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European Studies Institute aims to center the continent for interested undergrads

The new European Studies minor can be partly earned while students study abroad in Europe. (Image: iStock/olrat)

Penn’s new European Studies Institute creates a focal point for student research and connections around European institutions. “Countries that have fought for hundreds of years are now at peace,” says Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Science. “It’s its own security community, and that’s an important model for a world that is increasingly immersed in conflict.”

ESI Welcomes Suggestions of Qualifying European Studies Courses

If you know of a course that you think should qualify for the minor, please send it along!