Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
EU Issues Conference for High School Students 2025
April 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
| Location: | Richcraft Hall |
| Cost: | Free |
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the Centre for European Studies is hosting a one-day conference for high school students at Carleton University. The conference 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
- EU Protests in Georgia: EU-Georgian Relations and the Rise of the Georgian Dream Party
- Allies in Uncertainty: Canada-EU Relations in the Trump Era
- War, Change, and Alliance: The Shifting Ties Between Ukraine and the EU
- 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 April 1st)
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
*** Teachers, please register using the form below:***
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.