
Watch the recordings of our past CGES Online webinars.
Explore the past 3 years of CGES webinars!
Explore the past 3 years of CGES webinars!
As always, we wish to express our gratitude to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for supporting our work. If you enjoy our program and are able to help us meet our matching obligations, please consider donating to CGES.
Join us in the Fall semester to continue the CGES 25th anniversary celebration. Stay tuned for more details and events to come! Feel free to browse our CGES@25: Beginning to End the Climate Crisis videos from this past March.
Dr. Hans Fisher, survivor of the SS St. Louis, shared his experiences of the journey and his survival.
CGES was founded in 1997 by a generous gift from the German government and Brandeis University, and dedicated in May 1998 by Chancellor Helmut Kohl.
The Center hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including luncheon talks, panels, cultural events and readings. We invite you to sign up for our Newsletter to receive information about our events.
CGES Online -- CGES will continue to offer virtual events. The CGES Online series covers current developments of international relevance because we believe that it is important to stay informed and critical during the world-wide crisis we are facing. Find details about virtual events on our News and Events page. We also post event announcements on our Facebook and Instagram accounts and invite you to follow us on social media.
A number of grants and scholarships are available to support research and travel to Germany and Europe. Please view the grants and scholarships page to see if your trip to Germany, or a German speaking country, qualifies and for application details.
Brandeis is funded by donations from people like you. If you enjoy what we do and would like to help us continue this important work, please consider donating any amount.
“CGES represents a paradigm of what makes us special: global in perspective; interdisciplinary in approach; student-centered; taking on the hard questions and seeking the truth, as our motto challenges us, even unto its innermost parts.”
President Ronald D. Liebowitz
CGES 20th Anniversary