| | | | We are delighted to announce Paul Myers as the Visiting Outreach Coordinator of European Union Center, effective January 18, 2018.
Paul Myers is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a European Union Studies graduate minor. As a traditionally-trained former teacher in public and charter schools in the Chicagoland area, his research interests include the marketization and privatization of the provision of schooling both domestically and internationally. As such, Paul has a particular interest in the Swedish educational system and was awarded FLAS Fellowships from the EU Center in 2013 (Summer), 2014-15 (Academic Year), and 2015 (Summer) to learn Swedish both in Sweden and in our own Scandinavian Program. He was also awarded the Anna Jensen Memorial Scandinavian Award in 2016 to travel to Stockholm and collect data for his proposed dissertation research.
Paul is very excited to join the EUC as the Visiting Outreach Coordinator and looks forward to working with faculty, students, K-12 educators, and community members in creating programs and events that strengthen the understanding of the EU as well as the EU-US relationship.
Paul can be reached at psmyers2@illinois.edu. Please join us in welcoming Paul and wishing him the best as he assumes his role at the EU Center. |
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Conversations on Europe Videoconference: Wind, Water, Sun: Clean Energy in Europe
Wednesday, Jan 24 | 11 am
507 E. Green St, Rm 411
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Did you know that the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive sets rules for the EU to achieve a target of 20% renewables for final energy consumption by 2020? And that EU member states have already agreed on a new renewable energy target of at least 27% of final energy consumption in the EU as a whole by 2030? At the same time, the European Commission has set goals for a clean energy transition that mark a major step towards the creation of a European Energy Union. What is driving EU energy policy and why do some critics suggest that the current goals are hurting Europe’s competitiveness while not effectively combatting climate change? Is energy policy another step towards an “ever closer union?” Join our panel of experts for an interactive panel discussion of clean energy and European policy.
Moderator:
Michaël Aklin
Department of Political Science
University of Pittsburgh
Panelists:
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran
Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, U. of Pittsburgh
Espen Moe
Dept. of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU, Norway
Jonas Meckling
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkley
The Conversations on Europe Videoconference series is sponsored by European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh, along with the European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University.
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Workshop: Global Middle East -- Into the 21st Century
Friday, Jan 26 | 9 am-4pm
Conference Room 210 (2nd floor), Levis Faculty Center, 919 West Illinois St.
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A conference organized by the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES) -- for updates, please visit the CSAMES website and calendar event.
Participants:
Robert Morrison, Bowdoin College
Elliot Colla, Georgetown University
Sinan Antoon, New York University
Kamran Rastegar, Tufts University
Ted Swedenburg, University of Arkansas
Waleed Hazbun, American University of Beirut
Ilana Feldman, George Washington University
Co-sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study; Center for Global Studies; Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; Center for Global Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Department of Political Science; European Union Center; Women and Gender in Global Perspective; Center for Advanced Study; Center for Global Studies; Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies; Center for Global Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Department of Political Science; European Union Center; Women and Gender in Global Perspective.
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Deadline for Applications: January 26, 11:59 pm CST | Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Applications are being accepted for Summer 2018 and Academic Year 2018-19
Online application form for Academic Year 2018-19 and Summer 2018 is available on the University of Illinois FLAS Fellowships website.
Deadline: Friday, January 26, 2018 at 11:59pm CST
FLAS Fellowships support graduate and undergraduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or international or area aspects of professional studies. Funding for these fellowships is provided by the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI Program. FLAS Fellowships are administered by University of Illinois International and Area Studies Centers and are awarded competitively through an annual competition. Students from all departments and professional schools are encouraged to apply.
FLAS fellowships can be used to study abroad or on campus.
FLAS recipients must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents and enrolled full-time. During the academic year, fellows must take a language course and an area studies course each semester. During the summer, fellows must complete the equivalent of one year of language study.
