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Global, Cultural and Language Studies department
27 October 2023
UC's Department of Global, Cultural and Language Studies focuses on Asian Studies, and European and European Union Studies. We collaborate with Asia and Europe and engage with business and community groups that are keen to reach out to Asia and Europe. Learn more about our Global, Cultural, and Language Studies department.
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The Department collaborates with Asia and Europe; engages with business and community groups that wish to reach out to Asia and Europe; and provides teaching in international competence.
The Department works innovatively to equip graduates for careers in some of the major continents and societies of the globalised world in ways that ensure relationships are strengthened, and mutual benefit, respect and understanding are established.
Read here Why Bilinguals Are Smarter ! (article in The New York Times, Sunday Review)
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Global, Cultural and Language Studies news and events
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Alumni Q&A: Nina Le Lievre
Nina has been the CEO of Enterprise Angels since 2019, who earlier this year invested in their 100th start-up.
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Alumni Q&A: Nina Le Lievre
Nina has been the CEO of Enterprise Angels since 2019, who earlier this year invested in their 100th start-up.
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Alumni Q&A: Nina Le Lievre
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Chinese Anzac brothers’ ground-breaking kiwi legacy
A century ago, two New Zealand-Chinese, University of Canterbury engineering brothers, turned ANZAC soldiers, left their ground-breaking legacy for generations to come.
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Chinese Anzac brothers’ ground-breaking kiwi legacy
A century ago, two New Zealand-Chinese, University of Canterbury engineering brothers, turned ANZAC soldiers, left their ground-breaking legacy for generations to come.
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Chinese Anzac brothers’ ground-breaking kiwi legacy
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Lost in translation – communicating healthcare information in other languages
Making sure translations of healthcare information make sense to linguistically diverse audiences has become more important than ever during Covid-19 outbreaks.
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Lost in translation – communicating healthcare information in other languages
Making sure translations of healthcare information make sense to linguistically diverse audiences has become more important than ever during Covid-19 outbreaks.
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Lost in translation – communicating healthcare information in other languages
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Trio of awards for University of Canterbury Japanese programme
New Zealand’s “most innovative lecturer” in Japanese has his heart and soul in the Japanese community and is a great role model, according to the judges for a national award.
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Trio of awards for University of Canterbury Japanese programme
New Zealand’s “most innovative lecturer” in Japanese has his heart and soul in the Japanese community and is a great role model, according to the judges for a national award.
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Trio of awards for University of Canterbury Japanese programme
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Award winning “sensei” connects Japanese students globally
Japanese language students at the University of Canterbury (UC) chat to students in Thailand, Korea and Japan in online forums and mentor younger Japanese language students as part of ground-breaking initiatives that develop better proficiency and create enduring communities of learners.
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Award winning “sensei” connects Japanese students globally
Japanese language students at the University of Canterbury (UC) chat to students in Thailand, Korea and Japan in online forums and mentor younger Japanese language students as part of ground-breaking initiatives that develop better proficiency and create enduring communities of learners.
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Award winning “sensei” connects Japanese students globally
