European Union Center of Excellence
Conversations on Europe Virtual Roundtable Series
Preparing Competitive Applications for Graduate School
This multidisciplinary panel will provide insight into crafting competitive applications for
graduate school. You will learn how to leverage your personal story,
GRE/GMAT scores, recommendation letters, and leadership experience
into successful applications. With these tips and tools, you will be one
step closer to an advanced degree. Make sure to add this important
event to your calendar!
Digital Portfolio Information Sessions
The portfolio is an integrated element of the certificate experience. Students should begin their portfolio soon after enrollment in the GSC program. GSC in collaboration with other UCIS centers will hold three workshop sessions to help with aligning expectations and offering specific tips on how to traverse Wordpress to create a tailored portfolio. Mark your calendar for the following dates:
9/17/18, 6 pm, 4130 WWPH
10/9/18, 6 pm, 4217 WWPH
11/7/18, 6 pm, 4217 WWPH
Mixing It: Multinational, Multi-ethnic Britain in the Second World War
Waves of refugees, exiles, troops, and war workers from overseas meant that the population of Britain reached unprecedented levels of diversity during WWII. Once the war was over, this multi-national, multi-ethnic wartime population often remained, but their history has been largely forgotten. As History Revealed commented: “Wendy Webster is on a mission to make us remember.”
Lunch will be provided; pre-registration required
Registration link: https://mixingit.eventbrite.com
New York City Freshman Programs Trip
In this trip, students will tour the UN, learn about funding and internship opportunities available from IIE and DAAD, and visit the EU Delegation to the UN offices to learn first-hand about the EU's diplomacy efforts with regards to the UN. Open only to students in the International Studies: Europe Freshman Community.
Conversations on Europe: World's Fairs & International Expositions
ESC Opening Reception
The staff of the European Studies Center invite you to attend a reception to usher in the 2018-19 academic year. All interested faculty, staff, students, alumni, and members of the ESC community are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served.
Euro Fest at the University of Pittsburgh
Join us for our 3rd Annual EuroFest!
EuroFest is a family friendly festival featuring all things Europe in the ‘Burgh. Local artisans and vendors will create a dynamic marketplace and performances of song and dance will be presented on the main stage. Food booths featuring various European cuisines will be participating and artistic demonstrations and children’s activities will take place throughout the day.
Free and open to the public!
Patching the Liberal World Order: How Can International Cooperation Pwn Emerging Cyber Challenges
The computing and digital revolutions have created new tools and capabilities that are challenging the liberal world order. If the Cold War was an era of static state superpowers, modern computing gives not only developed states but even a moderately trained rebel group their own superpowers: to teleport their presence around the globe, move vast sums of money instantly, and make evidence vanish. From Wikileaks to the hacking of elections, headlines across the democratic world have highlighted transnational cyber-enabled crime, violence and polarization.
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