s chapter is entitled ‘Political Community, Political Institutions and Minority Politics in Slovakia 1998-2006’.

International Masters awards Double Degrees with European partners
The Department has received confirmation from Senate that from September 2009 students enrolling on our 18-month International Masters programme will be awarded a double degree with one of our European partner institutions.

'Leaving a Mark' - events shaping society since the moon landing: 1989 the Fall of the Berlin Wall
The year 1989 will be seen as a watershed in world history ..' Professor Richard Berry contributes to the ESRC Society Now feature on major events which have shaped and changed society since the moon landing in 1969.