Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
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 Carleton 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’s 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 Carleton 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 – 09:05 Arrival and check-in
09:05 – 09:15 Welcome and introduction of Keynote Speaker
09:15 – 10:00 Keynote Address: H.E Geneviève Tuts, Delegation of the European Union to Canada, Ottawa
10:00 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 11:10 Workshop 1 Topic
11:10 – 11:50 Lunch break
11:50 – 12:50 Workshop 2 Topic
12:50 – 13:00 Break
13:00 – 14:00 Workshop 3 Topic
14:00 – 14:05 Conference concludes
This workshop is organized by the Centre for European Studies Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence with co-funding by European Union and by Carleton University.