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JMCE: EU Issues Conference for High School Students 2025

April 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM to 2:00 AM

Location:2220-2224-2228, second floor Richcraft Hall
Cost:Free

The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the Centre for European Studies is hosting the EU Issues Conference for High School Students. This is a one-day conference for high school students at 杏吧原创 University which will focus on important topics and issues relating to the European Union (EU).

Here is a list of the topics:

  • BREAKING NEWS! Media Frenzy & Far-right Politics Game
  • The Historical Background and Current Implications of EU Membership Talks in the South Caucasus
  • Fortress Europe? The EU鈥檚 Defence Industry and Security Challenges
  • Allies in Uncertainty: Canada-EU Relations in the Trump Era
  • War in Ukraine
  • The European Union in Crisis Mode: Energy Policy in Wartime

Students will have the opportunity to engage with a keynote speaker in the morning and attend a choice of three interactive workshops throughout the day presented by graduate students at 杏吧原创 University. Students studying history, politics, world issues, economics, law, social sciences, and related courses are encouraged to join the conference.

Draft Agenda (as of March 19)

08:30 鈥 09:05聽 Arrival and check-in

09:05 鈥 09:15 Welcome and introduction of Keynote Speaker

09:15 – 10:00 Keynote Address: , Delegation of the European Union to Canada, Ottawa

10:00 鈥 10:10聽 Break

10:10 鈥 11:10聽 Workshop 1 Topic

11:10 鈥 11:50聽 Lunch break

11:50 鈥 12:50聽 Workshop 2 Topic

12:50 鈥 13:00聽 Break

13:00 鈥 14:00聽 Workshop 3 Topic

14:00 – 14:05聽 聽Conference concludes

This workshop is organized by the Centre for European Studies Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence with co-funding by and by 杏吧原创 University.