Czech, Polish and Russian under threat at Glasgow University

[Jan Culik]

Dear colleagues,

Senior Management at the University of Glasgow is presenting a proposal to
the University Court on Wednesday 16th February to close down most of the
University´s School of Modern Langages and Cultures. Primarily under threat
are Czech, Russian and Polish. Senior Management at Glasgow is proposing
this while the UK grant giving bodies ESRC and AHRC are strongly supporting
the development of language-based area studies.

Slavonic Studies in Glasgow in the College of Arts and the Central European
Studies in the College of Social Sciences constitute a Centre of Excellence
for the study of Central and Eastern Europe. As such, it was awarded a grant
of 4,7 million pounds (some 9 million dollars), mostly for PhD scholarships,
in 2006. This grant is still running, is expiring in the summer of 2011.

Languages, cultures, literature, media, cinema are taught at Glasgow
University in a synergic manner through many subject areas (History,
Politics). Our courses on various aspects of life in Central and Eastern
Europe address hundreds of students each year. The teaching and research in
the field of  Czech and Polish studies is unique in Scotland. Czech is
taught only in three other places in England. 

Here is the first part of a video about Slavonic Studies in Glasgow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya3QJxz7v0o

Here is an i-petition in support of Slavonic Studies in Glasgow:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/glasgowmodernlanguages/

Here is our facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Modern-Languages-and-Cultures-at-University-of-Glasgow-under-threat/179538408755444

THE UNIVERSITY COURT WILL BE DISCUSSING THE CLOSURE OF SLAVONIC STUDIES IN
GLASGOW ON WEDNESDAY 16th FEBRUARY 2011.

Please write to at least some of the members of the University Court and to
the Scottish Education Secretary.   The addresses are below.

Thank you

Jan Culik
Czech Studies
University of Glasgow


principal at glasgow.ac.uk  (head of the University, Professor Anton Muscatelli)

David.C.Anderson at glasgow.ac.uk
David.Ross at glasgow.ac.uk

academic members of the University Court:

Alan.Owen at glasgow.ac.uk
Gordon.Hay at glasgow.ac.uk
William.Martin at glasgow.ac.uk
Olwyn.Byron at glasgow.ac.uk
Muffy.Calder at glasgow.ac.uk
Eleanor.Gordon at glasgow.ac.uk
Adrienne.Scullion at glasgow.ac.uk
Susan.Ashworth at glasgow.ac.uk
Alex.Ross at glasgow.ac.uk



Vice Principals:
Andrea.Nolan at glasgow.ac.uk
Neal.Juster at glasgow.ac.uk
...Frank.Coton at glasgow.ac.uk
Steve.Beaumont at glasgow.ac.uk

Heads of Colleges:
Murray.Pittock at glasgow.ac.uk
Anna.Dominiczak at glasgow.ac.uk
Jonh.Chapman at glasgow.ac.uk
Anne.Anderson at glasgow.ac.uk

Scottish Education Secretary:

Michael.Russell.msp at scottish.parliament.uk

Michael Russell MSP
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

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