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The Institute of European Studies seeks to enrich America's understanding
of Europe -- its people, developments and challenges -- through
the generation and dissemination of distinguished scholarship.
As the University's
focal point for the study of Europe, IES brings disciplines together
to create new cross-disciplinary understandings of European issues
and issues related to Europe and its constituent nations.
IES Goals
The Institute's goals are threefold:
1) To stimulate, initiate, facilitate, and finance research
and education in European studies at Berkeley and throughout the
state;
2) To disseminate research findings to the broader community
of scholars, citizens and younger students; and
3) To provide a
community for students and faculty who share a European focus to
their work.
Research Goals:
To initiate and sponsor faculty and graduate student research
on Europe, focusing on thematic areas and current issues.
To initiate
and sponsor conferences, colloquia, workshops and lectures
to disseminate that research.
To bring together European and American
scholars in order to encourage the exchange of ideas and lasting
cooperation.
To maintain a "Working Paper" series to distribute
the research results.
Scholarly Training & Development Goals:
To
train, support, and nurture research of young scholars, including
undergraduate and graduate students as well as students of professional
schools.
To develop new courses in a variety of disciplines that
favor innovative approaches to the study of Europe and European
languages.
To coordinate and integrate the diverse educational resources
throughout the UC system and its distinct schools, departments,
programs, and
institutes in order to support faculty and students in their quests
to understand Europe of today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
To extend
the range of research tools available to scholar, students, and
the public which include enhancement of the UC libraries' existing
collections and enable future acquisitions.
Community Outreach goals:
To create a diversified forum of exchange; one that extends beyond
the borders of the academy and embraces the community.
To promote
cultural ties with governments and peoples of Europe.
To conduct
off-campus educational opportunities to deepen the American understanding
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