News and Annoucements
EU Day Event Webcasts are online!
If you missed our annual European Union Day you can still watch the keynote address by His Excellency Jonas Hafström, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Sweden to the United States, as well as the "Green Sweden" panel discussion
- posted Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 CST
2009-10 Faculty Conference Travel Grant applications due December 4.
Domestic and international conference grants to support the professional development of EUC-affiliated faculty members. Applications for the 2009-10 academic year must be submitted by December 4, 2009.
- posted Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT
Teacher Orientation for Eurochallenge 2010 on November 20th.
Euro Challenge 2010 is an exciting educational opportunity for high schools students (grades 9 & 10) to learn about the European Union (EU) – the largest trading partner of the US – and its single currency, the euro. Now in its fifth year, the Euro Challenge is designed to appeal to students with a background in global studies, economics, world history/geography or European studies.
- posted Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT
Remembering 1989: The Fall of the Berlin Wall faculty panel discussion is November 9th.
The European Union Center and and the Russian, East European and Eurasian Center have convened a panel of University of Illinois faculty to discuss this historically significant event with the perspsective gained from the passage of twenty years.
- posted Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT
Check out the winning entries for this fall's EUC Photo Contest.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks for all the entries. Look for these photographs to appear on the home page soon.
- posted Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT
A New RSO: Europa Club
Join Europa Club!
Global Studies Major? International Student? Just someone interested in or from Europe? Join Europa Club, an exciting new organization (which looks good on resumes!) where we will watch movies, learn new languages, play games, and talk about contemporary European affairs. Additional ideas are welcome! FIRST MEETING: Thursday October 8, 5:30-7:00pm, Lucy Ellis Lounge, FLB. We will organize leadership positions and create a basic plan of events for the year. Food will be provided. For questions and comments contact bell16@illinois.edu. You are welcome to stay and watch the movie “Three Colors: White” (“Trois Couleurs: Blanc”, “Trzy Kolory: Bialy”) after the meeting.- posted Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT
Visit the new Portal to the EU at Illinois at the University Library.
It features a research guide to the EU sources available at the University Library and on the internet, as well as an explanation of all the institutions that make up the European Union.
- posted Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT
Our Illinois and the EU Connections website has a great new look.
- posted Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:00:00 CDT
We now offer Master of Arts in EU Studies degrees.
- posted Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:00:00 CDT
Check out the Revealing Romania project blog, linked from our RSS feeds page.
- posted Tue, 26 May 2009 11:00:00 CDT
