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Although it may be over 3000 miles across the Atlantic, Cornell has always maintained close ties to the continent of Europe. From the Cornell in Rome program, which sends undergraduates and graduates to study in Italy, to language instruction in 18 European languages, to official exchange agreements with universities in 16 European nations, Cornell is intensely involved in the study and research of Europe whether it takes place abroad or on the Ithaca campus.

The centerpiece of Cornell’s involvement in Europe is its Institute for European Studies. The U.S. Department of Education has designated the Institute a National Resource Center, which places Cornell among a select group of universities that carry this distinction for the field of European studies. Cornell has established leadership in "trans-European" scholarship by examining the whole of a rapidly expanding and transforming Europe beyond the traditional East/West divide, and through its formation of the Upstate New York Consortium for Trans-European Studies in partnership with Syracuse University.

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The Institute for European Studies promotes and coordinates multidisciplinary curricula, research projects, initiatives, and events centering on Europe. Through its program of lectures, conferences, seminars, international exchanges and scholarships, the Institute focuses particular attention on trans-national and trans-cultural European issues, encouraging new approaches to the study of an area whose contours are constantly being redefined. The Institute seeks to both broaden the Cornell community's view of Europe and to make the study of European languages, culture, and society an integral part of graduate and undergraduate education on the campus.

The Institute hosts scholars-in-residence and Regional Visiting Fellows whose work focuses on Europe, manages an active program of fellowships and grants for graduate and undergraduate students, and provides support for faculty research as well.

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Career Planning

Master in European Business (MEB) for ILR Seniors
Unit: School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Audience: Current Cornell Student, Cornell Alumni, Prospective International Student

ILR seniors now have an opportunity to earn a one-year Master in European Business from one of the world's top business schools. The program includes two semesters of study, each at a different campus of the European School of Management (Paris, London, Madrid, Berlin, Torino) or partner institutions in India (MDI Gurgaon), Thailand (AIT) Bangkok and Mexico (ITESM Monterrey). Coursework is followed by a 12-week internship in the country of the student’s choice. This program builds on an existing and successful partnership between the ILR School and the ESCP-EAP European School of Management. Graduate students at both institutions have had an opportunity to participate in a dual degree program at the graduate level. The MEB program now offers ILR seniors the chance to enroll after completing your ILR degree. In addition to acquiring a graduate degree in European business, students will gain invaluable experiences through living abroad, learning new languages, and interning alongside colleagues from around the world. The ESCP-EAP European School of Management was recently ranked 2nd in the 50 best Masters in Management programs worldwide and 6th in the best Business Schools in Europe by the Financial Times. To apply and receive more information please visit ESCP-EAP web site. For more details, please contact: Maë d’Alexis: mdalexis@escp-eap.net, tel: (33) 1 49 23 58 90

Courses

Cornell's Adult University (CAU)
Unit: School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Audience: Cornell Alumni

Cornell's Adult University (CAU), which, in addition to its on-campus summer programs, offers educational trips around the globe during the four seasons of the year. In this manner Cornellians and friends of the University not only deepen their knowledge and understanding of world cultures, but also serve as ambassadors for the University. Recent study-tour destinations have included Russia, India, East Asia, Tanzania, New Zealand, Peru, and the Galapagos. The subject of numerous articles over the years, CAU is regularly highlighted in Arthur Frommer’s print and online travel guides.

ILR/UCD Semester in Dublin Program
Unit: School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Audience: Current Cornell Student

The ILR/UCD Semester in Dublin Program is the first initiative in what is intended to be a comprehensive educational and professional collaboration between the ILR School at Cornell University and the Industrial Relations and Human Resources Group of the School of Business at University College Dublin. The program’s purpose is to afford eligible ILR juniors and seniors opportunities to enhance their understanding of various international dimensions of the field of industrial and labor relations through courses taught by leading scholars at one of Europe’s most vibrant and dynamic universities. The curriculum, which places a special emphasis on illuminating the most important issues of work and workplace relations affecting the 27 member nations of the world’s largest trading bloc, the European Union, is a joint design of ILR and UCD faculty members.

