European Union Center at the University of Illinois

European Union Center at the University of Illinois U.S. DoE Title VI National Resource Center
Jean Monnet Center of Excellence

The European Union Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a focal point on campus, the Champaign-Urbana community, the State of Illinois, and the nation for teaching, research, and outreach programs on Europe and the European Union. It is globally-recognized as an EU Center of Excellence and US Department of Education National Resource Center. The Center offers the only Master of Arts degree program in EU Studies (MAEUS) in the United States.

Our Directors are at a conference with one of our sister programs. Where do you think they are?
09/02/2026

Our Directors are at a conference with one of our sister programs. Where do you think they are?

Welcome back to campus! We are thrilled to celebrate the start of the new academic year at . Please mark your calendars...
09/01/2026

Welcome back to campus! We are thrilled to celebrate the start of the new academic year at . Please mark your calendars and join us for a fall reception September 17th at 4:30PM. Come have some snacks, meet our new students, faculty and affiliates, and catch up with colleagues and friends! 🍂

As summer begins to wind down, we are ecstatic to welcome our students back to campus this fall. In today’s student spot...
07/27/2026

As summer begins to wind down, we are ecstatic to welcome our students back to campus this fall. In today’s student spotlight, we are proud to introduce one of our incoming MAEUS students, Drake Facchinello.

The transatlantic conversation has begun! 🛫The EUC joined partners from across the Atlantic at the inaugural TANDEM Dial...
06/16/2026

The transatlantic conversation has begun! 🛫

The EUC joined partners from across the Atlantic at the inaugural TANDEM Dialogue hosted by the University of Victoria on May 14. EUC Director Emanuel Rota and Associate Director Havva Karakas Keles represented the Center in thought-provoking discussions on two pressing issues at the heart of the EU-North America agenda:

🚢 Strategic dilemmas in trade and technological innovation, including industrial policy, export controls, and technological interdependence in an increasingly contested multilateral trade regime.

🌿 Tensions in green and energy transition, where transatlantic climate ambitions meet the realities of subsidies, supply chains, and energy security.

We are looking forward to what comes next. Next stop: American University, Washington DC, October 15-17! 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦

Congratulations to our 2026 EUC graduates and awardees! 🎉🇪🇺On May 7, the European Union Center celebrated the incredible...
06/09/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 EUC graduates and awardees! 🎉🇪🇺

On May 7, the European Union Center celebrated the incredible achievements of our students and fellows. We are so proud of each and every one of you!

🎓 MAEUS Graduates A special congratulations to Nathan Knoll and Lea Karpov , who completed the Master of Arts in European Union Studies: a truly unique and rigorous program. What an achievement! 🌟

📜 Graduate Minor in EU Studies Robin Turner & Emily Swisher .r.swisher

🏅 Undergraduate Certificate in EU Studies Carlin Hass , Erika Efigenio, Arshiya Shah & Luca Iasinschi

🏆 Fellowship & Award Recipients Sara Berlowe (FLAS Fellowship) , César R. Ramirez Salazar & Manuel Fernandez (IGI Graduate Language Fellowship) Tuba Akın & Jordan Troisi .troisi (Comenius Conference Travel Grant)

These are the future voices of transatlantic relations, European policy, and global leadership. We cannot wait to see where you go next! 🌍

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To celebrate EU Day, the European Union Center welcomed Consuls General of four EU member states to the University of Il...
06/08/2026

To celebrate EU Day, the European Union Center welcomed Consuls General of four EU member states to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus! 🇪🇺

Consuls General Jakub Uteseny (Czech Republic), Charlotte Montel (France), Emmanuel Koubarakis (Greece), and Álvaro de Salas Giménez de Azcárate (Spain) traveled from Chicago to participate in the roundtable “Transatlantic Relations in Today’s World,” chaired by EUC Director Emanuel Rota.

Dean Venetria K. Patton of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences delivered opening remarks, and faculty, students, and staff engaged in lively exchanges with the four Consuls General.

Thank you to our Illinois International colleagues and LAS International Programs for making this event possible. We look forward to continued collaboration! 🤝

The EUC congratulates affiliates at large José Luis Gómez-Barroso and Raquel Marbán-Flores and their co-authors on the p...
06/03/2026

The EUC congratulates affiliates at large José Luis Gómez-Barroso and Raquel Marbán-Flores and their co-authors on the publication of their new article, “Delineating the Profile of the Eurosceptic Citizen,” in the Journal of Contemporary European Studies.

Drawing on data from three rounds of the European Social Survey, the article examines the socio-economic variables, opinions, and perceptions that shape Eurosceptic attitudes.

🔗https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2026.2680070

Join the European Union Center for EU Day, featuring a roundtable with the Consuls General from the Czech Republic, Fran...
05/06/2026

Join the European Union Center for EU Day, featuring a roundtable with the Consuls General from the Czech Republic, France, Greece, and Spain! The event will be at 2:00pm, May 7th in Levis 210. All are welcome!

The EUC would like to invite you to join our last session of our interning away series on Friday April 24. The event wil...
04/22/2026

The EUC would like to invite you to join our last session of our interning away series on Friday April 24. The event will be held online, and will feature a conversation with Tria Raimundo. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

The European Union Center is pleased to invite you to join us for the workshop, The Body in Extremis: Fascism, Health, a...
04/20/2026

The European Union Center is pleased to invite you to join us for the workshop, The Body in Extremis: Fascism, Health, and the Autoimmune State, which examines how authoritarian politics emerge not only through moments of rupture and overt violence, but also through normalized practices of care, protection, and governance.
The workshop will be hosted in Levis Faculty Center 210 (April 30th) and 422 (May 1st).
We hope to see you there!

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