European Studies Center | UCIS Outreach

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.

Web Site:

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc

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

Activities Presented in Conjunction with European Studies Center

Resources

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

Video

Best Practices Showcasing Globalization Across the Curriculum

Intended Audience:

Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

In January 2018, the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) at the University of Pittsburgh invited faculty from two and four year institutions of higher education to attend a one-day workshop on internationalizing across the curriculum. For the past five years, UCIS has partnered with the Nine University and College International Studies Consortium in Georgia and with the...

Black Lives Matter: The Movement in Europe

Intended Audience:

Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

In Europe, the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. has struck a chord with some. Issues of procedural inequalities and police violence have been made more public in Black Lives Matter marches in cities throughout Europe. How does the movement in Europe differ from its American inspiration? How do issues of ethnicity and religion inform understandings of race in Europe? And what has been...

Black Lives Matter: The Movement in Europe

Calling Foul: Electoral Interference in the US and Europe

Intended Audience:

Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

Have we entered a new age of cyber sabotage? In this session of Conversations on Europe, our expert panel will explore episodes of foreign state interference in electoral politics in Europe and the U.S. past and present. From state sponsored hacking to Wikileaks, what do we know about who is calling the shots? How have disinformation campaigns been used to meddle in domestic politics in...

Calling Foul: Electoral Interference in the US and Europe

Outreach at European Studies Center

Samantha Moik

Engagement Coordinator

University of Pittsburgh

European Studies Center

Contact Samantha by email