Nanovic Institute for European Studies, University of Notre Dame

04/30/2026

Free and open to the public! Join us for a film screening of this masterpiece, Mama's Voice, tomorrow on campus

04/24/2026

Mustafa Dzhemiliev has a special message for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame‼️

This was recorded in advance of a very special event this coming:

📅 Monday April 27, at 12pm in Jenkins-Nanovic Halls

Known to his people as Qırımoğlu, "Son of Crimea,” Dzhemiliev is a living legend. He is leader of the Crimean Tatar people and a Hero of Ukraine. At 82, he has spent his entire life fighting for one thing: the right of the Sunni Muslim Crimean Tatars to flourish and be free in their ancestral homeland of Crimea, now occupied by Russian forces.

He was six months old when Stalin's forces deported his entire people from Crimea. He grew up in exile and led the most influential movement of non-violent resistance in the Soviet Union. Between 1966 and 1986, he was arrested six times and spent 15 years in Soviet prisons and labor camps. In protest, he once went on hunger strike for 303 days — the longest in the history of the human rights movement. The world watched. He fought.

In 1989 he finally returned to Crimea, and a quarter of a million Crimean Tatars followed. He led their National Assembly, served seven terms in the Ukrainian parliament, and won the UN's Nansen Refugee Award, given to those who protect displaced and stateless people. He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times. In 2014, Russia banned him from ever entering Crimea again and issued an arrest warrant for him.

Like his fellow Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars, Mustafa Dzhemiliev is still fighting.

This Monday at Notre Dame, we celebrate what Mustafa-Aga has always fought to protect — the literature, music, and culture of the Crimean Tatars, a people who have survived deportation, erasure, and occupation. Don’t miss this special event hosted by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies: April 27, 12pm, 1030 Jenkins-Nanovic Halls.

04/22/2026

We love celebrating Earth Day and our amazing Sustainability Fellows who do so much to help protect our planet🌎️

04/22/2026

CHALLENGE HOUR TODAY: 12:00-1:00pm⏰️

For this hour only, today, we are in a healthy competition to raise the most donations against our friends in the other Keough School of Global Affairs Institutes .

Help us make a difference in turning people's hearts and minds towards Europe through service, education, and more! We would be very grateful for any donations made in support of European educational studies and programs🌎️

Link for giving:

I’m ready to support Nanovic Institute for European Studies on April 21, 2026 during Notre Dame Day 2026. Learn more about Nanovic Institute for European Studies and all the other areas participating in Notre Dame Day 2026.

04/21/2026

Today and Tomorrow is Notre Dame's Annual Giving Day, and the Nanovic Institute would be very grateful for any donations made to support European educational studies and programs.

Link for giving: https://notredameday.nd.edu/organizations/nanovic-institute-for-european-studies

04/20/2026

Last up in our Unveiling The Climate Apocalypse series is a fascinating article about decaying art and what we can learn from it. Click the link in our bio to learn more!

04/17/2026

5/6 of our Unveiling The Climate Apocalypse Series features an article written about former President of Ireland, and Special Envoy on Climate Change to the UN, Mary Robinson's book: Climate Justice.

Read more at the link in our bio!

04/15/2026

Curious how video games are related to the climate apocalypse ? Learn more through the Unveiling The Climate Apocalypse series at the link in our bio!

04/14/2026

Discover more about how ice exhibits relate to climate responsibility as apart of our Unveiling The Climate Apocalypse Series!

This series is linked in our bio🔗

04/08/2026

Unveiling The Climate Apocalypse‼️ The next article in this climate series reveals how watching ice melting in a city center contributes to climate change awareness.

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