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“What went wrong?”: Former Georgian President discusses post-soviet politics, consequences in Ukraine and Eastern Europe

Kate Kirwan | Friday, February 10, 2023

On Wednesday, the Nanovic Institute for European Studies hosted Giorgi Margvelashvili, the former president of the Republic of Georgia, to deliver the annual Forum Lecture titled “Russian Aggression in Ukraine and Eastern Europe: Post-Soviet Bloc Politics and Consequences” in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium. Fr. Robert Dowd, vice president and associate provost for interdisciplinary initiatives at

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Notre Dame Research awards grants to local, international projects

Kate Naessens | Friday, February 3, 2023

There were 24 awards for the Fall 2022 Notre Dame Research Internal grant cycle announced in three categories: The Faculty Research Support Program (FRSP) Regular Grant, The Faculty Research Support Program (FRSP) Initiation Grant and the Flip the Script grant. Those receiving awards not only spanned every college at Notre Dame, but also ND Learning,

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Notre Dame community weighs in on Russia, Ukraine tensions

Liam Price | Monday, February 7, 2022

Since signing the Charter of the United Nations in 1945, the only violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the charter, which declares that no state can use military force to conquer another state’s territory, was in 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait. Russia had about 130,000 troops stationed at the Ukrainian border, as of Feb.

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Vatican Museums director Barbara Jatta addresses University community in annual Keely Vatican Lecture

Luciana Thomas | Thursday, April 29, 2021

The University’s Nanovic Institute for European Studies hosted its yearly Keely Vatican Lecture on Wednesday. Director of the Vatican Museums Barbara Jatta spoke at the event in a talk titled “The Vatican Museums: Future Perspectives.” Jatta’s lecture covered the newly restored artworks of Renaissance painter Raphael and the management of the Vatican Museums during the pandemic.

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Nanovic Institute to host first-ever Eurocup trivia night with trophy prize

Kayle Liao | Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies will host its first-ever Eurocup trivia night on Wednesday night in Jenkins-Nanovic Halls. “This is the first annual Eurocup competition,” Mark Kettler, director of the Eurocup trivia night, said. “This year really represents a huge expansion of the European trivia nights [held previously]. We’re moving from what was a

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Former European Union ambassador to the United States lectures on Transatlantic Alliance

Aaron Park | Thursday, September 19, 2019

Former European Union (EU) Ambassador to the United States David O’Sullivan highlighted nationalism, climate change and migration as key issues facing Europe at his Nanovic Forum Lecture, titled “Europe and the United States: Friends and Allies, or Rivals?” on Wednesday evening. O’Sullivan, who has also formerly served as the former secretary-general of the European Commission,

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Former European Union ambassador to US to speak Wednesday

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, September 17, 2019

On Wednesday, Daniel O’Sullivan, the former ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the United States, will speak about the relationship between the United States and Europe as part of the 2019 Nanovic Forum, the University announced in a Monday press release. The lecture will take place Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Jenkins-Nanovic Hall. According

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Archbishop calls for greater Catholic influence in Europe

Mary Steurer | Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the secretary for relations with states for the Holy See, called for the Church to reinstate its moral presence in European politics in a lecture titled “The Catholic Church in the European Project” on Tuesday night in the Eck Visitors Center. The talk was presented as part of the Nanovic Institute

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Students dedicate fall break to funded research

Natalie Casal | Wednesday, October 4, 2017

During fall break, Notre Dame undergraduates will explore a wide range of research topics through funding from entities such as the Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE), the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, the College of Science and the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts (ISLA). The Nanovic Institute will send 11 students to 10 countries, including France, Spain,

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Former German president visits campus this week

Tom Naatz | Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Former President of Germany Horst Koehler will deliver a lecture entitled “Citizenship in a Global Age: Personal Reflections on a Political Conundrum” at the Mendoza College of Business on Wednesday. The lecture is part of a four-day visit from Monday to Thursday by the former head of state and his wife, Eva Luise Koehler, to

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