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A German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Center of Excellence

Welcome to one of the nation's top centers for innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research on Germany and Europe. The Center for German and European Studies (CGES) at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) promotes knowledge about Germany and Europe among established and emerging scholars, students, K–12 teachers, policymakers, business leaders and other professionals, and the general public.

First established in 1998 as a consortium of the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin and funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the two universities, the Minnesota site became a stand-alone center in 2008. It is one of only six "Centers of Excellence" the DAAD helped create in the United States. The other five centers are at Harvard, Brandeis, Georgetown, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Wisconsin. Each center has a unique profile.

In politics, diplomacy, economics, and culture, Germany and Europe remain America's key allies. Yet the signposts guiding American thinking about Germany and Europe have undergone dramatic change in the past several decades. CGES research, training, and educational programs improve knowledge among teachers and students, strengthen innovative research, and yield significant economic and policy advantages.

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Minneapolis, University of Minnesota
April 26-28, 2010
discuss the latest reforms and how different systems integrate innovation

 

Initiated in 2005 and held annually on the campus of the University of Minnesota, American & German Healthcare brings together American and German healthpolicy experts for an in-depth exchange of experiences and best practices. Germany's Federal Ministry of Health is a founding co-operating partner. Stakeholders from all areas in the health policy field participate. It is the only such forum in the United States. (more)

 

Health Care: Models For Change– The German Model of Insurance
Franz Knieps from the German Federal Ministry of Health, explains the benefits of the German model of health care. And hear what Europeans have to say about our health care system. (tpt MN Channel coproduction)

Center for German & European Studies
University of Minnesota
214 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: (612) 626-7705
E-Mail: cges@umn.edu

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