European Union Center of Excellence

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EUCE

When the World Must Act: Why Multilateralism Matters in Preventing Genocide

Subtitle: 
Presenter: 
Various
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Security Notice: Event Changed: 
Date: 
Thu, 04/16/2026 - 18:00 to 20:00

As part of the State of International Legal Order Roundtable Discussion:

An important conversation about the state of multilateralism in international affairs and conflict resolution.

Why does "Never Again" keep failing? On the 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention and the 20th anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect, this roundtable asks why the world still struggles to stop mass atrocities. From Rwanda and Darfur to Ukraine, Sudan, and Gaza, we invite you to consider why global commitments have repeatedly failed—and what can be done about it.

Location: 
Barco Law Buliding, Alcoa Room
Cost: 
Event Web Site: 
https://worldpittsburgh.networkforgood.com/events/99231-when-the-world-must-act-…
Contact Person: 
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
ing7@pitt.edu

ICE, Ukraine, Wars, Refugees: What is the Future of International Legal Order

Subtitle: 
“Displacement, the Right of Asylum, the Need to Migrate.”
Presenter: 
Various
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 03/05/2026 - 18:00 to 20:00

This month, inspired by the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Refugee Convention, the series turns its attention to questions of migrant and refugee rights.

With more than 122 million people displaced worldwide in 2025, we face conditions we have not experienced since the end of World War II. Along with this record of people fleeing war and conflict, there are further millions who have set out to find a better life for themselves and their families.

Location: 
125 Frick Arts Building
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Randall Halle/Erica Edwards
Contact Email: 
rhalle@pitt.edu /eee36@pitt.edu

Tourism Goes Digital

Presenter: 
Stefania M. Maci, Distinguished Italian Fulbright Lecture
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 02/23/2026 - 16:30 to 18:00

Join Dr. Maci as she examines live virtual guided tours as an emerging communicative practice in tourism, showing how language and digital technologies intersect to foster interaction, craft compelling storytelling, and engage audiences in new and dynamic ways.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall
Event Web Site: 
http://global.pitt.edu/esc
Contact Person: 
Erica Edwards
Contact Email: 
EEE36@pitt.edu

"The US, the EU, the Past and Future of the International Legal Order"

Subtitle: 
Presenter: 
Various
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Security Notice: Event Changed: 
Date: 
Thu, 01/29/2026 - 16:00 to 17:30

Ukraine. Gaza. Venezuela. Greenland. NATO.

Discussions of the state of the international legal order fill our headlines and newsfeeds. They compel us to ask: what is happening to our world? The transatlantic relationship has provided the foundation of the International Legal Order for decades, but at this moment, that foundation seems to be crumbling.
Pause your podcasts and join in for a live discussion of where we are and where we are headed!

Ruth Bajada, Deputy Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation in Washington

Location: 
University Club-Conference Room A, 3rd Floor
Cost: 
Free
Event Web Site: 
Contact Person: 
Randall Halle/Erica Edwards
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
rhalle@pitt.edu /eee36@pitt.edu

"The US, the EU, the Past and Future of the International Legal Order"

Presenter: 
Various
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 01/29/2026 - 16:00 to 17:30

Ukraine. Gaza. Venezuela. Greenland. NATO.

Discussions of the state of the international legal order fill our headlines and newsfeeds. They compel us to ask: what is happening to our world? The transatlantic relationship has provided the foundation of the International Legal Order for decades, but at this moment, that foundation seems to be crumbling.
Pause your podcasts and join in for a live discussion of where we are and where we are headed!

Ruth Bajada, Deputy Ambassador of the EU Delegation to the United States

Location: 
University Club-Conference Room A, 3rd Floor
Cost: 
Free
Contact Person: 
Randall Halle/Erica Edwards
Contact Email: 
rhalle@pitt.edu /eee36@pitt.edu

EU Film Festival: Teen Angst (and Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope) (Ukraine/Germany)

Subtitle: 
Double Feature: Voices of Hope from Ukraine
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 02/07/2026 - 18:00

Final Day of the 2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and [Space] Aliens!

Teen Angst
Ukraine/Germany
2025
Director: Inga Pylypchuk
Documentary, 37 MIN
Nine young Ukrainian women document life in a war zone with honesty, humor, fear, and resilience. Their collaborative desktop film captures what coming-of-age looks like when the world is on fire.

2nd Film: Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope
France/Ukraine
2024
Director: Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini & Thomas Briat
Documentary, 110 MIN

Location: 
University of Pittsburgh, 121 David Lawrence Hall
Event Web Site: 
https://www.global.pitt.edu/esc/events/2026-european-union-film-festival
Contact Person: 
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone: 
4126488517
Contact Email: 
ing7@pitt.edu

EU Film Festival: Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope (Ukraine/France)

Subtitle: 
Double Feature: Voices of Hope from Ukraine
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Sat, 02/07/2026 - 18:00

Final Day of the 2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and [Space] Aliens!

First Film:
Teen Angst
Ukraine
2025
Director: Inga Pylypchuk
Documentary, 37 MIN
Nine young Ukrainian women document life in a war zone with honesty, humor, fear, and resilience. Their collaborative desktop film captures what coming-of-age looks like when the world is on fire.

2nd Film: Kyiv Theater, Island of Hope
France/Ukraine
2024
Director: Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini & Thomas Briat
Documentary, 110 MIN

Location: 
University of Pittsburgh, 121 David Lawrence Hall
Cost: 
Free
Event Web Site: 
https://www.global.pitt.edu/esc/events/2026-european-union-film-festival
Contact Person: 
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone: 
4126488517
Contact Email: 
ing7@pitt.edu

EU Film Festival: Dahomey (France, Benin, and Senegal)

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Fri, 02/06/2026 - 18:00

2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!

France, Benin, and Senegal
2024
Director: Mati Diop
Documentary, 68 MIN

As 26 stolen royal treasures finally return home from France to Benin, the objects themselves narrate a story of colonialism and reclamation. Mati Diop’s Golden Bear–winning documentary sparks a vibrant debate about history, democracy, and the future of cultural memory.

Group Discussion to follow the screening of the film.

Location: 
University of Pittsburgh, Public Health, G23
Cost: 
Free
Event Web Site: 
https://www.global.pitt.edu/esc/events/2026-european-union-film-festival
Contact Person: 
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone: 
4126488517
Contact Email: 
ing7@pitt.edu

EU Film Festival: Desktop Documentary Films by: Lého Galibert-Laîné (France)

Subtitle: 
Curated and Introduced by Charlotte Scurlock
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/05/2026 - 18:00

2026 EU Film Festival: Democracy, Community and (Space) Aliens!

A bold selection of experimental works exploring how cinema, the internet, and memory collide. These shorts push the boundaries of the video essay form, inviting viewers into an inventive new mode of storytelling.

About the Director: https://lehogalibertlaine.com/

Location: 
University of Pittsburgh, Public Health G23
Contact Person: 
Ingrid Gomez-O'Toole
Contact Phone: 
4126488517
Contact Email: 
ing7@pitt.edu

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