PIER-European Studies

PIER-European Studies endeavors to improve understanding of the countries of Eastern and Western Europe and the former USSR, from Ireland to Kamchatka. With the help of a panel of master teachers, PIER-European Studies has run the Yale-Hopkins Summer Seminar an intensive institute for teachers, administrators, college faculty and other interested adults for more than 20 years.

PIER-European Studies presents a variety of other professional development events field study opportunities, collaborates in international conferences and in student and teacher exchanges, and coordinates a faculty development series.

Other services include consulting, curriculum evaluation and review, a growing resource collection, clearinghouse services, language enrichment opportunities for high school students, a speakers' bureau and translation services. For business and the media, PIER-European Studies offers training and educational programs that will enhance their international and intercultural understanding.

PIER-European Studies is funded through the Council on European Studies, a United States Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center.

For information on PIER-European Studies, contact Brian Carter, PIER Director, at 203-432-3424 or by email.