Roundtable and Theme Group Discussion
PART I. 13:00-14:00. Roundtable Discussion: European/EU Studies at Dutch Universities in Challenging Times
This shall include contributions from the ACES Co-directors (Theresa Kuhn and Brian Burgoon), and two guests representing two other Dutch universities with substantial interdisciplinary research and teaching on European studies: Pola Cebulak (VU Amsterdam) and Pieter de Wilde (Groningen). The Roundtable participants shall exchange views on how Dutch universities can best research, teach and debate European and European Union issues, and how they should do so in ways that bridge academic disciplines and address the many challenges facing Europe generally and Dutch universities particularly.
Coffee Break (14:00-14:30)
PART II. 14:30-16:00. ACES Internal Discussion of ACES Theme Groups
This discussion, open to all UvA colleagues, particularly those interested actively participating in ACES, focuses on the role and contours of ACES Theme Groups. We would like to have an open discussion about the functions and priorities of ACES Theme Groups generally, and about re-launching and/or revising existing or new ACES Theme Groups for the coming four years. (To focus this discussion, we shall be sending a document on ACES Theme Groups in a under separate mail/posting.)