EU Centers of Excellence Educational Trip: Getting Europe into the Rural School

by Katie McNamara EU Parliament Meeting This past summer, I had the tremendous opportunity of participating in the European Union Centers of Excellence trip abroad to Brussels, Belgium.  A student of mine participated in the University of Illinois EU Center’s high school essay competition and came in second place, allowing me the chance to travel with the EUCE to Brussels.  The educational trip allowed me to collaborate with teachers and university students across the nation, create...

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EU Centers of Excellence, Education Trip to Brussels, June 17-20, 2013

by Larry Pahl I was privileged to attend the 2013 European Union Centers of Excellence summer educational trip to the European Union.  I got the right to participate in this intensive whirlwind of meetings and site visits involving all the key components of the Union by being the teacher of the student who won the U of I EU Center’s high school essay competition.  My student Chris Lanza won a cash prize for his essay on cooperation and conflict in the European Union, and I won a spot...

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