“We must prevent life from being so bleak, that risking death is preferential.” These words from Assistant Secretary Anne Richard, in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, have stuck with MAIS Student Alexander Kuehl. A/S Richard delivered these remarks at a World Affairs Council (WAC) event, where Kuehl worked for

This year, CES/EUC hosted a Greece Photo Challenge which was open to all students in the Greece Study Abroad Program. Entry requirements were broad, and allowed students to focus on which part of Greece was most beautiful to them. This year’s winner was Dylan Tizon, who took the top three spots on this list with amazing

Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Suzan LeVine, visited the UW campus and gave a presentation in the course Europe Today. The discussion focused on the day-to-day life of an Ambassador and then moved toward all the ways in which LeVine works to ensure business, technology, and ideals are shared between the US and Switzerland. “The Swiss are neither

Conference: A Conversation on the Global Migration Crisis and Human Rights Friday, October 14, 2016: 8:30am – 4:30pm, in Kane Hall   Using an interactive workshop with a live illustrator and actual stories from immigrants and specialists in the field, this workshop seeks to bring the needs of migrants, government organizations and NGO’s together to

Global Business, Law, and Policy Speaker Series | Brexit Uncovered Friday, October 28th 9am-12:30pm | Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall Lunch Reception | 12:30-1:00pm Register here This summer’s surprise Brexit vote has caused much confusion and concern in Europe and abroad. What does this vote mean for the European Union? How will this impact businesses that deal

Dr. Megan Carney, of the Department of Anthropology, was recently awarded a grant from the Center for European Studies for her research on migration in Italy. ” She is currently working on a new book manuscript “Island of Hope: Migration and Solidarity in the Mediterranean.” This academic year, she is also collaborating on a Simpson Center funded project with

On September 27, the World Affairs Council, with sponsorship from CES/EUC, REECAS and CGS, hosted a panel discussion and teacher workshop on the impacts of the recent referendum. Titled “Brexit, Transatlantic Relations, and Russia: The Global Significance of a British Exit from the EU”, and hosted at Roosevelt High School, the event was open to the community

The Center for European Studies, along with Eurochannel, is presenting a series of short films surrounding the theme of “European Family.” The films are all broadcasted in their original language with English subtitles and come from countries such as Montenegro, France, Armenia, and the Czech Republic to name a few. For a list and description

PORT 110-Autumn 2016 Lectures M-F 9:30-10:20/ 11:30-12:20, LOW 115 Portuguese is a language spoken by approximately 260 million people and is a considered a critical language by the US National Security Education Program (NSEP). Course Highlights: Communicative approach in class. Online Language Exchange with Students in Brazil. Conversation sessions in The Portuguese Seattle Meetup group.

Austin Crane is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Geography Department at UW and the recipient of the EU Center’s esteemed Jean Monnet Chair EU Graduate Research Grant. With the help of the grant, Crane was able to travel to the UK in July 2016. Here, he dove head-first into research on Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR).