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- The European Union Center is seeking applications for a research assistant with interest in research, outreach activities, and academic development. This position is a 25% appointment for the spring 2025 semester. The application deadline is Friday, Nov. 15. Read full story Call for Applications: Spring 2025 25% Research Assistantship at the European Union Center
- The European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is accepting applications for our Master of Arts in European Union Studies program... Read full story Call for Applications — MA in EU Studies
- Please see here for lists of language courses and area studies courses with EU/European studies content that will be offered in spring 2025. Read full story Spring 2025 Courses in European Languages and Area Studies
Heather Duncan
Heather Duncan is a PhD student in the History department with an expected graduation date in 2025. Do you currently, or have you in the past worked as a TA, RA, or GA? If so, list your position(s). Yes - TA What are your research or academic interests? My focus is on the frontier regions of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity. My research has a particular emphasis on barbarian groups that are not as well known or that were located in areas that are often overlooked in scholarship (such as Eastern Europe). I am especially interested in material...
EURO 490: EU Expansion in Historical Perspective
The EU expanded from 6 to 27 member-states in a relatively short time in historical terms. Each round of expansion took place in specific circumstances: the post-war moment, decolonization, the Cold War, the end of communism. Who joined and who did not and why? How has the accession of new member-states affected the nature and functions of the EU? Does EU accession drive social and political change in candidate countries? This course examines these questions from the perspectives of history, culture, and political science.
EURO 500: Dialogue on Europe
This proseminar offered by European Union Center staff explores a variety of subjects related to Europe, the European Union, and issues concerning the European Union Center’s academic programming. Topics covered range from current political, cultural and scientific issues in Europe; different disciplinary perspectives on Europe; and aspects of professional development such as mentorship, networking, and the presentation of a profession self. The seminar provides a kind of “laboratory” space for students to improve their analytical and communication skills for academic and professional conversations on Europe, from research to career interests.
EURO 501: EU Institutions and Governance
A graduate-level introduction to the European Union, its history, decision-making processes, legal framework and political and economic effects. Undergraduates need prior approval from instructor to register for this course.
EURO 596: Sustainability Across the Atlantic and Locally
This course explores sustainability goals, challenges, and actions in the EU and U.S. The topics cover a range of interrelated social, economic, and environmental systems. We seek to recognize and learn from shared and divergent concerns, best practices, and barriers. Students gain insights into sustainability by assisting government and non-profit organizations in Champaign County and Chicago on projects to advance aspects of well-being in the present and future.