The mission of the Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies (IEMS), formally established in 2018, is to promote and support the study of the Eastern Mediterranean and neighboring regions by building on the liberal arts mission of Emmanuel College and leveraging the academic and innovative power of Boston. IEMS at Emmanuel College sponsors academic programs, research and educational opportunities for students, scholars, policymakers and practitioners in Boston and throughout the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Sponsored by The EC Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies, The Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, The Institute of International Relations, and The American College of Greece.
Resurgent Nationalism and Diplomacy and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean
Seminar Dates: February 20 to February 25, 2023
The program will have as central theme:Resurgent Nationalism and Diplomacy and Security in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The program will feature:
Each day will feature a different region:Balkans, Black Sea, Caucasus, Eastern Mediterranean, Gulf and the Red Sea
Credits/Certificate:
All students will receive one Emmanuel College official transcript included with this registration. Transcripts will be sent to the physical mailing address listed on this form. Any additional copies of transcripts will be subject to the official transcript request process and fees found here.
Students who choose to audit and not receive credit Audited students will receive an AU designation on the transcript. Students completing the seminar for credit, will receive a Pass (P) or Fail (F) grade based on meeting the outlined course objectives.
Once registered, you will receive an Emmanuel College email address and have access to ECLearn where the seminar materials will be located.
Cost:
The cost for this pilot program will be $800 for the 2 credit course and the certificate of participation, which will be transferable and part of student’s transcript. Alumni and students may audit the course at a cost of $100. Please click on this link to complete registration and make non-refundable payment.
Scholarship funding is available through the George E. Danis and IEMS scholarship programs. Details and application requirements are as follows:
PREVIOUS SEMINARS -
WINTER 2022 - Recorded session are now available to view online.
WINTER 2021 - Recorded session are now available to view online.
Ambassador in Residence: Vesko Garcevic, will continue to serve as Ambassador in Residence for the Emmanuel College Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies. In 2018, Ambassador Garcevic organized and led a four-week diplomatic negotiation workshop with students, presented on the EU and NATO competition in the Western Balkans and the Changing Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean 20 years after the bombing of Serbia. During the Spring semester, Ambassador Garcevic led a speaker series Redrawing the Demographic and Geopolitical Map in the Eastern Mediterranean, and stayed engaged with students throughout the academic year.
Ambassador Garcevic has had a distinguished diplomatic career holding important posts for the former Yugoslavia, and his native Montenegro. He served as the Montenegrin Ambassador to Austria, the OSCE and NATO. He has participated in countless prestigious international conferences on security and is an active academic and writer.In 2019-2020, Ambassador Garcevic will host a 3-week trade negotiation workshop, engage students, make presentations, and lead a lecture series bringing his diplomatic expertise to the Institute and the wider Emmanuel community.
May 30 to June 30, 2019
Emmanuel students have a unique opportunity to study the geopolitical complexity of the continental crossroads of the eastern Mediterranean for four weeks, in an intensive, twelve-credit international relations program while in residence in Greece and travel in Italy and Cyprus. The program emphasizes the significance of the region as it relates to issues of the geopolitical importance of the region and the forces that have defined the post-Cold War world.
The curriculum combines a unique study abroad program, taught by Emmanuel faculty, and also a large number of regional experts and practitioners, with an extended classroom experience in Crete and the Eastern Mediterranean. Course highlights include on-site and off-site presentations from academics military and policy experts, educational visits, museum tours, historical and archaeological sites, cultural experiences, dancing, hiking, swimming, excursions throughout the island and special visits to Athens, Italy and Cyprus.
The program consists of two advanced International Relations summer courses, plus one free elective transfer credit course. High-achieving participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Courses:
POLSC2417 Statecraft and Globalization: Leadership in Crisis
POLSC2419 Geopolitics of Democracy in the Eastern Mediterranean
Greek Language and Culture (free elective transfer credit)
Travel Fees: $6,720*
Fees include cost of tuition for eight Emmanuel credits and four elective transfer credits, accommodations, meals, airport transfers, most excursions and emergency insurance. Fees do not include cost of airfare.
*Note: This is an estimate based on recent travel expenses associated with this program. Fees are subject to change and dependent on tuition rates. Fees will be finalized prior to Spring semester.
EC Eastern Mediterranean Security Studies Program 2019: https://youtu.be/FOSO8Flqs30
Register for the Program through the Colleges of the Fenway Global Education Opportunities Center.
Expected Summer 2020
The program emphasizes the significance of the region as it relates to issues of agriculture and genetic modification of food; healthcare and disease prevention versus disease treatment; the human brain and the economic crisis; the economics of sustainable ecology and the role of biology. This innovative 4-week academically intensive program combines expertise from Biology and Economics with the backdrop of the Eastern Mediterranean. The program is primarily located at the Institute of Cretan Studies - The Kapsomenos Foundation, but includes travel in the wider Eastern Mediterranean with stops in Athens and Cyprus. The program is open to all students as there are no pre-requisites, however, the individual courses in Biology and Economics can be used to fulfill general requirements.
The curriculum combines a unique study abroad program, taught by Emmanuel faculty, and also a large number of regional experts and practitioners, with an extended classroom experience in Crete and the Eastern Mediterranean. Course highlights include on-site and off-site presentations from academics military and policy experts, educational visits, museum tours, historical and archaeological sites, cultural experiences, dancing, hiking, swimming, excursions throughout the island and special visits to Athens, Italy and Cyprus.
