Nanovic Institute for European Studies
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Nanovic Institute for European Forum, the Keeley Vatican Lecture, European film series, lecture series, conferences, symposium, special guest speakers, lunches and others. The institute offers grants and fellowships, as well as a minor in European Studies for undergraduates at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
The Nanovic Institute consists of a director, staff, advisory board, faculty committee, fellows, visiting scholars and students.
The Nanovic Institute was established in 1993 as a Center for European studies offering lectures, seminars, and conferences, for undergraduate students at the University of Notre Dame. The idea for the Nanovic Institute began in the early 1990s, when Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic participated in a Notre Dame-sponsored tour through Central and Eastern Europe, which included history lectures by Robert Wegs. The tour inspired the Nanovics to financially support the academic enrichment of the students at the University of Notre Dame: In 2007, thanks to a $10 million donation from the Nanovic family, the Center became an Institute. This donation was part of the "Spirit of Notre Dame" fund-raising campaign, which was, "the largest fund-raising effort in the history of Catholic higher education."[1]
In October 2013, the university announced plans to construct a new academic home for its economics, political science, and sociology departments, bringing together under one roof the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Construction of the new building, Nanovic Hall, is scheduled for completion in 2017.[2]
Robert Nanovic is a 1954 graduate of Notre Dame, and has served on the Advisory Council of the College of Arts since 1993.[3]