About
MEET EU is an initiative that aims to increase visibility, knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the European Union amongst youth and K-16 educators nationwide. MEET EU is funded by a generous Getting to Know Europe (GTKE) grant from the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. The initiative is a partnership between the Center for European Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University.
Each Center is an EU-designated Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, has world-renowned faculty and staff researching and teaching about the EU, and brings decades of experience working with K-16 educators and youth. This project capitalizes on this rich foundation to create and support a broad network of young Americans poised to become future transatlanticists. Our specific objectives are to:
- Engage US youth in EU-focused activities outside of the classroom
- Reach US youth with no prior experience with the EU
- Increase EU-US understanding
- Create a diverse network of future transatlanticists
- Provide feedback to the EU Delegation to the US about attitudes toward and understanding of the EU amongst youth
- Meet the EU: Model EU circuit in the US and EU; European Expert Career Panels
- Teach the EU: Brussels-Lux Study Tour for educators; MEETEU360 Virtual Reality presentations
- Create the EU: Virtual residency for EU filmmakers, EU Film Festival, and short film competition
- Nice to Meet EU: Community Road Shows