SSEES

UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Established	1915
Founder	Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Parent institution	University College London
Director	Professor Jan Kubik
Academic staff	76
Administrative staff	21
Students	900
Undergraduates	650
Postgraduates	210
Location	London, United Kingdom
Campus	Urban
Website	www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees

The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES /ˈsiːs/) is a school of University College London (UCL) specialised in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia.

The School teaches a wide range of subjects including the history, politics, literature, sociology, economics and languages of the region and is the largest centre for the study and research of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, and Russia in the United Kingdom. It has links with universities both across Europe and globally.

The School was inaugurated in London in 1915, as a department of King's College London, by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, who later became President of Czechoslovakia. In 1932 the School became an Institute of the University of London, no longer connected to any college.

In 1999 the School merged with University College London (UCL).

More than 60 academic staff work at the School, teaching and conducting research in the history, economics, politics, sociology, anthropology, culture, literature and languages of the countries of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, and Russia. In 2012/2013 the School had over 200 graduate students studying taught MA degrees or undertaking PhD research. In addition the School has over 600 undergraduate students.