Events

DATE:
Thursday, March 28
TIME:
12:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar

EU ENLARGEMENT LECTURE SERIES: 20th Anniversary of the EU Enlargement

As part of our continued efforts to bring together experts with diverse perspectives to discuss contemporary issues facing Europe, the European Studies Center/European Union Center of Excellence...

DATE:
Friday, March 29
TIME:
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
LOCATION:
FRICK FINE ARTS AUDITORIUM
PRESENTER:
Anna Kovaleva, Tyler Sinder

Watch Russia's first feminist film- a strong woman obstetrician Anna Betskaya has a brilliant career; husband Nikolai, feeling neglected, starts an affair with a young waitress, who soon gets pregnant. Later, the two women decide to work cooperatively at the doctor's...

DATE:
Monday, April 1
TIME:
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Rob Mucklo

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

DATE:
Tuesday, April 2
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
LOCATION:
Zoom Webinar

The aim of this panel is to bring together academic and non-academic perspectives to reflect on two issues:

1) The challenges Europe/the EU faces in terms of programs that target Roma inclusion, equality, and community development.
2) Roma-driven social...

DATE:
Tuesday, April 2
TIME:
2:30 pm
LOCATION:
105 David Lawrence Hall

Natural disasters, civil unrest, open conflict, and other unstable situations create challenges for healthcare providers. Clinicians and support personnel face potentially dangerous conditions as they provide physical and mental health care services to communities where...

DATE:
Tuesday, April 2
TIME:
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Molly McSweeney

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a
globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more
about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript,
receiving special recognition at graduation,...

DATE:
Tuesday, April 2
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Global Hub
PRESENTER:
Rachel Vandevort

Join Global Experiences Office Peer Advisors for this weekly roundtable in the Global Hub! Bring your questions about study abroad programs!

DATE:
Thursday, April 4
TIME:
7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
LOCATION:
Webinar

Register via Handshake to learn more about the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award, which allows English speakers to help teach the English language abroad! Hear from a current winner of the Fulbright ETA.

DATE:
Friday, April 5
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
LOCATION:
Webinar

Want to study abroad for graduate school?

Register via Handshake for this info session, which will discuss scholarship opportunities for graduate students wanting to study abroad in the UK or Ireland!

DATE:
Friday, April 5
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
LOCATION:
Porter Hall 246A
PRESENTER:
Tatyana Gershkovich
DATE:
Saturday, April 6
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:

This annual national competition provides US school and college students the opportunity to demonstrate their Russian language knowledge while meeting with other students of Russian and conversing with native Russian speakers. Students will receive recognition for their...

DATE:
Saturday, April 6
TIME:
(All day)
LOCATION:
TBD

This annual national competition provides US school and college students the opportunity to demonstrate their Russian language knowledge while meeting with other students of Russian and conversing with native Russian speakers. Students will receive recognition for their...

DATE:
Wednesday, April 10
TIME:
5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Room 1502, Wesley W. Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Dr. Olga Kim

Hear from Pitt Slavic Alumni Dr. Olga Kim, in the 2024 Pitt Slavic Alumni Lecture!

DATE:
Friday, April 12
TIME:
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
LOCATION:
Webinar

Register via Handshake for this info session to learn more about the different scholarship programs that can jumpstart your career in the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service.

DATE:
Friday, April 12
TIME:
1:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Posvar Hall

David Greene, award-winning journalist and former co-host of NPR’s Morning Edition, Shannon Reed, author and frequent contributor for The New Yorker, and Sean Guillory, host of The Eurasian Knot weekly podcast and producer of the award nominated Teddy Goes to the USSR...

DATE:
Friday, April 12
TIME:
4:30 pm
LOCATION:
1500 Posvar Hall
PRESENTER:
Various

A political activist and opposition figure for two decades, Aleksei Naval’nyi has espoused controversial, even at times (2007-08) xenophobic views, but became a beacon of social and political change both within the Russian Federation and internationally. In the Russian...

DATE:
Saturday, April 13
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:

David Greene, award-winning journalist and former co-host of NPR’s Morning Edition, Shannon Reed, author and frequent contributor for The New Yorker, and Sean Guillory, host of The Eurasian Knot weekly podcast and producer of the award nominated Teddy Goes to the USSR...

DATE:
Thursday, April 18
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
A522 Public Health - Crabtree

A Digital Portfolio (ePortfolio) is required for all students completing area or global studies certificates. The ePortfolio will help you synthesize your experiences inside and outside the classroom to demonstrate your understanding of world regions and global issues....

DATE:
Wednesday, April 24
TIME:
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
Braun Room
PRESENTER:
Viktoria Batista

Come practice your conversational Hungarian with students of all levels!

DATE:
Thursday, April 25
TIME:
2:00 pm
LOCATION:
Charity Randall Theater

The University Center for International Studies cordially invites students graduating in Spring and Summer 2024 to celebrate their academic achievements and receive their credentials at the University Center for International Studies’ Graduation Ceremony in the Charity...

DATE:
Saturday, May 4 to Monday, May 6
TIME:
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION:
4130 Posvar Hall