The European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual event since 2002 designed to provide undergraduate students, from the University of Pittsburgh and other colleges and universities, with advanced research experiences and opportunities to develop presentation skills. The event is open to undergraduates from all majors and institutions who have written a research paper from a social science, humanities, or business perspective focusing on the study of Eastern, Western, or Central Europe, the European Union, Russia, or Central Eurasia.

The night of 9 November 1989 changed the world. This evening happened as a link in a global chain of events. On the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, come talk with our panelists about how it impacted them and the world we live in.

Eat pizza and discuss with Randall Halle (moderator), Stephen Brockmann (CMU), Max Trecker, Dániel Mikecz, Sabine Von Dirke, and Nancy Condee.

Veljko approaches the question through his experience of making Cinema Laika and living in a small Finnish community (Veljko is Croatian and lives in France). The talk will explore how cultural spaces like movie theaters contribute to local identity and social cohesion.
Veljko will reveal how he constructed this documentary with elements of fiction, resulting in a form that could be called <> (Fiction of the Real). He's also got stories to tell of sharing a construction site with the master of Finnish cinema, Aki Kaurismaki (Fallen Leaves)

Unmasking Prejudice: Confronting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism Across Europe Lecture Series:

With filmmaker Veljko Vidak in attendance! Following Q&A with Vidak, we'll screen ARIEL (1988) by Aki Kaurismäki.

Following the film, Cinema Laika,

With filmmaker Veljko Vidak in attendance! Following Q&A with Vidak, we'll screen ARIEL (1988) by Aki Kaurismäki.

Unmasking Prejudice: Confronting Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism Across Europe Lecture Series

Lecture led by Farid Hafez daily politics, antisemitism and Islamophobia are often debated as two opposing concepts, though they have much in common. This talk delves into often neglected relationships of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim racism and opens up horizons for a critical discussion about these phenomena.

Beyond the Ballot: Europe's Democratic Journey:

The panelists will facilitate a discussion about the history of the EU, and its efforts to increase its democratic credentials. Beginning with the first direct elections to the European Parliament (EP) in 1979 and with every Treaty reform since Maastricht, new sources of democratic legitimacy have been introduced. Yet, the notion of the EU’s democratic deficit persists, with citizens demanding greater democratic accountability of EU institutions and of the decision-making process.