ELIGIBLE LANGAUGES for European Union Center FLAS Fellowships
EUC FLAS fellowships may be used for the study of many languages, including**: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, French (graduate students only), German (graduate students only), Modern Greek, Modern Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian-Bosnian-Croatian, Spanish (graduate students only), Swedish, Turkish, or Ukrainian.
Undergraduate fellowships are NOT available for Spanish, French, or German. Undergraduate fellowships are only available for intermediate to advanced (2nd year +) study of less commonly taught European languages (LCTLs); i.e., any modern foreign language other than Spanish, German, or French. Applicants must be able to take the language course at least at the 2nd year (intermediate) during the term of the fellowship.
Graduate students might apply to study any one of the languages listed above at the beginners level if they already have proficiency in another language listed above. Otherwise, graduate fellowships are only available for intermediate to advanced (2nd year +) study of the languages listed above and applicants must be able to take the language course at least at the 2nd year (intermediate) during the term of the fellowship.
To see the list of Centers awarding FLAS fellowships and eligible languages through other Centers please visit the
University of Illinois Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship website.
FLAS ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019*
- Graduate students: may receive full tuition and fee waiver and a stipend of $15,000 payable over the academic year. Eligibility for tuition waiver varies by home department and school.
- Undergraduate students: may receive $10,000 towards tuition and fees to study at the University of Illinois and a stipend of $5,000.
FLAS SUMMER 2018
- Graduate and undergraduate students: The awards carry a stipend of $2,500 plus $5,000 that can be used for tuition and fees to study a language.
For more information and to apply for FLAS Fellowships, please visit the
University of Illinois Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship website.
For more information, also visit the European Union Center FLAS Fellowship webpage.
QUESTIONS?
Contact EU Center Associate Director and FLAS Coordinator Dr. Sebnem Ozkan (217-244-0570 or asozkan@illinois.edu)
* The U.S. Department of Education, which underwrites the FLAS program, has not yet notified us, or any other college or university in the United States, about our allocation for the 2018-2022 FLAS funding cycle, which includes the coming academic year (2018-19). In anticipation of receiving this funding, the application will include all University of Illinois FLAS Fellowship-granting Centers that have applied for Title VI FLAS Fellowship allocations; however, a Center, including the European Union Center CANNOT guarantee an academic year fellowship without notification of their FLAS allocation. Summer 2018 funding is already granted for the European Union Center.
** Language availability may vary each year depending on what courses are offered by the University of Illinois and U.S. Department of Education approval. |
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Information Meeting for Faculty: Campus-wide Call for Proposals in anticipation of US DoED Title VI grant
Tuesday, Jan 30 | 4-5pm | Export to Outlook or iCal
Wednesday, Jan 31 | 9-10 am | Export to Outlook or iCal
101 ISB, 910 S. Fifth
Proposals are invited from UI faculty, departments and units related to EU/European studies for research, teaching, public engagement, and economic development activities in anticipation of forthcoming call for proposals from the US Dept of Education Title VI program.
Deadline for applications: February 15, 2018
For more information, please see announcements below and also visit the EUC website. |
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Consent and Refusal of Consent
Thursday, Feb 1 | 5:30 pm
Foreign Languages Building, Rm. 1080 (Lucy Ellis Lounge)
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Speaker: Geneviève Fraisse, French philosopher and historian of feminist thought
French philosopher and historian of feminist thought Geneviève Fraisse will lecture on consent and refusal of consent.
Organized by the Department of French & Italian. Co-sponsored by the European Union Center.
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Understanding Iran's Protests
Wednesday, January 24 | 5-6:30 pm
1090 Lincoln Hall
Asaf Bayat, Catherine & Bruce Bastian Professor of Global Transnational Studies, Sociology, University of Illinois
Hadi Salehi Esfahani, Professor, Economics & Business Administration; Director, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois
Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, Professor, History, Sociology, and Global Studies, University of Illinois
Organized by the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES).
