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EUROPEAN UNION CENTER
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Fall 2017
Sep 5-8
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Events This Week
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B.A/M.A. in EU Studies
Info Session
Tue, Sep 5 | 4-5pm
International Studies Bldg., Rm 101, 910 S Fifth St.
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B.A./M.A. in EU Studies Info Session
Do not miss the opportunity to pursue this innovative five year degree program for a B.A. degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Science and a M.A. degree in European Union Studies. We will be having an information session about the B.A./M.A. program on 9/5/17 from 4-5pm at International Studies Building, Room 101 (910 S. Fifth Street Champaign, IL 61820). Please feel free to stop by and learn more about how the program works and how current students have been successful in taking advantage of this opportunity to earn a traditionally two-year M.A. degree in one year.
Attention Seniors! - It’s not too late to take advantage of this program! Please contact our Academic Coordinator, Neil Vander Most (vanderm1@Illinois.edu), as soon as possible and you can set up a one-on-one meeting to see if this program can fit into your course of study. There is still room in EURO courses for those who have enough open space in their schedules. |
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[1917-2017 Series]
Exhibit
Thu, Aug 24- Fri, Dec 22
Krannert Art Museum
500 E. Peabody Dr.
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Krannert Art Museum exhibit "Propositions on Revolution (Slogans for a Future)"
This event is part of the event series entitled “1917: Ten days that shook the world / 2017: Ten days that shake the campus”. More information is available here.
Co-sponsored by various campus units, including the European Union Center.
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[1917-2017 Series]
Library exhibition
Fri, Sep 1 - Sat, Sep 30
North-South Corridor of the Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr.
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Library Exhibition on 1917
This event is part of the event series entitled “1917: Ten days that shook the world / 2017: Ten days that shake the campus”. More information is available here.
Co-sponsored by various campus units, including the European Union Center.
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Upcoming Events
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Conversations on Europe Videoconference series (with Univ. of Pittsburgh)
Wed, Sep 20 | 11 am
507 E Green St., Rm 413
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Germany's elections -- what's at stake in 2017?
Panelists:
Annika Schechinger, Deputy Director of the Information Center USA, German Embassy
Tarik Abou-Chadi, Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Humboldt-University Berlin
Mark Kayser, Professor of Applied Methods and Comparative Politics, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Gregor Thum, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Jae-Jae Spoon, Director, European Studies Center and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored by at the University of Pittsburgh, along with
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EUC Lecture
Fri, Sep 22 | 12 pm
FLB, Rm. 1080 (Lucy Ellis Lounge), 707 S Mathews
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 The European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy: Benefits and Costs of Membership
Speaker: David Bullock, Agricultural & Consumer Economics, U. of Illinois
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Register now!
(Deadline: Sep 20)
Annual EU Studies Conference
Fri, Oct 20 - Sat, Oct 21
Levis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois St.
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A Working Conference for Regional College Faculty
October 20-21, 2017
Registration deadline: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Conference web page | Online registration
Registration fee: Participants who are not presenting are required to pay a $50 registration fee. This fee will be waived for accepted speakers and University of Illinois faculty and graduate students.
Travel grants available. A $100 travel reimbursement grant and one night of free lodging will be available to all accepted out-of-town participants.
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We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for this exciting, upcoming annual conference! Proposals for research presentations on any topic relevant to EU studies from scholars, college instructors, and graduate students are welcome. Colleagues with only a nascent academic interest in the EU are also invited to join us without being obliged to present any materials.
We are also very excited to announce that we will kick-off this annual conference with two special pre-conference events on Friday, October 20: We have invited and awaiting confirmation from His Excellency Lauri Lepik, Ambassador of Estonia to the US, to deliver the annual EU Day “State of the EU” Keynote Address, to be preceded by a reception and followed by a luncheon. This will be our sixteenth year hosting the EU Day and the highlight of the celebration is the address by the Ambassador of the country that holds the presidency of the Council of the EU. In the afternoon, we will be welcoming world-renowned scholars for a Roundtable on “Sovereign Debt Crisis in the Transatlantic Arena” to be followed by a reception. Two of the roundtable speakers, Prof. Achim Hurrelmann and Prof. David Leblang, will also deliver special presentations at the conference on Saturday, October 21st.
Don’t miss these exciting series of events! Seats are limited so register early!
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Related Events
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Illinois Abroad Day
Wed, Sep 6
Various campus locations
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Illinois Abroad Day
on September 6th
Quad (all majors) from 11:00-3:00
Quad (LAS) from 11:00-3:00
BIF (Business) from 1:00-4:00
Heritage Room, ACES Library (ACES) from 1:00-4:00
Bardeen Quad (Engineering) from 1:00-4:00
All undergraduate students who are interested in studying abroad are warmly invited to Illinois Abroad Day! Come explore program options and talk to students who have previously studied abroad to learn more. Students in any major can find programs available to them on the Quad, and students in ACES, Business, Engineering, and LAS have even more options at their own fairs. Visit http://go.illinois.edu/ILLINOISabroadday for more information.
