The University of Washington hosted civil society leaders, academics, and students for an in-depth panel discussion on women’s economic empowerment. Women make enormous contributions to economies, whether in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs and employees, or by unpaid work in the home. Women also remain disproportionately affected by poverty, discrimination and exploitation. The panel, featuring

Are you an undergraduate student interested in working part-time with us? Good news! The Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) has an outstanding opportunity for an Undergraduate Student Coordinator. The Student Coordinator works part time (15 hours a week) with the Center for European Studies (CES).  CES is a US Department of Education Title VI National

Jürgen visited Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis on February 28 and March 1 where he was hosted by Professor Amy Below, Political Science and Chris Nichols, Director for the Center of Humanities. They had organized an intensive program for him in during the two-day visit. Jürgen gave two lectures, talked at a lunch seminar

Join us for the 44th annual Seattle International Film Festival! From May 17 – June 10, 433 films from 90 countries will explore powerful stories and bring our communities together in a celebration of the art and craft of film making around the world. — The Center for European Studies is proud to sponsor the

Tuesday, May 22 | 6:30pm | Thomson Hall, Room 101 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! The Eurochannel Short Films Tour returns to the screens across the globe for its ninth edition with a special defining theme: togetherness! Embark on an unforgettable cinematic journey with the greatest examples of new European filmmaking. Over the last decade, the Eurochannel Short

The new Nordic Museum in Ballard is finally opening! Learn more here, and check out the schedule of events for the weekend: SATURDAY, MAY 5 12–1PM GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY Join us as we officially open the new Nordic Museum! The ribbon cutting ceremony will feature remarks by one representative from each of the Nordic

Thursday, May 3 | 4:00pm – 6:30pm | Sieg Hall, Room 134 Protectionism, in the form of tariff and non-tariffbarriers, is on the rise in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Do trade wars have winners and losers, as President Trump suggests in his remarks that they “are easy to win”? What are the

This event has been cancelled. THURSDAY, MAY 24 | HUB 145 | 3:00 PM Resilience is a new buzzword in the European Union’s external governance approach and is currently being probed as a new paradigm for migration governance, too. During the so-called refugee crisis, the efforts have been doubled to carve out an approach which

Friday, April 27 | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | 359 Denny Hall Among its many other crimes, the Nazi State carried out modern hsitory’s most deadly persecution of men accused of having sex with men. Until the 1980s, little was known about the anti-homosexuality campaign. Since then, there has been an explosion of scholarship. Recently, a

On March 27th we partnered with the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies, the W!SE, the Center for Global Studies, and the World Affairs Council to host the Pacific Northwest regional Euro Challenge competition. Students from Inglemoor High School (Kenmore) and Ingraham High School (Seattle) went head to head to win