At 4 p.m. April 21, lecture series organized by the European Studies Center on the theme “EU in Close-up: the Integration of Europe” was officially started on Jiangan Campus. The first lecture, titled “EU Today: General Facts & History”, was given by Professor Jian SHI, who is Jean Monnet Professor, Vice President of SCU and director of ESC.

During the lecture, Professor Shi introduced in great detail the birth of EU and its development. He points out that the founding of EU is the most successful model in contemporary regional cooperation in the world, which is increasingly exerting a far-reaching influence on world economy, politics and culture. The rich content of his presentation broaden the horizons of students and shed much light on issues like the formulation of EU, its status quo and European integration. Students applauded this interesting and illuminating lecture and actively participated in the discussion.

4月21日下午4点，在江安校区综合楼C座207教室，由我校欧洲问题研究中心举办的“走近欧盟：欧洲一体化”系列讲座正式开讲。第一讲由我校副校长、欧研中心主任、“让.莫内讲座教授”石坚教授亲自担纲。石老师为同学们作了题为“今日欧盟：概况&历史沿革”的专题讲座。

讲座中，石老师详细介绍了欧盟诞生的经过及其发展概况，他指出，欧盟的成立是当代世界区域合作中最成功的范例，对世界经济、政治和文化的发展产生着日益重要而深远的影响。丰富的内容让同学们对欧盟的发展历程和现状、欧洲一体化进程等有了一个清晰的认识，扩大了同学们的国际化视野。同学们对讲座反响强烈，气氛热烈。石老师鼓励在场同学多参加各种学术活动，不断拓展自己的学术视野。