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4-30 Pembina Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB T6G 2H8 Canada
(780) 492–2972
cius@ualberta.ca
http://www.cius.ca/
The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is a leading center of Ukrainian studies outside Ukraine. It was established in 1976 at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Alberta.
In support of the University of Alberta and the Faculty of Art’s mission and values, CIUS is dedicated to producing, preserving, and disseminating expert knowledge about Ukraine and Ukrainians in Canada and worldwide. Located in Edmonton and Toronto and with an office in Lviv, CIUS facilitates sustained scholarly engagement and cooperation between Canada and Ukraine, partner institutions, researchers around the globe, and diverse ethnic and cultural groups in Canada. Multidisciplinary in its work, CIUS integrates the humanities and social sciences in its scholarly agenda.
CIUS has eighty-four endowment funds with an estimated market value of $40 million.
The CIUS promotes Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Canadian studies by awarding research grants, fellowships, and scholarships; publishing books and research reports, the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine, and the electronic journal East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies; organizing or cosponsoring conferences, colloquiums, public lectures, and seminars; facilitating Ukrainian-studies research by scholars in Canada, Ukraine, and other countries; and promoting the development of Ukrainian-language educational resources for Canada’s elementary and secondary schools.
Director – Natalia Khanenko-Friesen
