The Colorado European Union Center of Excellence (CEUCE), which has returned to campus after three years away, brings knowledge of the European Union to students through study abroad scholarships, internships, new classes, lecture series and more.
鈥淲e are excited to welcome CEUCE back to 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录,鈥� said Graduate School Dean Ann Schmiesing, to whom the center reports. 鈥淐EUCE鈥檚 interdisciplinary teaching and research activities foster collaborations between the Rocky Mountain region and the EU that reflect 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录鈥檚 strategic imperatives to shape tomorrow鈥檚 leaders and positively impact humanity.鈥�
澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 political science professor Joe Jupille founded CEUCE in 2008, with primary support from the European Commission through the Delegation of the European Union to the United States in Washington, D.C. It is one of eight partner institutions forming the Network of EU Centers of Excellence in the U.S. The center is returning to campus after three years at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
A global future
鈥淲ith CEUCE鈥檚 return, 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录 expresses its ongoing commitment to preparing our students for a global future,鈥� said Jupille. 鈥淭he center brings countless curricular and co-curricular opportunities to campus at a time of pressing importance to the U.S, Europe and the world, preparing students not only to understand, but to act in service of shared goals and values.鈥�
By awarding various grants, CEUCE generates courses and curricula on the European Union and funds learning opportunities for undergraduate students, such as study abroad scholarships and internships. It also funds a number of faculty and graduate student innovative research grants in all areas of study on the European Union. Teaching听activities span K-12, undergraduate and graduate students. The center will also be engaged in community outreach involving policymakers, nonprofits, public officials, business leaders and journalists.
Each year, CEUCE brings scholars focusing on many areas of interest to the EU to lecture in the Rocky Mountain West. It also hosts academic conferences and workshops with both American and European academicians and practitioners to facilitate critical review and collaborations on many bodies of research with a focus on current events in and on the EU.
Who: Open to the public
What: Global Town Hall Project allows citizens to learn from subject matter experts and weigh in on pressing international issues听
When: July 21鈥�23
Where:听Sessions are held on campus, and several will be livestreamed
Registration is required for in-person and livestreamed events.
Global Town Hall Project
This year鈥檚 signature event, which marks CEUCE鈥檚 return to 澳门开奖结果2023开奖记录, is the Global Town Hall Project, The Road to 2020, to be held July 21鈥�23.听This is the inaugural global town hall in a series leading up to a UN 2020 World Leaders Summit on global governance, renewal, innovation and reform. For three days, subject matter experts will define and discuss multistakeholder governance, climate, sustainable development, global economics, violence and atrocity prevention and the rise of the global citizen.
Special guests include EU Ambassador to the United States David O鈥橲ullivan; Ellen Liapson, director of the International Security program at the Schar School of Government and Public Policy at George Mason University; Jonathan Granoff, executive director of the Global Security Institute; and Elizabeth Manak, co-president, Women鈥檚 International Study Center and a former deputy national intelligence officer.
鈥淭his important town hall is a testament to the need and strength of building relationships and engaging in critical discussions as they relate to our country鈥檚 diplomacy with the European Union,鈥� said CEUCE Executive Director Felicia Naranjo Martinez. 鈥淲e are committed to the belief that existing and potential transatlantic bonds will decisively shape our shared fates.鈥�
