European Union Center Events
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Questions about the MA in EU Studies Program or Five-Year BA/MA program? Ask them from the convenience of your home computer at the EU Center’s Facebook page at 9-11 a.m. Our experienced academic advisors will be standing by!
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Professor Michael D. Kennedy will lecture on three different approaches to the scope of imagination, principles of design, and visions of consequence in the articulation of transformative knowledge cultures.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Stefan Schlüter is undertaking a two-week speaking tour of 11 cities in the southeastern and midwestern regions of the United States. The goal of this project is to engage communities in smaller U.S. cities to examine German-Jewish themes, to openly discuss Germany today in the context of its history, and to provide opportunities to learn about contemporary Germany.
Please join us for a screening of the Egyptian film Nawara. A discussion will follow the film.
Monday, October 29, 2018
Beth D. Benedix, professor of world literature, religious studies, and community engagement at DePauw University, is the author of Ghost Writer: A Story About Telling a Holocaust Story.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Questions about the MA in EU Studies Program or Five-Year BA/MA program? Ask them from the convenience of your home computer at the EU Center’s Facebook page at 9-11 a.m. Our experienced academic advisors will be standing by!
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Please join us for a screening of the Saudia Arabian film Wadjda. A discussion will follow the film.
Monday, November 5, 2018
Enjoy chef specials from the European Union at Bevier Cafe! Available for lunch Monday 11/5 through Friday 11/9.
A screening of the classic Italian neorealist film "Bicycle Thieves."
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Questions about the MA in EU Studies Program or Five-Year BA/MA program? Ask them from the convenience of your home computer at the EU Center’s Facebook page at 9-11 a.m. Our experienced academic advisors will be standing by!
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Careers roundtable with EU Studies alumni.
Please join us for a screening of the Turkish film Pandora's Box. A discussion will follow the film.
Friday, November 9, 2018
We are delighted that we will be welcoming His Excellency David O’Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, back to the University of Illinois campus to deliver our annual “State of the European Union” address.
This event will engage a roundtable of scholars to discuss US Congressional and European Parliamentary elections and their implications for transatlantic relations. A reception will follow the conversation.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
The theme of this year's EU Studies Conference is “Researching and Teaching the EU: Best Practices and Current Trends in EU Scholarship”.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Questions about the MA in EU Studies Program or Five-Year BA/MA program? Ask them from the convenience of your home computer at the EU Center’s Facebook page at 9-11 a.m. Our experienced academic advisors will be standing by!
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Questions about the MA in EU Studies Program or Five-Year BA/MA program? Ask them from the convenience of your home computer at the EU Center’s Facebook page at 9-11 a.m. Our experienced academic advisors will be standing by!
Monday, November 26, 2018
Join our Swedish colleagues Dr. Mattias Frihammar, Dr. Lars Kaijser, Dr. Fredrick Krohn-Andersson, and Dr. Maja Lagerqvist for an informal discussion of the cultural concept of darkness and the ways it intersects cultural heritage management.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Questions about the MA in EU Studies Program or Five-Year BA/MA program? Ask them from the convenience of your home computer at the EU Center’s Facebook page at 9-11 a.m. Our experienced academic advisors will be standing by!
Learn more about the FLAS fellowships, available to students who wish to learn a less commonly taught language.
Mattias Frihammar, Lars Kaijser and Maja Lagerqvist, all from Stockholm University, are currently developing a research project on so-called “invasive species.” When there are no so-called natural enemies in the new environment, invasive species can massively expand. For their example they are working on the flower, lupine, which is regarded as invasive.
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
This presentation will discuss the different ways that the public aquariums engage the visitors in this effort. Dr. Lars Kaijser of Stockholm University will argue for an understanding of their engagement through the concepts of banal sustainability and domestication. He will also discuss how this encompasses an aesthetization of the problems of plastic waste.
Learn more about the FLAS fellowships, available to students who wish to learn a less commonly taught language.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Please join us for a screening of the Israeli film Zero Motivation. A discussion will follow the film.
Monday, December 3, 2018
Avital Livny is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at Illinois and her talk is entitled Historical Diversity Predicts Contemporary Tolerance: The Cultural Legacy of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Questions about the MA in EU Studies Program or Five-Year BA/MA program? Ask them from the convenience of your home computer at the EU Center’s Facebook page at 9-11 a.m. Our experienced academic advisors will be standing by!
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Professor Ophelia Eglene will speak on EU food regulations.
Monday, February 18, 2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
Friday, April 26, 2019
This is an annual, student-run conference aimed primarily at providing graduate students a local and friendly venue in which to present and discuss research on any topic related to language and linguistics.
Saturday, April 27, 2019
This is an annual, student-run conference aimed primarily at providing graduate students a local and friendly venue in which to present and discuss research on any topic related to language and linguistics.
Sunday, April 28, 2019
This is an annual, student-run conference aimed primarily at providing graduate students a local and friendly venue in which to present and discuss research on any topic related to language and linguistics.