Center for European Studies

CES is founded on Epoka University’s renowned teaching reputation and research excellence. The Center for European Studies promotes the interdisciplinary study of European societies and cultures. The Center seeks to encourage programs across disciplines that increase an understanding of the diversity of the societies and cultures that constitute Europe. The Center examines how traditional divisions within Europe such as the ones between North/South and West/East influence the present membership in the European Union and its future expansion and global positioning as well as how they exclude and will continue to exclude a number of countries and their peoples from European “space.” Goals For Faculty: Provide a forum for faculty from different disciplines to share research and initiate new projects in a wide variety of areas concerning European Studies and in relation to the European Union. Facilitate finding extra-mural funding sources for faculty interested in research in European Studies and the European Union. Develop new curriculum relevant for topics in European Studies. For students: Promote an interest in European Studies and the European Union among undergraduate and graduate students. Promote undergraduate and graduate student/faculty research projects in European Studies and the European Union. Promote the learning of European languages and studying abroad in Europe.