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Event Schedule

Spring 2008

Q&A with Dr. Gro H. Brundtland - April

On April 4th at 4pm, YEU had a Q&A session with Dr. Gro H. Brundtland, ex-director of the World Health Organization and ex-prime minister of Norway. The event was to designed to be small and intimate, allowing students and professors to ask questions about topics as diverse as global health, sustainable development and women leadership.

Kosovo Independence Panel - March

On Wednesday, March 5th at 4.30pm, four panelists discussed the issue of the independence of Kosovo in LC 211. Garentina Kraja, a 2006 World Fellow and TD ’11 undergraduate, Dean Jasmina Besirevic of Trumbull, Professor Keith Darden and Professor Dastid Pallaska expressed their views and debated on the causes, consequences and justifications of the creation of the Kosovar state.

After brief introductions by Prof. Pallaska and Garentina, Dean Besirevic moderated the debate that followed. Opinions and views were divergent and varied, and the audience was very involved at all times in an extremely vibrant discussion. The debate had to be cut short due to time time, but a small crowd remained and further argued their points with the panelists while the YEU members cleaned up.

European Mixer - February

In February, in the Saybrook Branford Room in Saybrook College, YEU held a Mixer for Graduate and Undergraduate students to gather and meet each other.

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Past Events

Fall 2007

Pierson European Week - November

In November 2007, YEU and Pierson College organised the Pierson European Week, which consisted of several events intended to increase the awareness of European affairs and cultures at Yale University. The PEU included a panel discussion, a Master’s Tea with Professor David Cameron and a European dessert study break, which were all a great success.

European Party - December

A social gathering organized by YEU for the undergraduates students, featuring food, drinks and European music