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Harvard Student Initiatives

 
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In its efforts to promote the study of Europe at Harvard, the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) supports Harvard students across campus who initiate events and discussions throughout the academic year. Some of the initiatives supported by CES include the German American Conference, the European Conference at Harvard Kennedy School, and the events by the Harvard European Law Association.

Students interested in learning more about initiatives supported by CES, should contact Program Manager Albana Shehaj.

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Events Calendar

Panel | Democracy in a Post-Truth World Harvard Kennedy School & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Panel | Democracy in a Post-Truth World
February 7, 2026
4:40pm - 5:45pm
  • Speaker Albana Shehaj – Program Manager, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Harvard Extension School and Patryk Jaki – Member of the European Parliament and Jakub Kalenský – Deputy Director of COI Hybrid Influence, Hybrid CoE and Leo Varadkar – Taoiseach, Republic of Ireland (2017-2020 & 2022-2024); Hauser Leader, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School and Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Member of the European Parliament and Sophie Wilmès – Vice-President of the European Parliament, Prime Minister of Belgium (2019-2020)
Flagship Session | A Conversation with Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (2021-2025), Federal Republic of Germany Harvard Kennedy School & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Flagship Session | A Conversation with Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (2021-2025), Federal Republic of Germany
February 7, 2026
4:30pm - 5:45pm
  • Speaker Robert Habeck – Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (2021-2025), Federal Republic of Germany; Senior Analyst, Danish Institute for International Studies; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • Chair Elaine Papoulias – Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Day 2 | European Conference 2026 Harvard Kennedy School & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Day 2 | European Conference 2026
February 7, 2026
9:00am - 5:00pm
Flagship Session | Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden Harvard Kennedy School & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Flagship Session | Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden
February 6, 2026
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  • Speaker Luc Frieden – Prime Minister of Luxembourg
  • Chair Daniel Ziblatt – Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Day 1 | European Conference 2026 Harvard Kennedy School & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Day 1 | European Conference 2026
February 6, 2026
9:00am - 5:00pm
EU Competition Law in Transition: Navigating Digital Markets, Advancing Public Interest Objectives, and Other Frontiers Harvard European Law Association & Harvard Student Initiatives — EU Competition Law in Transition: Navigating Digital Markets, Advancing Public Interest Objectives, and Other Frontiers
April 17, 2025
12:30pm - 1:20pm
  • Speaker Martín Martínez Navarro – Member of the European Commission's Legal Service, European Commission; Visiting Professor, Institute for European Studies,, Free University of Brussels
  • Moderated by Eleftheria Papadaki – Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School
The False Choice Between Digital Regulation and Innovation Harvard European Law Association & Harvard Law AI Student Association — The False Choice Between Digital Regulation and Innovation
March 28, 2025
12:20pm - 1:20pm
  • Speaker Anu Bradford – Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia Law School
  • Moderated by Alan Raul – Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
The Role of Courts in Tackling Democratic Backsliding Harvard European Law Association — The Role of Courts in Tackling Democratic Backsliding
March 10, 2025
12:20pm - 1:20pm
  • Speaker Marko Bosnjak – President, European Court of Human Rights
Climate Change and the Courts: Limits, Role, and Potential Harvard European Law Association — Climate Change and the Courts: Limits, Role, and Potential
March 3, 2025
12:20pm - 1:20pm
  • Moderated by Tyler Giannini – Clinical Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
  • Speaker Síofra O'Leary – President (2022 - 2024), European Court of Human Rights
Enrichment Lunch with Professor Einer Elhauge Harvard European Law Association — Enrichment Lunch with Professor Einer Elhauge
February 28, 2025
12:15pm - 1:15pm
  • Speaker Einer Elhauge – Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
European Conference | Europe's Role in Global Diplomacy: Connecting the Balkans and Beyond Harvard IOP & Harvard Student Initiatives — European Conference | Europe's Role in Global Diplomacy: Connecting the Balkans and Beyond
February 1, 2025
12:00pm - 1:15pm
  • Speaker Timčo Mucunski – Minister of Foreign Affairs, North Macedonia and John Shattuck – Former US Ambassador to Czech Republic and US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor and Albana Shehaj – Program Manager, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer, Harvard Extension School
  • Moderated by Ilva Tare – Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
Day 2 | European Conference 2025 Harvard Kennedy School & Harvard Student Initiatives — Day 2 | European Conference 2025
February 1, 2025
9:00am - 5:00pm
European Conference | A Prime Minister's View on Strengthening European Competitiveness Harvard IOP & Harvard Student Initiatives — European Conference | A Prime Minister's View on Strengthening European Competitiveness
January 31, 2025
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Day 1 | European Conference 2025 Harvard Kennedy School & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Day 1 | European Conference 2025
January 31, 2025
9:00am - 5:00pm
Panel | Climate Activism: Effective Advocacy or Polarizing Force? The German American Conference 2024
German American Conference 2024 — Panel | Climate Activism: Effective Advocacy or Polarizing Force?
November 17, 2024
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  • Speaker Luisa Neubauer – Youth Climate Justice Activist and Lead Organizer, Fridays for Future Germany; Visiting Research Scholar, Center for German and European Studies, Brandeis University; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow (Fall 2024), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Tristan A. Foerster – Co-Founder, ClimatePartner and Alexandria Villaseñor – Founder, Earth Uprising International and Wiebke Winter – Member, Bremen State Parliament (MdBB); Member, Federal Executive Committee (CDU)
German American Conference | Day 3 The German American Conference 2024
German American Conference | Day 3
November 17, 2024
8:30am - 5:00pm
Panel | Geschichtspolitik in Public Art & Education - Rethink the Fostering of Transatlantic Relationship in Berlin’s Memorial Culture The German American Conference 2024
German American Conference & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Panel | Geschichtspolitik in Public Art & Education - Rethink the Fostering of Transatlantic Relationship in Berlin’s Memorial Culture
November 16, 2024
10:00am - 11:30am
  • Speaker Juliane Haubold-Stolle – Head of Department for Exhibitions, Stasi Document Archive and Axel Klausmeier – Director, Berlin Wall Foundation and Museum; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Benjamin Nienass – Associate Professor of Political Science and Law, Montclair State University
German American Conference | Day 2 The German American Conference 2024
German American Conference | Day 2
November 16, 2024
8:00am - 11:30pm
Panel | What Next? Implications of the U.S. Election for Transatlantic Relations, Europe, and Germany The German American Conference 2024
German American Conference & Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies — Panel | What Next? Implications of the U.S. Election for Transatlantic Relations, Europe, and Germany
November 15, 2024
2:15pm - 3:30pm
  • Speaker Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff – Director, German Council on Foreign Relations; John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow (Fall 2024), Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Jovita Neliupšienė – Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, Delegation of the European Union to the United States and Daniel Ziblatt – Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies & Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University; Unit Director, Transformations of Democracy, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
German American Conference 2024 | Day 1 The German American Conference 2024
German American Conference 2024 | Day 1
November 15, 2024
10:05am - 6:00pm
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