The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 21 / CMP 11) taking place in Paris November 30-December 11, 2015 seeks to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2⁰C. This will not be an easy goal to reach, as many scientists say the gases we have already emitted into the atmosphere will inevitably lead to a 2 degree increase. Expectations are high on all sides – with optimists and pessimists alike touting this as our last chance to avert catastrophe.

During this session Professor Zito will be available to discuss the range of opportunities available to Pitt people and institutions under the EU’s Erasmus+ program for student and faculty mobility to Newcastle and Great Britain. He will also discuss the recently signed exchange agreement between Pitt and Newcastle University.

Germany has retained its industrial base. The U.S. is now reinvigorating manufacturing. China is experiencing an economic slowdown, after years of rapid growth. Herr Nidermark will discuss how this will impact Europe and North America. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Lizz Schellin (eds35@pitt.edu).

Our third installment of our International Toolkit Series is for you if you are interested in exploring careers in journalism/communications, or writing.

The 28 member states of the European Union have faced considerable challenges of late as hundreds of thousands of migrants flood the land and sea borders to enter Europe. It is clear that the members do not all agree on how to handle the crisis. But the movement of people continues unabated. And with no end in sight to the conflicts that prompt many people to make their way to Europe at any cost, it is likely to continue for some time.

The Mitzvah Project is a combination of theater, history lesson and conversation in which actor and child of survivor, Roger Grunwald, explores one of the most shocking aspects of the Jewish experience during the Second World War. Through the story of Christoph Rosenberg, a German half-Jew, the one-person drama — created with director and co-author Annie McGreevey — reveals the surprising history of tens of thousands of German men known as "mischlinge" — the derogatory term the Nazis used to characterize those descended from one or two Jewish grandparents — who served in Hitler's army.

International Education Week is celebrated at Pitt and campuses across the country for one week, from November 17-21, 2014. The week is an opportunity for you to experience a new culture, open your mind to a new perspective of the world, or to simply savor a new taste. In short, this is the one week of the year that is jam-packed with activities to open your senses to the world.

Check out the activities planned for each day of the week at www.internationalweek.pitt.edu

Turkey has been more prominent in the news than at any time in the last five years. Conflict in the neighboring Middle East has spilled over in the form of more than one million refugees, a re-emergence of violence between Kurds and the government, and direct Turkish involvement in the fighting in Syria. At home, a seemingly inevitable move toward greater power for President Recip Erdoğan was short circuited by stunning elections in June to be followed new elections in November.

The UCIS-Nine University and College International Studies Consortium of Georgia Joint Faculty Development Workshop on “Mobilizing People, Students, and Ideas: Social Movements across the Globe and in the Undergraduate Curriculum” was held on March 6, 2015. The organizer of the program was the Director of the Consortium, Dr. Raj (Rajgopal) Sashti, of Middle Georgia State College. It was held on the campus of Clayton State University in Morrow, GA (metro Atlanta area) as part of an on-going collaboration.