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EU Center Requests for Proposals from Faculty, Departments and Units: US Dept. of Education Title VI
The European Union Center (EU Center) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UI) seeks proposals from UI faculty, departments and units from all disciplines and fields of study that support research, teaching, outreach, and economic development activities that focus on contemporary Europe, the European Union, and transatlantic affairs.
The Center is issuing this request in anticipation of a forthcoming broader institutional call for proposals from the US Department of Education Title VI program. Pending target award amount and grant period cycle to be specified by the external sponsor, we anticipate submitting a four-year Title VI National Resource Center grant proposal. In the last cycle, the Department of Education has awarded the Center more than $2 million to cover program expenses in support of research, teaching, outreach, and language fellowships and training.
Please note that the EU Center will host two information meetings, where faculty will have a chance to learn more context and ask questions:
We look forward to receiving your proposals and working collaboratively with you to develop project concepts.
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Seats Open: EURO 490 – The Council of the European Union
1pm-1:50pm Tuesdays, Spring 2017 Semester
113 Gregory Hall
The EU Center is happy to announce the return of EURO 490, The Council of the European Union. This course offers an in-depth analysis of one of the primary institutions of the European Union, the Council of the European Union. The course explores this institution through the lens of the unique "rotating presidency" of the Council, providing students with a quick-changing frame of reference that ensures contemporary and topical discussions. After discussing the theoretical and structural framework of the Council of the European Union, the course critically analyzes presidencies from the past and present with a special emphasis on how different leaders and environments impact the behavior of the institution. The class will conclude with at least one trip to an off-campus Model EU tournament to experience first-hand how the institutional functions of the European Union impact policy outcomes.
This course is excellent fit for anyone interested in Model EU, and will allow students to practice their public speaking skills while at the same time learning about an important EU institution. For more information, please contact the course instructor, Dr. Neil Vander Most, at vanderm1@illinois.edu.
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Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World
The Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW) is an annual intensive language program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We invite students to join the 9% of Americans who choose the unique and meaningful experience of learning a Less Commonly Taught Language (LCTL). We believe that learning these languages will allow students to gain new global perspectives and set them apart as highly qualified individuals for international work and engagement. Many of these languages have been designated by the United States government as critical to U.S. National Security and can assist students in securing international positions in governmental, development, and academic sectors.
This summer SILMW will take place from June 11 to August 4, 2018, and we will be offering Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish and Wolof. The program is 8 weeks and is divided into two, 4-week semesters. This is an immersive experience, complete with instruction, cultural activities, opportunities for language practice, conversation tables, cooking classes, movie nights, and more!
When you complete the program, not only will you be able to hold a conversation in a new language and have earned 10 credits (completing your language requirement), you will have had fun!
The deadline to register is April 30, 2018. For more information, visit our website at www.silmw.linguistics.illinois.edu. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at silmw@illinois.edu. We hope to see you this summer!
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Linguis Europae is back for Spring semester! Irish as an ornament
Everyday communication in Ireland has been conducted exclusively in English for at least two centuries, which led to the relative neglect of Irish. Despite the fact that the Irish language still nearing extinction in everyday public life, it remains a great source of pride for the Irish. If anything, pride and confidence may save the Irish language from being forever reduced to the status of an occasional cultural ornament. Read more on the EUC Blog!
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Submit a blog post!
The European Union Center is always seeking new contributions for our main blog. If you are knowledgable on a topic or event related to the European Union Center or the European Union, and wish to write about it, the European Union Center's Blog would love to host your article. We are looking for submissions that are informative, brief, vivid, and inviting. If you are interested in submitting a post, please read over our submission, image, and writing guidelines here.
As always, we invite you to join the conversation by leaving comments on our Blog and sharing posts/tweets with others! |
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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 the EUC Visiting Outreach Coordinator Paul Myers at psmyers2@illinois.edu. |
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