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2021-2022 MEET EU Short Film Competition for the U.S. Youth

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Sun, 11/28/2021 - 12:00

Inspired by the European Year of Rail, which shines a light on one of the most sustainable, innovative, and safest modes of transportation, and acknowledging the challenges we have all faced during the pandemic in traveling and forging new connections, the inaugural MEET EU Short Film Competition for U.S. Youth asks young people to create a short film (documentary or non-documentary) responding to the theme "Transatlantic Connections."

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Kenny Reilly
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ker104@pitt.edu

The Nitty-Gritty of Applying for a Job in the EU/Europe: From Writing a Resume to a Successful Interview

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Tue, 10/05/2021 - 11:00

This panel is designed for students and alumni to apply successfully for a job in the EU/Europe.
European Human Resources experts and coaches will advise students on how to apply for an internship/job in a European company, in Europe and in the US, and how to be successful when working in EU/US relations.

PANELISTS:
Annabel Edo
Managing Director US
Ackermann International

Renata Urban
Intercultural Coach, Language and Communication Skills Trainer
URBAN Training and Services, Inc.

Protest as a Human Right in Hong Kong: A view from history

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Dr. Gina Anne Tam
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Thu, 09/30/2021 - 16:30 to 17:45

In the summer of 2019, Hong Kong-- former British colony, current special administrative region of the People's Republic of China-- was swept up by a large, sustained protest movement. The spark that lit this "revolution of our time" as protestors have deemed it was an extradition treaty with China, but quickly evolved into a broader movement for a more democratically representative government and autonomy from the People's Republic of China.

Location: 
Online-Zoom- https://pitt.zoom.us/j/91630703699
Contact Person: 
Kat Lieder
Contact Email: 
kal237@pitt.edu

Technology, Trade, and the Transatlantic Relationship

Presenter: 
Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission
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As Scheduled
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Thu, 09/30/2021 - 11:00

Valdis Dombrovskis is the Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People and European Commissioner for Trade. On the heels of the EU-US Technology and Trade Council (TTC) meeting in Pittsburgh on September 29th, Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis will sit down with Pitt Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Erica Owens, for a conversation about the TTC, transatlantic trade, and the future of the EU-US relationship. Students and faculty are encouraged to participate.

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Zoom
Contact Person: 
Kenneth Reilly
Contact Email: 
ker104@pitt.edu

CERIS Fall Book Discussion for Educators: Paths of Accommodation by David Robison

Presenter: 
Dr. Jean-Jacque Ngor Sène, Associate Professor of History and Cultural Studies, Chatham University
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Fri, 11/19/2021 - 18:00

Facilitated by Dr. Jean-Jacque Ngor Sène, Associate Professor of History and Cultural Studies, Chatham University

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Conover Room (Basement Floor of the) Mellon Administrative Building, Chatham University Campus, Woodland Road, Pittsburgh PA 15232-2899

Paths of Accommodation by David Robison: Book Discussion For Educators

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Dr. Jean-Jacque Ngor Sène, Associate Professor of History and Cultural Studies, Chatham University
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Read and participate in a discussion on the legacy of Franc's Colonial Rule in Muslim lands, providing historical context to the events unfolding in France and in Europe at large. Facilitated by Dr. Jean-Jacque Ngor Sène, Associate Professor of History and Cultural Studies, Chatham University. Dr. Sène will lead a discussion focused on the diversity of Arabic sources, archival sources from colonial registries, oral ethnographic documents, and powerful folkloric testimonies from the early 1900s onwards.

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Chatham University
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Contact Person: 
Elaine Linn
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
eel58@pitt.edu

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