The Global Studies Center invites you to join the discussion of the ongoing refugee crisis around the Mediterranean. Our guest experts will speak on the causes of displacement, the European response, and the refugee experience and will take your questions!

Lunch with Paul Overby, Randy Frasinelli, Karen Lautanen, Kate Bowersox, Ron Linden. Discuss fundraising.

Meeting of the EUCE/ESC External Advisory Board

Meeting of the EUCE/ESC External Advisory Board

Qu’est ce qui a fait rire Jean Louis Dassier et Myriam Gau depuis qu’ils sont petits? Venez découvrir le rire en France vue par ces deux animateurs dynamiques.

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.

Professor Tsakonas from the University of the Aegean will present an overall illustration of the current --and potential-- threats, risks and challenges to the Mediterranean region’s stability. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role(s) of the European Union and NATO in both long-standing and new inter-state conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean. What, if any, is the impact that NATO and the EU have had –and may have—on conflict resolution in this region?

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.

Professor Şenyuva, Associate Professor of International Relations and a Fellow of the JMCE Center for European Studies at Middle East Technical University, will discuss and reflect on what we can learn about Europe and the European Union through sport. From soccer/football fandom to the FIFA scandals to rugby, cycling, tennis, and the rest, what does all this have to do with the project of European integration? Join us to learn more.

The high school 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 daylong simulation. Playing the roles of presidents and prime ministers, students spend a day engaged in intense negotiations over conflicting issues about the EU. 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.