The European Union Center is pleased to share the program for its 14th Illinois EU Studies Conference on April 18-19, 2024. The conference theme is "Paradigms of Racialization: Alternative Sources." This conference is part of a multi-year project that aims to deprovincialize the perspective...

The European Union Center is excited to welcome the Italian contemporary dance company Artemis Danza to Champaign-Urbana for this year’s EU Day of Art on Monday, March 18 at 7 P.M. Artemis Danza’s performance of “Corpi Violati,” inspired by stories of gender violence and aimed at highlighting the...

The EU Center congratulates members of our community who have been recognized for excellence in teaching and advising by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in 2024.

The European Union Center is excited to announce a screening of the Italian silent film "Tigre Reale" (1916) on Monday, February 26 at 7-8:30 P.M. in Lincoln Hall Theater, 702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801. The film screening will be accompanied live by two of Italy's leading jazz musicians:...

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Smith (Academic Coordinator, European Union Center), who successfully defended her dissertation, “21st Century Black Beauty Resistance: Collectivism, Individuality and In/visibility in Black French Women's Body and Hair Representations,” on December 1! 

The European Union Center is excited to announce the results of the 2023-24 Illinois High School Translation Competition. Fifty students from 30 schools in Illinois participated in the competition and translated an advanced-level text from Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Swedish, or Ukrainian into...

Application Deadline: January 15, 2024 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...