The European Studies Center and the Center for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pittsburgh invite you to:

Europe East and West: Undergraduate Research Symposium

Click here for the results of the 2008 symposium

The Undergraduate Research Symposium is a competition designed to provide undergraduate students from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities in the region with advanced research experiences and opportunities to develop presentation skills. The event is open to undergraduates from all majors who have written a research paper from a social science, humanities, or business perspective focusing on the study of Western or Eastern Europe, including Russia. It is held on the University of Pittsburgh-Oakland campus.

At the Undergraduate Research Symposium 2008, which took place on April 11, 2008, the selected participants, grouped into panels according to their research topic, gave 10 to 15-minute presentations based on their research papers to a panel of faculty and graduate students from both ESC and REES. The presentations were open to the public. Participants were judged on the quality of both the paper and the presentation. Cash prizes were awarded at the closing ceremony of the symposium.

This event is open to all undergraduate students in any major, from any college. The papers must be on a topic related to Western Europe, Eastern Europe, or Russia.

2009 Deadlines To Be Announced:

Please email kpuccia@ucis.pitt.edu for more information