Erasmus Mundus IMCEERES

26/02/2026

CEERES student Oliver writes for Vlast.kz! 🇰🇿

Last month, one of our students, Oliver Fisk, had a long-read article published in Власть. Интернет-журнал., exploring one priest's mission to build an Eastern Orthodox church in Kazakhstan free from the Kremlin's influence.

Oliver is currently doing his internship at Vlast.kz, one of Kazakhstan’s only independent news sources.

You can read the full article here - https://vlast.kz/english/68092-father-iakov-and-eastern-orthodoxy-in-kazakhstan-amid-the-war-in-ukraine.html - and click through the slides to hear more from Oliver about the article as well as his internship there

15/01/2026

Want to learn more about the interesting, unique history of the University of Glasgow’s Central and East European Studies (CEES) department? Glasgow led the world with regards to Soviet Studies during the Cold War thanks to Alec Nove, an academic who was the son of an exiled Menshevik, and who settled in Glasgow in the early 1960s.

You can read more about Alec’s story, and of the history of our CEES department here at the University of Glasgow, in Jamie Maxwell’s article written for The Glasgow Bell

How a local academic saw through the iron curtain

02/12/2025

🎓 Congratulations to our newest graduates from our 2023-2025 cohort who graduated yesterday at the University of Glasgow!

It’s been great working with and getting to know each and every one of you over the last two years and you should all be so proud of your achievements. We can’t wait to see what you will go on to do next!

We’d love to share your photos and memories from this special day so please tag us in any photos from this special day

12/11/2025

📍 CEERES Consortium meets in Tartu for strategic planning and application development

On 21–22 October 2025, CEERES partners from nine universities gathered at the University of Tartu, Estonia, for two days of strategic planning, programme development, and consortium coordination.

Dr. Anna Dekalchuk and Dr. Clare McManus represented the University of Glasgow, joined remotely by Kaitlyn Kobol and Hannah Justad from the Erasmus Mundus Administrative Team.

Day one featured a Resubmission Bid Writing Retreat, organised by Anna, providing a focused environment to revise the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master proposal. Partners worked through EACEA feedback, refined key sections, and explored new ideas on labour market analysis and external funding—setting a clear course for resubmission in February 2026.

Day two centred on the Consortium Management Board meeting, bringing together partners and student representatives to discuss institutional updates, joint courses, and shared processes. Key discussions included dissertation workflow improvements, harmonised marking criteria, and the role of AI tools in academic work.

The meeting closed with plans for upcoming events, including the December 2025 Graduation and the 2026 Student Conference—reaffirming CEERES’s commitment to collaboration, innovation, and excellence across the consortium. 🌍

30/10/2025

Programme Announcement

Please note that we are not currently accepting applications for 2026 entry - please keep an eye on our social media for more details.

However, please visit the University of Glasgow website for information on the Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies one-year Master's Programme, which follows a similar curriculum - https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/russiancentraleasteuropeanstudiesmsc/

21/08/2025

🇪🇪 We're very excited to be welcoming our newest cohort to Tartu next week to begin their CEERES journey! Have you studied or been to Tartu yourself? What are your top tips for our students who are just arriving? Leave a comment below!

10/07/2025

CEERES THESIS! ✍️

The MA thesis for the CEERES programme is a substantial piece of original, focused research (20–25,000 words) that, whilst building upon themes and issues covered in one or several of the course options, permits students to develop their own ideas and demonstrate their ability to conduct independent research.

Swipe through these slides for some inspiration on what previous CEERES students have done theirs on.

What will you do yours on?

03/07/2025

MEET OUR ALUMNI

Today we hear from Iuliia Spycher, who graduated from CEERES in 2017 and who recently presented to our current students about life after CEERES at our recent summer school, about how she found her time in Glasgow, and advice she’d give to her younger self.

25/06/2025

Cluj-Napoca, the second-most populous city of Romania, is considered the unofficial capital of Transylvania.

From St Michael’s Church in its main square, to the vibrant street art in the old town, to shows in the city’s theatres, there’s so much to explore in this great city, home to

Will we see you in Cluj soon? 🇷🇴

20/06/2025

CEERES Summer School

From 27 – 31 May, the Central and East European, Russian and Eurasian (CEERES) Erasmus Mundus IntM programme hosted a summer school at the University of Glasgow for students completing their first year of studies. The summer school featured a packed agenda of seminars, workshops, and panel discussions.

Teaching subjects including epistemology in social research, qualitative text analysis, and quantitative research using AI were Dr Anna Dekalchuk (CEERES Programme Director) and Dr Ammon Cheskin from the University of Glasgow, and Dr Ivan Grigoriev from King’s College London. Leading a full-day employability and skills development workshop was Alec Pearson from Alec Pearson Coaching, alongside Dr Dickon Copsey and his colleagues from the College of Social Sciences Employability team.

On Saturday 31 May, the CEERES team was delighted to welcome a panel of alumni from the CEERES IntM and Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies MSc programmes who discussed their career pathways after they completed their studies, and shared valuable insights and advice with students. Following this, students, alumni, and staff retired to Òran Mór for a networking lunch.