This Institute offers area secondary school French teachers an opportunity to maintain or improve their language skills, to develop deeper understanding of French culture and its global influence, and to share relevant teaching strategies. The French Immersion Institute hosts three Saturday workshops through the year and an intensive, weeklong workshop beginning in the summer of 2016.

This Institute offers area secondary school French teachers an opportunity to maintain or improve their language skills, to develop deeper understanding of French culture and its global influence, and to share relevant teaching strategies. The French Immersion Institute hosts three Saturday workshops through the year and an intensive, weeklong workshop beginning in the summer of 2016.

The undergraduate Model European Union is an annual event that gives students a chance to learn about the workings of the European Union through preparation for and participation in a hands-on two day simulation. Model EU enhances students’ understanding of the issues and challenges facing the 28 member nations of the EU. Awards are given to the most effective delegations and best individual position papers.

This year's competition will host universities from across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois and will take place at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg campus.

Join us for a discussion on human rights, women, and culture in Uganda. We welcome Pitt Graduate Student and Ugandan acid attack survivor, Hanifa Nakiryowa, as she shares her experience as an acid attack survivor.

Jerusalem Yibeltal comes to us from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia where she is a PhD candidate in International and Comparative Education. She will discuss the current state of the graduate labor market and factors influencing graduate employment, the topics of her dissertation.

- In 2015, Bright Kids Uganda (BKU) was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Diehl Family Foundation to help BKU become financially self-sustainable and to facilitate the funding of future projects

-BKU provides an education and a home for over 90 children who have been affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, abandonment, and war

-BKY offers internship opportunities where students gain invaluable skills through hands-on experience

-Victoria will be available for appointments and internship inquiries in the afternoon

Dr. Sola Talabi is a Professor of Nuclear Physics and Risk Management at Carnegie Mellon University. He will discuss the role of advanced Technology in bridging Africa's power gap. Pizza will be proivided.

Please join us for a round table conversation with Ms. Violet on education in Zimbabwe. Violet will share her personal and professional experience as educator, activist and community leader for education improvement and Entrepreneurship. She is passionate about education and has dedicated her life to showing leadership on social justice issues in and out of the classrooms.

This is the second in a series of three workshops designed specifically for instructors of less-commonly-taught languages. This workshop offers the opportunity to examine the differences between exercises and tasks, explore the benefits of using tasks in teaching, and adapt textbook exercises to tasks. Participants will walk away with the knowledge needed to design effective tasks that motivate students to learn.

A faculty and curriculum enrichment workshop sponsored by the international and area studies programs of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) at the University of Pittsburgh. This is the first in a planned series of annual workshops aimed at internationalizing college campuses in the Western Pennsylvania region, with support from the Title VI National Resource Center program of the U.S. Department of Education. Participation by faculty from minority-serving institutions and community colleges is particularly encouraged.