Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Two students from the Sassoli Promotion, Nina and Olivier, took the initiative to compile references (books, films, research) to delve deeper into the topic. Take a...
The European Civilization Chair contributes actively to the academic programme of the European Interdisciplinary Studies at the College of Europe in Natolin.
At the start of the academic year, the Chairholder teaches a course to all students the course on "L’Europe centrale aux XXe et XXIe siècles". He also offers a workshop "Les politiques historiques et mémorielles" organised in cooperation with Warsaw Museums: The Warsaw Rising Museum and POLIN - Museum of History of Polish Jews.
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The Chair is at the heart of the second semester major "European History and Civilization", whose courses are available to all students. Among the visiting professors are some of the world’s leading historians. Assessed courses on big subjects are complimented by masterclasses, compact seminars and workshops. The latter, led by postdoctoral fellows of the Max Weber Programme at the European University Institute in Florence, are new each year. The Chair also contributes to the planning and delivery of study visits.
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Alongside other members of the Faculty, the Chairholder supervises Master’s theses in diverse aspects of European History and Civilization. Each year the Chair honours the outstanding student in its field. To date these have been:
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