Upcoming Lectures
- Translation in the EU
- scheduled for Sun, 13 May 2012 08:30:00 CDT
- LAS 490 Translation Study Abroad Translation in the EU Locations: Paris, Strasbourg, Brussels Dates: May 13-27 Cost: $2500 (estimated)The purpose of this two week intensive study abroad course is to expose students to the dynamics of the geo-political environment of the European Union and provide hands-on experience with the translator's role and responsibility as mediator and communicator in today's European multi-lingual and multicultural societies. It is open to undergraduate and graduate students in any major. The course is of particular interest to students in foreign languages, cultures, and linguistics, political science, international studies, European Union Studies, global studies, law and business. The program consists of behind the scenes visits to international agencies and cultural sites relevant to language and culture studies. Cities visited will include Paris, Strasbourg, and Brussels. The experience can lead to internships in international agencies. Agencies included on the itinerary: UNESCO, NATO, European Parliament, European Commission, Directorate General of Translation of the EC. Please attend an information session to learn more about the Translation Study Abroad Program and travel grant opportunities Thursday, February 2, 2012, from 12:00-1:00 pm, in Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 FL
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- The Bologna Reform and Beyond: Globalizing Education in the 21st Century
- scheduled for Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:30:00 CDT
- The goal of this conference is to generate dialogue about the global and transnational implications of the fundamental principles laid down in the Bologna Declaration of 1999, and the new European guidelines and standards on higher education. This conference will:Explore the global and transnational implications and significance of the Bologna ProcessEngage community members in constructive dialogue about the effects that reforms inspired by the Bologna Process are having on national and local educational policies, standards, and guidelines Discuss the transforming nature and role of education in the 21st Century.
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Past Lectures
Fall 2011
- September 9, Friday
"A Comparison of Fiscal Integration and Centralization in the EU and USA"
Gregor van der Beek, Visiting Scholar, EUC, UIUC - September 13, Tuesday
"Europe or America or China: Which has the Better Development Model for the 21st Century?"
Steven Hill, Writer and Columnist, author of Europe's Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope for an Insecure Age - September 23, Friday
"From Social Dynamics to Individual Support for the EU"
Elizabeth Radziszewski, Visiting Scholar, EUC, UIUC - October 11, Tuesday
"Islam in Europe: The French Prohibition against Face Covering and the Burqa"
Gilles Cuniberti, Professor of Comparative Law and Private International Law, University of Luxembourg - October 14, Friday
"Implementing Clean Energy Goals in the EU"
Torsten H. Fransson, Professor of Heat and Power Technology, KTH Royal Institute - October 20, Thursday
"The Post-socialist Changes in Europe and the Roma minority: Importance of educational strategies to future improvement"
Gbor Darczi, Director of the Romaversitas Foundation, Hungary - October 21, Friday
"The Irish Writer as Global Public Intellectual: Fiction and Cultural Journalism between Ireland and New York"
Helena Wulff, Professor of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University - October 25, Tuesday
"Breaking Up the Family? Migrants, Homophobia, and the Political Left in Europe"
Patrick Ireland, Professor of Political Science, Illinois Institute of Technology - November 1, Tuesday
"Looming Crisis of Democracy: Lessons from Two Decades of Post-Yugoslav Democratization"
Vedran Dzihic, Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellow, John Hopkins University - November 10, Thursday
"New Directions in Russia Eastern Europe and Eurasia - The Caucasus region as crossroads of interests of Russia, Turkey, Iran, USA and EU"
Sergey Markendonov, Visiting Fellow, CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program - November 11, Friday
"Comparing Agricultural Policy in the EU and US"
David Bullock, Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois - December 2, Friday
"Implications of the Polish Presidency of the EU for Europe and Transatlantic Affairs"
Maciej Pisarski, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Poland
Spring 2011
- January 28, Friday
"Undercover Operations in the United States and Europe: A Comparative Perspective"
Jacqueline Ross, Law, University of Illinois - February 18, Friday
"Politics, Institutions and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis"
Konstantinos Kourtikakis, Political Science, University of Illinois - February 24, Thursday
"The New Sick Man of Europe? Greece in Crisis"
Iason Athanasiadis, Writer, Photographer, Political Analyst, & Television Producer - March 4, Friday
"Proving Ground or Pasture?: Candidate Selection in European Elections
William Bernhard, Political Science, University of Illinois - March 17, Thursday
"Feeding the World: The Role of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation"
Prabhu Pingali, Deputy Director of the Agriculture Development Program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - March 30, Wednesday
"Performing Salvation in Dante's Divine Comedy"
Albert Russell Ascoli, Italian Studies, University of California - Berkley - March 30, Wednesday
"How to Kill Entrepreneurship: England before 1660, France before 1789, China before 1978, India before 1991, and the Lessons Learned"
Deirdre N. McCloskey, Economics, History, English, and Communication, UIC - April 8, Friday
"Trade Unions in the European Union: Confronting Challenges of Diversity"
Monica Bielski Boris, Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois - April 18, Monday
"A Comparative Sociological Study of Attitudes Within the EU: The Case of the New Members from Eastern/Central Europe and the Balkans"
Krastyo Petkov, Former member of the Bulgarian parliament and former President of Bulgaria's labor union confederation - May 5, Thursday
"Znaniecki Lecture 2011: Saskia Sassens"
Saskia Sassen, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University - June 23, Thursday
"The Immigration Dilemma: The U.S. and Europe Compared"
Terri Givens, Government, University of Texas at Austin
Fall 2010
- September 3, Friday
"The Constitution of Europe: European Integration and the Idea of Europe"
Emanuel Rota, Italian, University of Illinois - October 1, Friday
"How the Islamic Past Figures in Spain's Modern National Identity"
D. Fairchild Ruggels, Landscape Architecture - November 3, Wednesday
"Marketing Scandinavia and Europe to a Global Consumer: Product Packaging, Movies, and a Little Bit about IKEA"
Dr. Louise Nilsson, Intellectual History, Uppsala University Swedend - December 3, Friday
"Polish Borderlands and Literature"
George Gasyna, Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Illinois
For information about lectures prior to fall 2010, please contact the EU Center.
