Friday, October 15th, 2010
Priority Consideration for the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) Study Scholarship and/or Research Grant Programs
Time: 12:00 am to 1:00 am
The deadline for submission of a completed application to be considered for nomination for priority consideration for the DAAD Study Scholarship and/or Research Grant competition is October 15. For more information and detailed descriptions of the application process, please go to the EUCE/ESC Web site:
Fulbright German Studies Seminar 2011
Time: 12:00 am to 1:00 am
The Fulbright German Studies 2011 seminar will take place from June 15-26, 2011 in Germany and will focus on 'Ethnic Diversity and National Identity.' The seminar will be conducted in English. Up to 15 grants are available. The award includes a lump-sum allowance towards coverage of round-trip air travel; travel within Germany; lodging and partial per diem; and health insurance coverage (for the duration of the seminar). The application deadline is October 15, 2010.
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Shoppers, Tourists and Socialism: Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia
Location: History Department Lounge, Posvar Hall
Ana Kladnik and Adelina Stefan present their PhD research on consumerism and tourism in three different socialist states.
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Study Abroad International Fair
Location: William Pitt Union
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Bauhaus Ghost Stories: Spirit and Photography versus Abstraction and Modern Design
Location: 602 Cathedral of Learning
Elizabeth Otto will present this lecture.
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
On the Dialectics of Secularization: The Cases of Jacob Taubes and Carl Schmitt
Location: 602 Cathedral of Learning
Martin Treml will conduct this lecture.
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) Scholarship and Grant Information Sessions
Time: 12:00 am to 1:00 am
Location: University Center Pake Room, Carnegie Mellon University
DAAD (German Acdemic Exchange Services) will visit both the University of Pittsburgh and CMU to hold information sessions for undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty about funding opportunities for study and research in Germany. Previous knowledge of German is not required for these awards.
Monday, September 27th, 2010
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) Scholarship and Grant Information Sessions
Time: 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Location: 532 Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) will visit both the University of Pittsburgh and CMU to hold information sessions for undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty about funding opportunities for study and research in Germany. Previous knowledge of German is not required for these awards.
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
International Studies Certificate Panel Presentation
Location: Dining Room B, William Pitt Union
Want to prepare yourself for the global marketplace? Learn first hand from students on how to internationalize your studies at Pitt by earning an international studies certificate or the Bachelor of Philosophy (BPHIL) in International and Area Studies. Students can develop a more concentrated and in-depth understanding of a world region or a global theme. For any major on campus! Learn from students on how they benefit from affiliations with the Centers for Latin American Studies, Russian and East European Studies, Global Studies, Asian Studies, European Union and the European Center for Excellence and the African Studies Program. Food from around the world served.
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Videoconference with Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus
Location: 211 David Lawrence Hall
President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, will give a lecture via videoconfernce on the topic 'Europe, the Systemic Consequences of the Slowly Abating Crisis and the Need to Re-Formulate the Case for Capitalism.'
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Elyes Ghanmi:The Union for the Mediterranean
Location: 4130 Posvar Hall
The Union for the Mediterranean: Continuity and Change in European-Mediterranean Cooperation.
The Union for the Mediterranean, formerly known as the Barcelona Process (1995), was created at the Paris Summit in July 2008. The new multi-lateral framework for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation introduced many innovations. This talk will examine the different aspects related to the genesis and the evolution of a French initiative.