EUROPEAN STUDIES

Julia Çetinkaya, who is currently teaching the course "The EU's Democratic Deficit - Fact or Myth?" at OvGU - has contributed to another edition of the paperback Europe from A to Z. The author contributed with two articles: on "Euroscepticism" and on "Brexit."
Also, the article by Daniel Schade - former research associate at the Chair for Multilevel Governance in Europe - on "Latin American Politics" can be found in the 16th edition of Europe from A to Z.

For more information on this and other publications, please visit our Contributionspage.

On May 17th, students of the European Studies programs were guests at the einewelt haus in Magdeburg. The meeting in the context of the Europe Weeks served as a first round of a Get-to-know project between EUmigra and the EUS study programmes, on the occasion of an intended closer cooperation between them.

Firstly, EUmigra and the EUS study programmes were briefly introduced to those present. Afterwards there was a keynote speech by EUmigra about EU citizens in Saxony-Anhalt.  An important part of the meeting was the exploration of cooperation possibilities, e.g. in the form of internships and joint events. This showed that there is a great potential for future cooperation. This first get-to-know round was concluded by a sociable and relaxed exchange over a barbecue snack.

You can read more about the event here.

We would like to draw your attention to the evening event "War in Ukraine - Impact on Germany and Europe" of the Political Education Forum Saxony-Anhalt with the participation of Prof. Dr. Eva Heidbreder, and cordially invite you.
More than a year has passed since Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, in violation of international law, the event asks and discusses the questions:
What impact has the war had on German domestic and foreign policy? What impact on the development of the European Union and NATO? Does the war represent a caesura for the European community of values?

Programme

18:00 – 18:05

Welcoming

Alexandra Mehnert, Director of the Political Education Forum Saxony-Anhalt of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.

18:05  – 18:20 - War in Ukraine - Impact on Germany and Europe

Keynote speech

Prof. Dr. Eva Heidbreder, head of the chair of Multilevel Governance in Europe at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg.

18:20 – 19:15 - Is an end to the war in sight? Options for action for Ukraine and Europe

Discussion and talk with

Olaf Feuerborn MdL, Member of the CDU Parliamentary Group in the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt
Prof. Dr. Eva Heidbreder, head of the chair of Multilevel Governance in Europe at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg
Dr. Markus Thurau, Catholic theologist in the Security Policy and Armed Forces Research Department at the Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr in Potsdam

Moderation

Dr. Franz Kadell, former government spokesman and former editor-in-chief of the Volksstimme newspaper.

The event will take place online and you can register hereuntil May 31st, at noon.

Die Veranstaltung 'Jenseits der gläsernen Decke! Wege zur Gleichstellung der Geschlechter', will take place on May 23rd, 2023,19:15 at the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, in Magdeburg.

There are still many invisible barriers in universities, as in the church, which is why the diversity of our society is not reflected at the various career levels. This evening will be dedicated to the persisting differences between the sexes. Women systematically earn less and remain underrepresented in leadership positions, even though parity has long been achieved at the undergraduate level. Although the impression is often given that we have already come very far in terms of equality, a closer look still shows how impermeable the "glass ceiling" remains for many women.
What approaches are there to not only break through these ceilings but to eliminate them? What experiences do women and men have with these approaches and what lessons can be learned from them? What concrete measures are being pushed forward at our universities and what remains desirable at our local level? We would like to discuss these questions on the panel and with the audience. (translation of the original text by the University Chaplaincy Magdeburg (ESG)

Afterwards, the audience is invited to a small reception with snacks.