The High School Model European Union is an annual event for area high school students. The goal of the Model EU is to give high school students a chance to learn about the workings of the European Union through a hands-on simulation. Playing the roles of presidents and prime ministers, students spend a day engaged in intense negotiations over conflicting issues about the EU. The objective is to simulate a specific European Council meeting that focuses on recent current events impacting the EU. Model EU enhances students’ understanding of classroom learning and gives them a real sense of the challenges involved in the decision-making process of the European Union.

Moderators:
Randall Halle, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Nancy Condee, Center for Russia East European and Eurasian Studies, University of Pittsburgh

Panelist:
Agnieszka Holland, European Film Academy

Agnieszka Holland, President of the European Film Academy, graduated from the Prague film school FAMU in 1971. She made her directorial debut with the television film “An Evening at Abdon's” (1975). Her first cinematic film was "Provincial Actors" (1978) - one of the flagship films of the so-called "cinema of moral anxiety," awarded in Cannes with the FIPRESCI prize in 1980. She has made many films in international co-productions, including "Europa, Europa" (1990), nominated for an Oscar for the best screenplay. She also received Oscar nominations in 1985 and 2012, both for Best Foreign Language Film, for Bitter Harvest and In Darkness.

In addition to many other feature films, she has produced individual episodes of major TV series in the USA (including The Wire, Treme, The Killing, and House of Cards). She directed the miniseries Burning Bush for HBO Europe and Rosemary's Baby, made for NBC. She is one of the directors of the first Polish series for Netflix - "1983".

Agnieszka Holland's last film, "Green Border," will have its premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

Join Fernando Limongi from the University of Sao Paulo Political Science Department and Fundação Getulio Vargas - Sao Paulo Economic School, for a presentation on his research for the last CLAS Speaker Series of the fall. This is an in person event.

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Join the French Club for a conversation hour for French speaking individuals of varying levels to practice the French language.

Are you looking to gain experience that will help prepare you for a globally-connected job market? Stop by Drop-In Hours to learn more about getting the Global Distinction added to your academic transcript, receiving special recognition at graduation, and standing out to prospective employers!

Fall 2023 Global Distinction Drop-In Hours: Tuesdays at 3:30-4:30 pm, except on November 21.

Info Session: Washington, DC & Brussels
PS 1349 Transatlantic Governance and Policy - 3 Credits
MAY 5-23, 2024

Students will be introduced to the history and primary policy areas of the United States’
relationship with Europe while participating in site visits to think tanks and government
organizations in both Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium. Site visits will include the US
Department of State, the European Parliament, the US Dept of Defense, and NATO.

For more information:
Tim Crawford, Study Abroad Office: TimCrawfford@pitt.edu
Steve Lund, European Studies Center: slund@pitt.edu

Information Session: Please come join us to discuss the 2024 Washington, DC & Brussels

PS 1349 Transatlantic Governance and Policy -3 Credits
MAY 5-23, 2024
Students will be introduced to the history and primary policy areas of the United States's relationship with Europe, while participating in site visits to think tanks and government organizations in both Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium. Site visits will include the US Department of State, the European Parliament, the US Dept of Defense, and NATO.

For more information:

Tim Crawford, Study Abroad Office: TimCraford@pitt.edu
Steve Lund, European Studies Center: slund@pitt.edu

Come practice your Hungarian and meet other people who are interested in speaking the language. All levels welcome!