European Studies Center

 
The European Studies Center (ESC) was established in 1984 and is charged with the university-wide responsibility of coordinating and developing scholarship and teaching related to Europe. The Center promotes the study of Europe at the University of Pittsburgh by developing new courses, lectures, symposia, and conferences with international participants. Center research foci include comparative public policy, social and intellectual history, multiculturalism in Europe, questions of identity, and Europe’s historical and contemporary role in the world.

Services Offered: 
Cultural Festivals
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Intensive Summer Language Study Opportunities
Internships
Pre-professional Workshops with High School Students and Staff
Professional Development Workshops
School Visits

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the European Studies Center or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Lesson Plans, Unit Plans, Modules

Intended Audience:
Students, 6-8, Faculty, K-12

This unit familiarizes students with the European Union, its purposes and functions, through a year-long project.  It is targeted to the educator's 7th grade Social Studies class.
 
Pren Woods participated in the Brussels Study Tour 2019.  For more information about this program, visit...

Intended Audience:
Higher Education

Bianka Stumpf participated in the Brussels Study Tour 2016. For more information about this program, please visit https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/content/brussels/study-tour.

Intended Audience:
Students, 9-12, Faculty, K-12

This unit uses the play My Country by Carol Ann Duffy, former poet laureate of the United Kingdom, to instroduce students to Brexit.  It is targeted at the educator's 11th grade IB English course.
 
Patriica Vicino participated in the Brussels Study Tour 2019.  For more information about this program, visit...

Outreach at European Studies Center

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Samantha Moik
Engagement Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh
European Studies Center