Illinois Global Institute

Welcome to the calendar of the Illinois Global Institute. We are home to 10 longstanding international area studies centers and thematic programs. Bringing the units together as part of the IGI will improve organizational support, raise visibility, and foster additional cross-campus collaboration on essential international programs

Sunday, April 27, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition

Monday, April 28, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition
- 3:00 pm TBD
- Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801)
Talk: Mileiconomics: Beating Inflation in an Illiberal Economy by Dr. Sarah Muir
- Lecture

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition
- 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- Coble Hall 306 (801 S. Wright St., Champaign)
Discover Taiwan: Film Screening & Cultural Event
- Film Screening
- 5:30
Peruvian Women Defenders of the Amazon: Virtual Talk

Peruvian Women Defenders of the Amazon: Virtual Meeting with simultaneous translation April 30th, 2025 | 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm CST
- Meeting
- 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Peruvian Women Enviromental Defenders and Climate Change in the Amazon
- Lecture

Thursday, May 1, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition
- 10:00 - 11:00 am
- 514 Illini Union Bookstore Building, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820
Schwarzman Scholarship Informational Session - Presented by Schwarzman
- Informational
- 5:00 pm
- Coble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
Seminar Series - Behnam Ben Taleblu
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, May 2, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition
- All Day
- College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Comparative Law Work in Progress Workshop
- Conference/Workshop
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Latzer Hall YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St. Champaign
Lecture Series 2 | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Lecture
- 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Latzer Hall YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St. Champaign
Palestine in the World Roundtable with Michelle Campos “Unmixing the Holy City: Religion, Politics, and Neighborhood Segregation in 19th-20th Century Jerusalem” and Charles Anderson "The Palestinian National Movement between Constitutionalism and Revolt, 1929-1939."
- Lecture
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Latzer Hall YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St. Champaign
"The Palestinian National Movement Between Constitutionalism and Revolt, 1929-1939"
- Lecture
- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- ARC Instructional Kitchen, Activities and Recreation Center, 201 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820
Italian Cooking Class with the European Union Center
- Religious/Cultural

Saturday, May 3, 2025

- All Day
- Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA
Exhibition | An IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: "Palestine in the World"
- Exhibition
- All Day
- College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Comparative Law Work in Progress Workshop
- Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Coble Hall Room 306
Smart Sensors for Food Safety: Democratizing Access to High-Quality Food in Brazil

Food safety is a critical global concern, especially in Brazil, where small-scale food industries lack access to low-cost, high-speed, and reliable quality control technologies. To address this, my research proposes the development of an Online Portable Low-Cost E-Nose System (OPLCEN) aimed at the Brazilian food industry for enhancing food safety monitoring.
- Lecture
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- room 146, University Archives, Main Library or via Zoom.
Women in Science Lecture Series: Jennifer Hain Teper

Jennifer Teper, Head of Preservation Services at the University of Illinois Library, will discuss how she uses science in her work to conserve library collections and special collections. May 6 | 12 pm - 1 pm (CTS) | Main Library Room 146, or over zoom
- Lecture

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- Latzer Hall, University YMCA (1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign 61820)
REEEC Spring Reception
- Reception/Open House

Thursday, May 8, 2025

- 6:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080 LCLB)
Slavic Film Series: The Road to Mother [Анаға апарар жол] (Kazakh)
- Film Screening

Friday, May 16, 2025

- 2:00 pm
- Spurlock Museum Knight Auditorium, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Film screening: “Fidan”
- Film Screening

Friday, May 23, 2025

- 2:45 - 3:15 pm
- Pacific E
Tinker Field Research Collaborative Coffee Break at LASA2025
- Social/Informal Event