The program consists of two Emmanuel College summer courses, plus one free elective transfer credit course. High-achieving participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Courses:
ECON 2203 An Economic View of the World
BIOL1999 Biology in the Mediterranean World
Modern Greek Language and Cultural Immersion (free elective transfer credit)
Travel Fees: $6,720*
Fees include cost of tuition for eight Emmanuel credits and four elective transfer credits, accommodations, meals, airport transfers, most excursions and emergency insurance. Fees do not include cost of airfare.
*Note: This is an estimate based on recent travel expenses associated with this program. Fees are subject to change and dependent on tuition rates. Fees will be finalized prior to Spring semester.
Register for the Program through the Colleges of the Fenway Global Education Opportunities Center.
Scholarships are available for candidates planning to attend the Emmanuel College Eastern Mediterranean programs in Crete, Greece. Students must be accepted into the program prior to applying for a scholarship.
Scholarships are awarded based upon the following criteria:
The committee will also consider the overall quality of application submissions received including, but not limited to the following:
Application submission deadline: April 15
Award announcements: April 25
Emmanuel College students and alumni have additional opportunities to participate in faculty-led travel courses associated with the Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies.
Courses include:
In the Footsteps of Thucydides
Explore the historical roots of western civilization in Greece during the Spring travel course "In the Footsteps of Thucydides" (POLSC2415). This program explores some of the most important historical sites associated with the rise of ancient Greek political life, architecture, spirituality, philosophy, and culture. See Greece from a native's perspective, learning about the food, language, art, music and cultural dynamics. Exploring modern Greece will complement visits to places where important historical events occurred. Learn more about the political landscape of Ancient Greece that has so greatly influenced our own culture and current political system.
Students interested in the course can apply during Spring course registration.
Pericles in Today's Athens (alumni trip)
Explore the historical roots of western civilization in Greece. This program explores some of the most important historical sites associated with the rise of ancient Greek political life, architecture, spirituality, philosophy, and culture. See Greece from a native's perspective, learning about the food, language, art, music and cultural dynamics. Explore modern Greece as a complement to visits to places where important historical events occurred. Learn more about the political landscape of Ancient Greece that has so greatly influenced our own culture and current political system.
The Institute for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Emmanuel College presents a lecture series about diplomacy, innovation and leadership in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Past speakers include:
MR. STRATOS EFTHYMIOU
Consul General, Consulate General of Greece in Boston
MR. ÖMÜR BUDAK
Consul General, Consulate General of Turkey in Boston
MR. YEHUDA YAAKOV
Consul General, Consulate General of Israel in Boston
DR. MICHAIL PSALIDOPOULOS
International Monetary Fund Representative of Greece
MR. MUSTAFA AKYOL
Journalist and Author; Senior Visiting Fellow, The Freedom Project, Wellesley College
PHAROS ENSEMBLE
DR. DIMITRIS TSAROUHAS
Associate Professor Bilkent University
Turkey's Changing Role in the Eastern Mediterranean: Identity and Reticent Europeanization
MS. LAURA SARLO, CFA
Vice President & Senior Soveregin Analyst at Loomis, Sayles & Co.
Crisis, Recovery, and Crisis: Economics of the Eastern Mediterranean
AMB. LAMIA MEKHEMAR
Consul General of Egypt in Los Angeles
Egypt and Economic Challenges in the 21st Century
AMB. VESKO GARCEVIC
Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies Ambassador in Residence
NATO and the Western Balkans and the Center of Great Power Competition
DR.LORGIA GARCIA-PENA and DR. EDWARD PAULINO
Harvard University and John Jay College
Borders that Bind or Divide Islands from Hispaniola to Cyprus
DR. DIMITAR BECHEV
Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
Russia and Turkey: Cooperation and Competition from the Black Sea to the Mediterraean
MR. GIORGOS DIMITRAKOPOULOS
Member of the European Parliament for New Democracy
China and the Geopolitical Changes in the Eastern Mediterranean
AMB. VESKO GARCEVIC
Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies Ambassador in Residence
The Demographic and the Geopolitical Map of the Eastern Mediterranean: 20 Years Letter
DR. ROBERT ROSS
Professor of Political Science, Boston College
Associate of the Fairbanks Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University
China and Great Power Politics in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Institute for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Emmanuel College presents a Brown Bag Lunch series:
Past speakers include:
DR. PANAGIOTIS METAXAS
Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs
Truth, Trust, and Propaganda
DR. VIOLETTA RAVAGNOLI
Assitant Professor of History at Emmanuel College
Italian and Chinese Migrations: Glocal Traditions and Identity
DR. KONSTANTINA ZANOU
Assistant Professor, Department of Italian Studies at Columbia University
Transnational Patriotism in the Mediterranean, 1800-1850: Stammering the Nation
The Institute for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Emmanuel College presents a series of film screenings and workshops:
Past events include:
ASMARINA: SCREENING AND PANEL
Ms. Medhin Paolos: Filmmaker, photographer, musician, and social justice activist
Dr. Lorgia Garcia-Pena: Author and Professor of Latinx Studies at Harvard University
PHAROS ENSEMBLE
Berklee College of Music
Music and Culture of the Eastern Mediterranean: Workshop and Celebration
THE TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS: SCREENING AND PANEL
Dr. Irit Aharony: Senior Preceptor in Modern Hebrew,
Harvard University. Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
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