Upcoming Events
David Andrews: the current state of the European Union
Thursday January 29, 2009
I-Place, Claremont McKenna College
David Andrews, Director of the European Union Center of California will
discuss the current state of the European Union.
Scripps Tea: EU Center Sponsored Internship Information Session
Wednesday February 25, 2009 at 3:30 to 4:30pm
Seal Court, Malott Commons, Scripps College
Come and hear about the experiences of students who completed EU Center-sponsored
internships in Europe during the summer of 2008.
West Coast Model European Union
March 6 - 7, 2009
University of Washington, Seattle
The Model EU is a simulation of European Council summits that takes place during a member country's presidency. Teams of two undergraduate students play the roles of representatives of EU member state delegations. This year the students will negotiate issues to be discussed during the Czech presidency of 2009. The 2009 Model EU will feature two concurrent summit negotiation sessions focusing on the following issues: Energy Policy and Enlargement.
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the EU
Thursday and Friday, April 16-17, 2009
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
The purpose of this conference is to enhance undergraduate training in and knowledge of the European Union and US-European relations. Having completed individual projects, students from each participating institution and their faculty mentors will gather for an interactive conference focusing on European issues and student research. Students will present and discuss their research in a panel format, each panel being composed of three to four students. At the conclusion of the conference, faculty participants will nominate and select the 'best papers' of the conference. Selected papers will be published in a special volume of conference proceedings.
Members of the UC system and the Claremont Colleges are encouraged to apply. Other campuses are invited to submit applications also, although preference will be given to applicants from the UC system and the Claremont Colleges.