Community Outreach Post-Secondary

Post Secondary Outreach Activities

The European Studies Center and the European Union Center of Excellence (ESC/EUCE) regularly conduct outreach activities for post-secondary students and faculty within the University of Pittsburgh and institutions across the United States and abroad.

EUCE/ESC sponsors various events for undergraduate and graduate students including Model European Union and Model NATO simulations, undergraduate and graduate research symposiums, the “Coffee and Culture” and “Pizza and Politics” monthly lecture series and numerous lectures and roundtables featuring visiting academics and practitioners.

EUCE/ESC organizes numerous European or EU-related activities for Pitt and regional faculty including panel series and lectures by international faculty and faculty development seminars focused on increasing instructors’ knowledge about EU-related issues and ways to incorporate the EU into classroom curriculum. To support and promote EUCE/ESC activities, the Center works closely with their Faculty Advisory Board and Regional Advisory Board.

Below is more information on a sampling of EUCE/ESC post-secondary outreach activities. For upcoming events, please visit the EUCE/ESC calendar.

Recurring Activities

Europe: East and West Undergraduate Research Symposium – A competition designed to provide Pitt and regional undergraduate students who have written a paper focused on Europe or Russia, with advanced research experience and presentation skills

Visit the URS Website

Model NATO – Model NATO is a simulation of a North Atlantic Council meeting. During the 2-day conference which occurs each March, students from across the US play the role of national ambassadors to NATO from one or more of the 26 member states and work to resolve issues facing the Alliance.

Visit the Model NATO Webpage

Model European Union – Model EU gives students from across the US an opportunity to learn about the European Union through a hands-on simulation. Students play the roles of presidents and prime ministers while engaging in intense negotiations over conflicting visions of the future of the EU.

Visit the Model European Union Webpage

EUCE Faculty Development Seminars – Bi-yearly seminars provide curriculum development ideas for Pitt and regional faculty looking for ways to address the increasingly important and newsworthy issues that surround the European Union. For more information, contact Sandra Hall at ssh13 at pitt.edu.

Pizza and Politics – Pizza and Politics is a monthly lecture series given by graduate students on their research done on-site in the European Union (EU) on the EU’s acquis, the EU’s requirements for accession, or an aspect of “Europeanization”.

Coffee and Culture – A series of monthly lectures given by graduate students to an audience of undergraduate students on their internationally-related research.

	Europe: East and West Undergraduate Research Symposium – A competition designed to provide Pitt and regional undergraduate students who have written a paper focused on Europe or Russia, with advanced research experience and presentation skills
	Visit the URS Website
	Model NATO – Model NATO is a simulation of a North Atlantic Council meeting. During the 2-day conference which occurs each March, students from across the US play the role of national ambassadors to NATO from one or more of the 26 member states and work to resolve issues facing the Alliance.
	Visit the Model NATO Webpage
	Model European Union – Model EU gives students from across the US an opportunity to learn about the European Union through a hands-on simulation. Students play the roles of presidents and prime ministers while engaging in intense negotiations over conflicting visions of the future of the EU.
	Visit the Model European Union Webpage
	EUCE Faculty Development Seminars – Bi-yearly seminars provide curriculum development ideas for Pitt and regional faculty looking for ways to address the increasingly important and newsworthy issues that surround the European Union. For more information, contact Sandra Hall at ssh13 at pitt.edu.
	Pizza and Politics – Pizza and Politics is a monthly lecture series given by graduate students on their research done on-site in the European Union (EU) on the EU’s acquis, the EU’s requirements for accession, or an aspect of “Europeanization”.
	Coffee and Culture – A series of monthly lectures given by graduate students to an audience of undergraduate students on their internationally-related research.