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EUC Social Media Highlight
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Announcements
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| EUC Call for Grant Applications |
European Union Center’s Call for Grant Applications
http://europe.illinois.edu/resources/faculty-funding/
Thanks to its U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant, the University of Illinois (UI) European Union Center (EUC) is pleased to offer the following funding opportunities for Academic Year 2017-2018 to the University of Illinois faculty, University of Illinois College of Education faculty, and regional faculty colleagues at CC/MSIs in the Midwest. Please click below for calls for proposal (CfP) and also share with your colleagues:
For UI Faculty:
Travel Grant CfP [pdf]
Deadline: September 15, 2017 | Award Notification: September 29, 2017
For UI College of Education Faculty:
Event Programming Grant CfP [pdf]
Deadline: September 15, 2017 | Award Notification: September 29, 2017
For Regional Faculty Colleagues at Community Colleges (CC) & Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the Midwest:
Travel Grant CfP [pdf]
Deadline: September 15, 2017 | Award Notification: September 29, 2017
Event Programming Grant CfP [pdf]
Deadline: September 15, 2017 | Award Notification: September 29, 2017
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Grant application form (for all grants) can be found here [pdf]
For any questions, please email eucenter@illinois.edu, and include “2017-18 Grant Call” in the subject line of the email.
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Council for European Studies
25th International Conference
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Europe and the World: Mobilities, Values and Citizenship
March 28 - 30, 2018Inter Continental Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Organized by the Council for European Studies
The intensification of migrant flows and capital mobility in Europe in an era marked by economic instability and security crises has generated widespread political backlash that poses fundamental threats to Europe's core institutions. Understanding these developments necessitates the careful study of the wide-ranging and powerful processes of mobility, both from within and outside of Europe, that are reconfiguring identities and citizenship regimes across European nation-states. Because mobility processes are shaped by economic, cultural, and geopolitical factors and the challenges they raise span the domains of political governance, party politics, economic policy, security, and collective self-understanding, this topic requires interdisciplinary engagement across the social sciences and humanities. Many of the challenges facing Europe raise questions about the position of Europe in the world. What is specific about the European political crisis and what features does it share with comparable developments in the United States and Asia? To what degree are these changes fueled by transnational cooperation and the diffusion of strategies among political actors? What are the possible consequences of the ongoing migration patterns and the associated rise of populist politics for democratic institutions and the welfare state? How are mainstream parties on the left and the right responding to the challenges from the radical right, both in terms of electoral strategy and policy? How can tensions between essentialist views of ‘European values’ and the reality of mass migration be addressed through creative policies aimed at social and cultural inclusion?
Further details can be found here.
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Internship
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2018 FU-BEST Internship
This summer, Freie Universität Berlin European Studies Program (FU-BEST) ventured into a new field of study abroad experiences: FU-BEST Internship. We offer an 8-week full-time internship placement with companies and organizations in Berlin that is accompanied by an intercultural internship colloquium and awards 10 ECTS credits upon successful completion.
Students can explore workplaces in categories as diverse as Business, Marketing, Management, Media and Communications, Finance, Politics, Nonprofits, the Sciences or Art in German or English – German language abilities are recommended but not mandatory.
The internship starts right after our regular Spring semester but we are also accepting stand-alone participants, i.e. without completing the regular Spring semester beforehand. Students interested in this option should contact us as soon as possible about any additional logistical requirements (applying for a visa; finding accommodation etc.).
Here are the dates for the 2018 Internship:
Internship 2018: May 18 – July 13
Application Deadline: February 21, 2018 (for students admitted to the FU-BEST Spring 2018 semester)
Stand-alone Application Deadline: December 1, 2017
Please visit our website for information on fees, the required application materials and everything else connected to FU-BEST Internship -- please feel free to contact us at fubest@fu-berlin.de with questions, material requests, or comments!
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Conversation Tables
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Coffee Hours |
 Turkish Coversation Table
Every Friday at 3 pm at Espresso Royale on Oregon St. Interested in learning more about Turkish culture and language? Come to the Turkish table! All levels are welcome! Facebook: University of Illinois Turkish Circle. Email: aozcan@illinois.edu
If you would like to announce your Fall 2017 conversation tables & coffee hours, please send the information to Sebnem Ozkan.
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Contact
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European Union Center
University of Illinois
328 International Studies Building MC-429
910 S. Fifth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
P: (217)265-7515
F: (217)333-6270
http://europe.illinois.edu/
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If you would like to announce an event through the EUC e-Weekly, please send the information by no later than the prior Thursday of the event to:
Sebnem Ozkan | Phone: (217) 244-0570 | asozkan@illinois.edu
The European Union Center (EUC) is a
National Resource Center, funded through a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant,
and a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence funded through the European Union.
The EUC is also funded in part by a "Getting to Know Europe" grant from the Delegation of the EU to the US.
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