European Union Center of Excellence

Synonyms: 
EUCE

MyPittGlobal How-To Session

Subtitle: 
Everything you Always Wanted to know about MyPittGlobal But Were Afraid to Ask
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Wed, 02/27/2019 - 16:00 to 18:00

Have you been procrastinating about filling out your entry or exit surveys? Have you got questions about e-portfolios? Have you forgotten how to enter your coursework into MyPittGlobal?

Location: 
4130 Posvar
Contact Person: 
John Stoner
Contact Phone: 
8-7360
Contact Email: 
stonerjc@pitt.edu

The Different Cultural Manifestations of Soccer in North America and Europe: The Centrality of Gender

Presenter: 
Andrei Markovits
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:00 to 13:30

In this talk, Prof. Markovits will present findings from his book Gaming the World: How Sports are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture (2010) and highlight the opposite paths that the women have traversed in the game of Association Football on both sides of the Atlantic.

Location: 
4130 Posvar Hall

Summer Scholars' Research Presentation

Subtitle: 
Presenter: 
Dr. Ida Musialkowska and Dr. Robert Talaga, Poznan University
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Security Notice: Event Changed: 
Date: 
Thu, 08/04/2016 - 14:04

Dr. Musialkowska and Dr. Talaga, the 2016 ESC and ULS Summer Research Scholars, will be presenting an update on their research in Pitt’s Barbara Sloan EU Depository Collection. Dr. Musialkowska’s research focuses on EU-Latin America dialogue on territorially-oriented development policies. Dr. Talaga’s research focuses on the evolution of legal character of decisions on state aid in the European Union. Both of this year’s summer scholars have come to Pitt from Poznan University in Poland.

Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Cost: 
Free and open to the public
Event Web Site: 
Contact Person: 
Contact Phone: 
Contact Email: 
eds35@pitt.edu

Conversations on Europe: World's Fairs & International Expositions

Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Tue, 02/26/2019 - 12:00 to 13:30

As a part of the ESC’s Year of Global Europe, the ESC will devote this session of its virtual roundtable series to discussing the history of world’s fairs and international expositions. The first of these massive events began in Europe in the nineteenth century and became a way for European nations to showcase technology and their imperial power. In the last century, non-European nations became active participants and hosts. Our panel of experts will explore this change over time and discuss the role of world’s fairs and international expositions yesterday and today.

Location: 
4217 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Contact Email: 
irm24@pitt.edu

Black Women and the Struggle

Presenter: 
Felix Germain
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 10/22/2018 - 15:30 to 17:00

Throughout France and the French colonies, black women have made powerful contributions to the struggle for equality and decolonization. The ESC invites students to join our panelists for a discussion surrounding black

Panelists:
Felix Germain, Department of Africana Studies
Silyane Larcher, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Moderator: Jeanette Jouili, Department of Religious Studies

Location: 
Posvar Hall 4217

The Importance of Civil Society & Civic Education for Global Democracy

Subtitle: 
A Perspective from the Heinrich Böll Foundation
Presenter: 
Ellen Überschär, Co-President, Heinrich Böll Foundation
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Date: 
Mon, 10/01/2018 - 12:30 to 14:00

Democracies around the world are increasingly under pressure from authoritarian challenges. In Europe, for example, anti-liberal movements have been on the rise in the past years, bringing up fears of democratic backsliding there.

Location: 
Posvar Hall 4217
Cost: 
Free; Advanced Registration Required
Contact Email: 
europeanstudies@pitt.edu

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