Funding Resources

FLAS Fellowships

The Area Studies Programs at Cornell have been awarded federal funding to support Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships. This Title VI program of the U.S. Department of Education provides academic year and summer fellowships to Cornell and other institutions of higher education to assist graduate students in foreign language and area or international studies.

International Agreements

Languages

Library Resources

Icelandic Collection

The Fiske Icelandic Collection, located in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, is the largest repository of works on Iceland and on Nordic medieval studies in North America. The collection, which Cornell University Library acquired in 1905, contains over 32,000 titles in a variety of European languages and in diverse media, from vellum and paper manuscripts to CD-ROMs. The Fiske Icelandic Collection is particularly rich in printed works of contemporary Icelandic belles lettres, medieval sagas, and literary criticism of the latter.

Slavic and East European Collections
Audience: Current Cornell Student

The Slavic and East European Collections contain over 300,000 volumes, both in vernacular languages of the area and in Western European languages. East European language holdings are about 56% Russian, 13% Polish, 8% Czech and Slovak, 10% Serbian, Croatian, and Serbo-Croatian, 5% Ukrainian and Belorussian. The remaining 8% consists of Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, and other Eastern European languages. The overall collection grows by more than 10,000 items per year.

Outreach

Cornell Educational Resources in International Studies
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Audience: Current Cornell Student, Cornell Faculty/Staff, Cornell Alumni, International Visitors/Scholars, Prospective International Student

The Cornell Einaudi Center for International Studies in partnership with Area Programs is committed to extending its resources to the wider community. Outreach programs in International Studies offer post-secondary conferences, professional development opportunities for teachers, public programming, business workshops, speakers bureaus, and much more.

Programs, Centers, and Institutes

French Studies Program
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

The French Studies Program has been established thanks to a grant from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy designating Cornell University as a "Centre Interdisciplinaire," and with the support of the College of Arts and Sciences. It has a double mission: one academic, the other as a resource center for teachers of French in upstate New York.

Institute for European Studies (NRC)
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

The Institute for European Studies promotes and co-ordinates multidisciplinary curricula, research projects, initiatives, and events centering on Europe to both broaden the Cornell community's view of Europe and to make the study of European languages, culture, and society an integral part of graduate and undergraduate education.

Institute for German Cultural Studies
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

Through the Institute for German Cultural Studies, Cornell students and faculty members from various fields, as well outside scholars and intellectuals, participate in transdisciplinary study, discussion, and exploration of German culture.

Netherlandic Language and Cultural Studies
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

The Netherlandic Language and Cultural Studies program has a history dating as far back as WWII. The program aims to provide Cornell students, faculty and staff as well as students from colleges and High Schools of the Upstate New York Region with skills and knowledge of Dutch and Flemish.

Projects and Initiatives

Publications

New German Critique
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

A leading journal of German studies, produced by the Cornell German Studies department, that covers issues ranging from twentieth century social and political theory to film and art.

Study Abroad

Cornell Abroad in Europe
Audience: Current Cornell Student

Each year hundreds of students study abroad in European countries. The EDUCO program in Paris, jointly run by Cornell, Duke, and Emory Universities enables students to enroll directly in Parisian universities while the Cornell-Michigan-Penn program in Seville gives students the same opportunity in Spain. Students may directly enroll in many British universities and receive the support of the Cornell-Brown-Penn Centre in London. Cornell students may also choose from programs run both other universities or study abroad providers. The Cornell Abroad website maintains links to many programs, and walk-in advising is available every day from 1:30-3pm at 300 Caldwell Hall.

Cornell in Rome
Unit: College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

The Cornell in Rome program provides students with a submersive experience in Italian culture to study art, architecture, or urban planning in the context of the city.

Cornell-Michigan-Penn Sevilla Program
Audience: Current Cornell Student

EDUCO
Audience: Current Cornell Student

Paris Summer Institute
Unit: Law School
Audience: Current Cornell Student

The Summer Institute of International and Comparative Law is an opportunity to study and compare the American, European, and Asian legal systems in a European setting. It combines the strengths of Cornell's faculty with the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, offering instruction in a uniquely international and culturally rich setting.

UK Cornell-Brown-Penn Centre
Audience: Current Cornell Student