EUCN Conference 2006: "Knowledge, Identities and Governance: Challenges for Contemporary Europe"
Level 2, Business School
University of Auckland
1-11 Short St, City Campus
9-10 November, 2006
EUCN Conference 2006
The aim of this inaugural conference is to bring together as many as possible of those undertaking research on the EU in New Zealand and the Pacific region, across the whole range of disciplines. The theme is deliberately broad but focused on the intersection of major current challenges for the EU and the agreed priorities for NZ-EU relationships and research. The conference will also include the official launch of the University of Auckland New Zealand Europe Centre.
Keynote speaker Prof. Jonathan Friedman, Lund University
There is a prize for the best paper authored by a graduate student at a university in the New Zealand European Union Centres Network.
The New Zealand European Union Centres Network was formed earlier this year as a result of a generous grant from the European Commission. The purpose of the EUCN is to combine the three elements of research, teaching and outreach under a unique thematic umbrella focused on the impact, role and understanding of the EU within NZ and the Pacific region in general. The EUC Network is dedicated to the EU's interaction with the region in the widest terms as outlined in the 1999 Joint Declaration - involving economics, politics, security, innovation, development, democratic values and people and cultures. The guiding objectives are:
- Build a Network of academic excellence
- Develop EU Studies curriculum throughout NZ
- Enhance awareness of EU policies as they affect the region
- Enhance EU visibility by implementing national, focused, regular and high-level outreach activities
- Provide a national vehicle for promoting a better understanding of the EU
- Develop a national Network of EU expertise that can be accessed by the media, government and public
- Expand people-to-people links and exchanges for academics, students and practitioners
- Undertake research relevant to the priorities of EU-NZ bilateral relations
For further information please contact Pam Knight p.knight@auckland.ac.nz or David Mayes d.mayes@auckland.ac.nz.
The conference will take place in the Business School, 1-11 Short Street, level 2. A block booking at a favourable rate will be arranged at a nearby hotel. Participants will need to arrive by 10 am on November 9th and can plan on departure after the end of the afternoon on 10th November. There will be a conference dinner and a reception on the evening of 9th November.