The European Union Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is delighted to announce a new Master of Arts degree program in European Union Studies. We believe this to be the first of its kind offered in the United States. The call for specialized knowledge of the European Union has never been greater. Graduating
students will find a healthy market for their training as the global economy rebounds.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a world leader in research and teaching, distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty. It is the only institution to rank in the top five nationally in three key metrics, ranking second in the number of Title VI U.S. Department of Education National Resource Centers (with eight), fourth in
international students on campus, and fifth in the number of undergraduates who study abroad. It was awarded the 2008 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalizatio n by NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
Our program is designed for graduate and professional students adding expertise to their studies and for students seeking to enter business or government with a master's degree. The European Union Center draws upon the expertise of faculty from departments across the University of Illinois campus, providing a broad range of
disciplinary knowledge. Internships opportunities and graduate-level study abroad program exchanges are available. We strongly encourage students to have at least two years of college-level study of a language of the region at the outset of the program; The University of Illinois offers advanced training in a wide range of European languages.
The European Union Center is a recipient of Title VI funds from the Department of Education and is able to award Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) scholarships to US citizens and permanent residents:
http://www.euc.illinois.edu/funding/flas/
Graduate student assistantships are also available on a competitive basis. We are accepting students on a rolling admission; the FLAS scholarship deadline is mid-February, 2010.
Please feel free to email our Coordinator of the program, Laura Hastings at
lhasting@illinois. edu. Additional information is also available at our website at
http://www.euc.illinois.edu/academic/program/
Sincerely yours,
Robert Pahre
Director, European Union Center
Professor, Political Science
Lynda Y. Park
Associate Director
European Union Center
University of Illinois
328 International Studies Building, MC-429
910 S. Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 244-5085; (217) 265-7515; fax (217) 333-6270
lypark@illinois. edu
euc.illinois.edu
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