During September's K-12 Educator Advisory Board meeting the staff met with members to discuss the following: introductions (specifically Kathy as the new outreach coordinator), grant updates, 2015-2016 program highlights, collaborative partnerships (ESCAPE, Global Scholars), as well as program and assessment feedback (Model EU assessments, COTE framework).
Join AID Pitt and the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition for a discussion on the connection between climate change and the Syrian refugee crisis. We'll be discussing the latest developments in the refugee crisis in Europe as well as explore the drought that sent Syria into a civil war that's so far displaced more than 9 million and led to the deaths of more than 200,000. For more information and the reading list, please follow, https://www.facebook.com/events/610159095789606.
Hear stories of people who are directly intervening to solve urgent global problems. Through their high impact volunteer work, Greg and Janet Smith help communities around the world in the areas of water, sanitation, and hygiene. Mark Dixon is a filmmaker and climate presenter who has devoted himself to raising awareness about the collective crisis represented by global warming. Come be inspired by their stories about what they do, why they do it, and what we can learn from it!
This year is the 25th anniversary of the unification of Germany.
Join a round table discussion with students returning from interning and studying in the German-speaking world.
Discuss German Unity and German Diversity 25 years after unification. Promote understanding of German-speaking countries. Reflect on experiences while studying and working abroad. Answer questions about study abroad.
Refreshments will be served.
For the ESC’s first installment of our monthly virtual roundtables series, we are asking a panel of experts to reflect upon some of the most significant differences between the US and European models of higher education. In particular, we will be looking at the question of who pays for students to go to University, and how much it costs both the individual and society. Our panel of experts will include: Dr.
You are invited to join us for the European Studies Center’s first Conversations on Teaching Europe webinar on Tuesday, October 13th from 3:30 – 5:00 PM EDT.
Dr. Panayotis Tsakonas, an Onassis Foundation Fellow and Professor Ozgehan Senyuva, visiting from Middle Eastern Technical University as part of Pitt's EU-GLOBAL partnership, will present a roundtable discussion of the current state of Turkish-Greek-EU relations. Given recent elections in Turkey, recent economic turmoil in Greece, and on-going negotiations between both parties over Cyprus, there will be no shortage of interesting topics to discuss.
Dans le monde francophone, quelles sont les relations entre l’identité linguistique, l’identité nationale, le sexe, et la sexualité?
Prenez part à notre vidéoconférence pour répondre à cette question avec un panel d’experts:
Abdellah Taïa, écrivain marocain d’expression française
Denis Provencher, professeur de français et de la communication interculturelle à l’Université de Maryland Baltimore County
Nadia Fadil, professeur au Centre de recherches sociologiques, KU Leuven
Learn what occupations returned Peace Corps Volunteers pursued after their service. A panel of professionals from a variety of backgrounds and fields will tell their stories about how their Peace Corps service impacted and shaped their career path. Prominent leaders in Pittsburgh will be part of the panel - you won't want to miss this!
Lunch will be provided.
Join the Department of History, the EUCE/ESC and the Center for Latin American Studies for a symposium honoring the scholarship of Professor Seymour Drescher. Invited speakers include David Eltis, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of History Emeritus, Emory University; Stanley Engerman, John Munro Professor of Economics and Professor of History, University of Rochester; Richard Huzzey, co-director Centre for the Study of International Slavery, University of Liverpool; and James Walvin, Professor of History Emeritus, University of York. A reception will follow the talk.
