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Event Series

CES Student Society


The CES Student Society at Harvard College is the principal undergraduate organization for Europeans and Europhiles at Harvard.

It is affiliated with the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) and also works closely with European clubs at the various Harvard graduate schools on joint events. It offers opportunities to participate in several types of exciting events, including: Dinner Series, academic seminars, CES Student Breakfasts with visiting European dignitaries and other special guests, outreach events, conferences, and publishing various articles.

For more information, contact Vassilis Coutifaris.

CANCELLED - European Union Enlargement Policy in the Balkans CANCELLED - European Union Enlargement Policy in the Balkans
April 22, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Speaker Albana Shehaj – Program Manager, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Harvard Extension School and Genoveva Ruiz Calavera – Director for Western Balkans, Directorate General for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
  • Chair Vesko Garčević – Professor of the Practice of International Relations; Director of the Center for the Study of Europe, Boston University
VIA ZOOM - Research Methodologies Thesis Workshop for Juniors — VIA ZOOM - Research Methodologies
March 24, 2020
6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Speaker Michael Tworek – Associate, History Department & Senior Thesis Workshop Organizer, CES, Harvard University
The Soccer Stadium: Europe’s Unfettered Ugly Space CES 50th Anniversary Events Series — The Soccer Stadium: Europe’s Unfettered Ugly Space
February 14, 2020
1:30pm - 3:00pm
  • Speaker Andrei Markovits – Arthur F. Thurnau Professor & Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies, University of Michigan
  • Chair Bruno Carvalho – Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
A Europe Fit for the Digital Age European Union Seminar — A Europe Fit for the Digital Age
February 11, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Speaker Kasia Jakimowicz – Edward S. Mason Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Senior Programme Advisor, European Innovation Council, European Commission (2018-2019) and Julia Reda – Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; Member of the European Parliament (2014-2019) and Álvaro Renedo Zalba – Rafael del Pino-Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Chair Karl Kaiser – Fellow, Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy School; CES Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
How to Write a Winning Proposal Thesis Workshop for Juniors — How to Write a Winning Proposal
February 4, 2020
6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Speaker Michael Tworek – Associate, History Department & CES Thesis Workshop Organizer, Harvard University
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