Calendar
On our calendar you’ll find a selection of Europe-related events in and around Boston. The calendar includes events organized by the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University and by other departments on campus, as well as a some off-campus events of possible interest. You can narrow the selection by clicking the appropriate topic (e.g., “Center for the Study of Europe Events”) under Event Topics below.
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All Topics (August 4 through October 31)
Saturday, August 27
- 2:00 PM
Boston Annual Ukrainian Festival
Boston University's Center for the Study of Europe has teamed with Sky Philanthropy, MAF, and the Sky International Center to organize Boston's first annual Ukrainian Festival & Independence Day. The
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Thursday, September 8
- 5:30 PM
Welcome Back to Pardee
Join the Pardee School community as we celebrate the start of a new semester by catching up with friends over snacks and drinks. Meet our student organizations, discover our research […]
Tuesday, September 20
- 12:30 PM
Queen Elizabeth II and Her Legacy
Join us for our first Beyond the Headlines event of the year - a look at Queen Elizabeth II and her legacy. Prof. Arianne Chernock (History) will discuss Queen Elizabeth's
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- 3:30 PM
Aging & the Economy
Join us on Tuesday, September 20, for a lecture by Tim Vlandas, Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy and Fellow in St Antony’s College, both at the University
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Friday, September 23
- 11:00 AM
Responding to a Perfect Storm of Crises in Ukraine and Beyond: A European Perspective
Join us on Friday, September 23, for a lecture by Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management. Commissioner Lenarčič will draw on his experience in leading the European Union’s humanitarian […]
Wednesday, September 28
- 11:30 AM
Book talk with Sally Hayden: “My Fourth Time, We Drowned”
Please join the Center on Forced Displacement for a conversation with Sally Hayden about her new book "My Fourth Time, We Drowned" in which she provides a staggering account of
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- 12:00 PM
War in Ukraine: The Global Dimension
Join us for another Beyond the Headlines event! Participants: Amb. Jorge Heine, Prof. Kaija Schilde, Prof. Jack Weinstein, Prof. Min Ye. Moderated by Prof. Kevin Gallagher.
Thursday, September 29
- 3:30 PM
Kibogo: A Reading & Conversation with French-Rwandan Author Scholastique Mukasonga
The Center for African Studies, the Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs, the Department of Romance Studies, and the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University present:
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Monday, October 3
- 4:00 PM
Transatlantic Experiences of Greek Music: From Byzantium to America
Join us for a lecture by Dr. Nevin Şahin, Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at BU's School of Music. Nevin Şahin is a research associate at the Orient-Institut Istanbul. She completed her […]
Wednesday, October 12
- 8:00 PM
Klara: The American Premiere of an Opera by Pedro Halffter
The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma ( HPRT ) and the Chester M. Pierce, MD, Division of Global Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical
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Thursday, October 13
- 12:00 PM
Ukrainian Museums: Preserving National Heritage and Identity
Join us via Zoom for a presentation by Dr. Oleksandra Kovalchuk, Acting Director of the Odesa Fine Arts Museum in Ukraine. Kovalchuk is leading a global effort to preserve her […]
- 6:00 PM
Arrowsmith Press Fall 2022 Book Launch
The Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning and the BU Center for the Humanities present the Arrowsmith Press Fall 2022 Book Book Launch. Featuring poetry by David Rivard, Houman Harouni, […]
Saturday, October 15
- 11:00 AM
Power & Alliances: The Transatlantic Partnership in a Changing World (Harvard)
We'd like to highlight this speech and conversation with Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission's highest ranking official responsible for economy and trade, happening at Harvard Law School on Saturday, October […]
Tuesday, October 18
- 11:30 AM
Marta Stojic Mitrovic, Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences - EU Border Externalization - Case Study of Serbia
Join the Center on Forced Displacement for an online conversation with Marta Stojic Mitrovic about the EU border externalization policies and their impact on Serbia. In this conversation, Marta will
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Wednesday, October 19
- 4:00 PM
Finding Q: My Journey into QAnon
Join us Wednesday, October 19, for a talk by investigative journalist & podcaster Nicky Woolf about his deep dive into the online and offline world of QAnon. Woolf is an […]
Friday, October 21
- 10:00 AM
A Conversation with Members of the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
You are cordially invited to join us for “A Conversation with the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls (UN WGDWAG)” at Boston University School of Law. […]
Monday, October 24
- 12:00 PM
Russia’s War on Ukraine: Consequences for Europe & the World
The Center for the Study of Europe presents Russia’s War on Ukraine: Consequences for Europe & the World – A Lunch Talk by Daniela Schwarzer.
Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer is
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Tuesday, October 25
- 11:30 AM
EU Border Externalization: Case of Bosnia and Herzegovnia
Join the Center on Forced Displacement Join us for an online conversation with Nidzara Ahmetasevic about the impact of EU border externalization policies on Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this event, […]
Wednesday, October 26
- 6:00 PM
Timothy Snyder: The War in Ukraine and the Question of Genocide
The 2022 Elie Wiesel Memorial Lecture Series presents a lecture by Timothy Snyder, Professor of history at Yale University. Snyder is an expert on eastern Europe and the second world […]
Friday, October 28
- All Day
German-American Conference (Harvard)
We would like to inform you of the upcoming German-American Conference at Harvard, which will be held October 28 - 30, with options to participate both in-person and online. The
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