The Monash European and EU Centre is a joint undertaking by the European Commission of the European Union (EU) and Monash University, led by the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics and Law. It provides teaching, research and outreach on Europe and the EU. The Centre’s courses and units offer the opportunity to study in Europe and provide a portal to facilitate European and EU related activities across Monash University.
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What will be the impact on the Sino-Australia economic and political relationship? Professor Shi He-ling, Department of Economics, Monash University Wednesday 29 May 2013 6pm for 6.20pm - 7.30pm At Dyason House 124 Jolimont Road East, Melbourne Victoria The new Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang (“Xi-Li”) Administration of China has come to power promising a significant reform agenda, both political ... Read more
Professor Florence Faucher – Sciences Po, France Tuesday 4 June 2013 5.00pm – 6.00pm Green parties emerged on the European political scene in the 1980s and quickly asserted their determination to do politics “differently”. They affirmed their originality through their desire to be consistent and insisted that their lifestyle was intimately associated with their political commitment. Choosing ... Read more
EU-Australia co-operation in education and training is underpinned by policy dialogue at government level and bilateral projects among institutions. Policy Dialogue The Joint Declaration on Cooperation in Education and Training between the EU and Australia, signed in 2007, led to the inclusion of these areas in the EU-Australia Partnership Framework . An inaugural policy dialogue meeting ... Read more
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Diego Marani was born in Ferrara in 1959. He has worked as a translator and policy officer for the European Union and has written several novels, collections of essays, and short stories. Every week he writes a column for a Swiss newspaper about current affairs in Europanto, a language he invented. On this occasion the author ... Read more
The European Union Academic Programme Hong Kong (EUAP) is now inviting applications for: Visiting Scholarships at the postdoc level for research/teaching sojourns of four months duration (one semester) at EUAP institutions in Hong Kong (fall/winter term 2013, 2014, 2015). International Research Scholarships (PhD Scholarships) The call of application is now open until the position has been filled. Details available ... Read more
Dr Carsten Levisen, Aarhus University, Denmark Tuesday 28 May 2013 11.00am – 12.30pm Word meanings do not emerge in a vacuum. They are revealing of speakers’ value systems and the sociopolitical logics under which they emerged. Colonial European languages, such as English, French, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese, and to a lesser extent German and Danish have left ... Read more
The Monash European and EU Centre runs an annual essay competition open to students of all disciplines at Monash University. The 2013 essay competition is now open. Honours and postgraduate students in the faculties of Arts, Law, and Business and Economics are particularly welcome to apply. Essays should focus on recent developments in Europe and the European ... Read more
October 2013 to March 2014 Closing date for applications: 30 June 2013 The European Australian Business Council (EABC) is one of the most active and high profile peak business organisations in Australia. The EABC promotes a forum for business leaders to engage in high-level dialogue on economic and public policy issues with Australian and European political leaders, ... Read more
Participation is sought from Australian students who are currently or have previously studied internationally, as well as graduates/alumni who have previously studied internationally. Your participation is welcome even if you only studied internationally for a short period. This survey is part of an Australian PhD research project is to investigate what value Australian students gain from ... Read more- The latest from the delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand in Canberra is here Read more
Public Lecture on Interreligious Relations by Professor Amy-Jill Levine Sunday 19 May, 7.30pm The divides within and between Jewish and Christian communities over the Middle East are based on more than contemporary political views; they are also grounded in Scripture, worship, and history. What are the stereotypes Jews and Christians have of each other, why do they ... Read more- Dr Christian Goeschel – School of History, Australian National University Tuesday 21 May 2013 11.00am – 12.30pm Nazi Germany was unique and cannot be compared to any other regime. In my paper, I challenge this orthodoxy. Central aspects of Fascist Italy, especially Mussolini’s leadership cult, had a profound influence on Hitler and the Nazis before and after ... Read more
Asia is the centre of the world. At least this is the underlying rationale for the recent Australia in the Asian Century White Paper, which outlines strategies for deepening Australia’s connections with Asia. The justifications for closer engagement are primarily economic. Opportunities for trade and investment cooperation across the region are growing, as is the ... Read more
