As the fall semester approaches, we would like to introduce our department to new students (welcome!) and remind current students and the wider academic community about our mission and the resources that we offer.
EURO on Campus
EURO is located in the Global and International Studies building (GISB) with IU’s other internationally recognized Area Studies Centers. This means that we are always at the center of the action for all global programming on campus!
Throughout the academic year, EURO hosts a variety of programs centering on European topics of interest. Past events have included European film screenings, discussions led by visiting lecturers and topic experts, and book talks with current EURO professors. These events are always free and usually held within GISB, making it convenient for students and HLS faculty to attend. These events are advertised on our website, email lists, and social media! Reach out to us at euroinst@iu.edu if you’d like to be added to our events list. Otherwise, check us out on our events webpage, Instagram, Facebook, or X!
The most exciting EURO-hosted event each year is certainly the Midwest Model European Union. This three-day event is one of the few simulations of the European Union taking place in North America each year. This academic year, MMEU is set to take place on 4, 5, and 6 April 2025.
Study Europe and the European Union
The Institute for European Studies offers a minor in European Studies to both undergraduate and graduate students. This is a flexible degree that can be adapted to almost any plan of study. One of our affiliated faculty, Elizabeth Cullen Dunn, may have said it best when she stated that “there has not been a more interesting time to be a Europeanist in 30 years.” The value of learning about Europe and the EU becomes more apparent with each news cycle. The European Union and the US continue to work bilaterally on key issues including providing aid to Ukraine, managing trade and the power of Silicon Valley tech giants, and protecting democracy.
Adding a European Studies minor to your degree could be a valuable investment, no matter what career you have in mind.
Our MA in European Studies
A degree in European Studies was certainly the right choice for graduate MA students Jack Rosswurm and Sara Couch. As a recipient of a Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship, Jack was able to gain proficiency in Estonian Language and is continuing his graduate studies within the Second Language Studies department.
Sara worked as a graduate assistant to the EURO department throughout her graduate program and received a paid internship at the European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington, D.C. in 2023. It was there that she was inspired to further study the EU and US approaches to regulating artificial intelligence.
EURO is proud to have an alumnus of our MA program teaching comparative and international policy and organizational management at Indiana University. Sean William Long graduated from EURO (then called West European Studies) in 2004 and now serves as an adjunct lecturer at the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Professor Long completed 25 years of active duty service as an officer in the United States Army and served as an Army foreign affairs specialist, working for organizations such as the Defense Intelligence Agency and at U.S. embassies in Paris, France and Belgrade, Serbia. Prof. Long has lived and worked in five different countries promoting U.S. national security, defense cooperation, and diplomacy.
When asked about his time in the EURO program, Prof. Long said:
“I had a great experience earning my MA with European Studies. The diversity of courses available to me from top schools at IU allowed me to tailor the program to what I wanted. Moreover, what I learned proved very valuable during my career as a US Army Foreign Area Officer focused on the European region. I often referred back to what I had learned while serving in various international security and defense positions in Europe and Washington, DC.”
No matter if your goals include working for the government, learning a European language, or studying European history, a EURO degree can be a valuable asset to your existing program or as a standalone MA degree.
For K-12 Educators and Professors of European Studies
EURO believes in the importance of bringing Europe into the classroom, whether in grade school or at the post-secondary level. That is why we collaborate with K-12 instructors on numerous initiatives every year providing classroom lesson plans, attending conferences for foreign language instructors, and creating kid-friendly activities to introduce young people in our community to Europe.
EURO also has a European film collection with over 700 titles available to lend to instructors. Check it out!
Reach Out!
We can help connect you with ways to fund your EURO education. Please take a look at our graduate and undergraduate program pages on our website or reach out for more information.
However you plan to integrate European studies into your education, EURO is here for you. Please feel free to connect with us on campus or send us an email any time at euroinst@iu.edu.
We wish you a wonderful start to your academic year.
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