2025-03-17 - On March 10, Prof. George Gasyna traveled to the Gene Siskel Film Center of the Art Institute of Chicago to give a presentation and lead a Q & A session about the 1958 classic film Ashes and Diamonds (Popiół i diament, Dir. Andrzej Wajda). The film screening was part of the Chicago European Union Film Festival: Focus on Poland, which was co-sponsored by the European...

2025-02-25 - The European Union Center at the University of Illinois is pleased to offer summer funding to support development of courses related to European/EU studies for the 2025-26 academic year. Awards are earmarked for faculty at community colleges (CCs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs).

2025-01-31 - The European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign cordially invites you to "SMAART Symposium: Climate Justice and Climate Futures" on March 7-8 in 210 Levis Faculty Center.

2025-01-15 - The European Union Center is thrilled to announce a new European Studies Graduate Student Conference award. This award is funded by the Comenius EU Center Student Support Fund, which was established by Carol Leff in 2022. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2025.

2024-11-15 - The European Union Center is excited to announce the results of the 2024-25 Illinois High School Translation Competition. Fifty-seven students from 30 schools in Illinois participated this year.

2024-11-12 - The European Union Center welcomes applications for EUC Professional Development Grants to support conference or workshop travel. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty may submit proposals related to conference presentations or workshops that offer training directly relevant to their teaching and research at the university.

2024-10-25 - 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.

2024-10-25 - The European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is accepting applications for our Master of Arts in European Union Studies program. This two-year program allows students to gain specialized knowledge about the European Union in an...

2024-10-21 - Please see here for lists of language courses and area studies courses with EU/European studies content that will be offered in spring 2025.

2024-09-25 - Are you interested in learning a new language or practicing your skills in a language? If so, please check out the following language tables on campus! Arabic: September 26th, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; October 23rd, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; November 20th, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; December 4th, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The location is 801 South Wright Street, 125 Coble Hall....

2024-08-01 - The EU Center is pleased to announce that Jessica Greenberg, Associate Professor of Anthropology, has been appointed the EUC Acting Director for the 2024-25 academic year.

2024-05-03 - The European Union Center is pleased to share the news that U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture, a project initiated by Aspen Institute Germany in collaboration with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been extended for three years, through 2027.

2024-05-03 - The European Union Center is pleased to announce the application for summer 2024 course development grants for faculty at community colleges and minority-serving institutions.

2024-04-12 - The European Union Center congratulates MAEUS student Angelina Sandora, who successfully defended her master's thesis, “European Integration, Political Resentment and Migration into Italy."

2024-04-04 - On March 22 and 28, the European Union Center hosted the Midwest preliminary round of the Euro Challenge, an economic policy competition for high school students. Funded by the EU Delegation to the U.S., the Euro Challenge involves teams of 3-5 students giving a 15-minute presentation during which they discuss the current economic situation in the euro area and propose policies to address...