CREECA
Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia
Undergraduate students listen and take notes on their laptop computers during Slavic (Slavic Languages) 245 and Literature In Translation 247: War and Culture: Polish Experience, a class taught by Łukasz Wodzyński in the Sewell Social Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Feb. 17, 2026. Wodzyński, assistant professor of German, Nordic & Slavic+ in the College of Letters & Science, is one of thirteen recipients of a 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). (Photo by Jeff Miller / UW–Madison)

Undergraduate students listen and take notes during Łukasz Wodzyński's War and Culture: Polish Experience class. (Photo by Jeff Miller / UW–Madison)

Academics

CREECA Degrees and Certificates

CREECA is home to four academic programs in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS):

German, Nordic, and Slavic Degrees and Certificates

UW-Madison’s Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic (GNS) also offers a variety of academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. While CREECA’s degrees are more interdisciplinary in focus and cover a broader region, GNS programs are exclusive to Slavic languages and literatures:

Funding

Currently CREECA does not have any student funding of its own, but we work to connect students with available resources. More information can be found on our Funding page.