The European Union Center of California was founded in 1998 with the assistance of the European Commission as part of a network of 10 European Union Centers in the United States.
Undergraduate education about the European Union is the Eu Center's top priority. To that end, the EU Center:
- Sponsors a curriculum in European Union Studies at the Claremont Colleges;
- Provides opportunities for students to study in Europe and to intern at various international organizations based in Europe;
- Hosts scholarly conferences as well as lectures by distinguished visitors, including the semi-annual State of the European Union Address;
- Partners with the EU Center of Seattle, based at the University of Washington, in organizing the West Coast Model European Union; and
- Hosts the only regularly-scheduled academic conference in the United States dedicated to undergraduate research on European Union topics.
Based at Scripps College, the EU Center conducts its programs cooperatively with the other members of the Claremont Colleges: Pomona College, Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont Graduate University and the Keck Graduate Institute.
