The aim is to give students on these programmes, as well as the wider academic community at the University of Luxembourg, the opportunity to find out about the history and workings of the European institutions in Luxembourg from new and unconventional angles and to discuss some of the milestones in contemporary European history with people who were involved in or witnessed these events. Each session (in French or English, with a Q&A session in French and English) will be streamed via Webex and will include a presentation by a speaker followed by a discussion with the audience and the opportunity to ask questions.
The lectures, which are also open to the wider public, are run in conjunction with Europe Direct at the University of Luxembourg (ED-UNILU) – a competitive European public history project co-funded by the European Union (2021-2025) – and several other partners including: the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU), the Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre on the History of European Integration at the European University Institute (EUI) (Florence, Italy), Florence School of Transnational Governance, Bronisław Geremek Foundation (Warsaw, Poland), Embassy of Poland in Luxembourg, Robert Triffin Chair at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) (Belgium), Robert Triffin International Foundation (RTI) (Belgium), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJUE) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
Sessions:
Monday, 2 December 2024, 12.15-13.45 (virtual event)
EU's Eastern Enlargement at 20: Poland's Democratic Transition and the Intellectual Legacy of Professor Bronislaw Geremek
Guest lecturer: Mr Wojciech Białożyt
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Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 8.15-9.45 (virtual event)
A Tale of Two Treatises: the Werner and Delors Reports and the Birth of the Euro
Guest lecturer: Prof. Ivo Maes
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Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 9.15-10.45 (virtual event)
Les Archives Historiques de l'Union européenne (HAEU) - défis interdisciplinaires, pratiques innovantes, nouvelles sources
Guest lecturer: Dr Dieter Schlenker
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Monday, 9 December 2024, 09.00-12.00
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJUE) -Architecture and Art Collections
Documentary visit on the premises and in-person conference reserved exclusively for the students of the course “Democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe” (BCE-EU-301-04) from the Bachelor in European Cultures.
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 8.30-10.30
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJUE) - Historical Overview, Current Challenges, Future Prospects
Documentary visit on the premises and in-person workshop reserved exclusively for the students of the course “History of European integration (1919-1993)” (MAHEC-142) from the Master in European Contemporary History.
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 9.00-10.30
The European Investment Bank (EIB), a Little-Known Player in Europe?
Documentary visit on the premises and research seminar reserved exclusively for the students of the course “Economic and social history of Europe after 1945: concepts, processes, actors” (MAHEC-63) from the Master in European Contemporary History.