Events

Past Events

MAR
31
Date:
Monday, 31 Mar 2025
Time:
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Zoom (registration required)
Department:
Office for Education Abroad
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Education Abroad 101 (EA 101) is for anyone interested in studying abroad but isn't sure where to start! Topics covered include:

  • Benefits of Education Abroad
  • Things to Consider (courses, timing, budget)
  • Program Types
  • Cost Factors and Program Fees
  • Scholarships and Funding
  • Navigating the Website
  • Searching for Programs
  • Health, Safety and Security

At the end there will be a Q&A session where you can ask us any questions you may have.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Date:
Monday, 31 Mar 2025
Time:
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
201 International Center
Department:
Asian Studies Center
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Event Flyer

This simulcast film screening and discussion explores Indonesia's ambitious pursuit of geothermal energy. The documentary delves into the complex intersection of renewable energy development, environmental impact, and national aspirations. Presented by GETSEA and Michigan State University's Asian Studies Center, the event promises to spark meaningful dialogue about sustainable energy futures in Southeast Asia.

Date:
Monday, 31 Mar 2025
Time:
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location:
International Center 303
Department:
Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
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Leviathan (Левиафан, 2014; 142 min). These film screening events are sponsored and organized by the MSU Center for European, Russian, & Eurasian Studies (CERES).

APR
2
Date:
Wednesday, 02 Apr 2025
Time:
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location:
International Center Room 302
Department:
Office for International Students and Scholars
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MSU's Tax Clinic can assist you with any tax-related questions you have during their walk-in advising hours.

MSU Tax Clinic Walk-In Advising
Wednesdays, 12:30pm-2:30pm, January 29-April 9th
Monday, 12:30pm-2:30pm, April 14th
International Center, Room 302

Please note that walk-in advisors do not have tax software codes to distribute and cannot file your taxes for you. They can answer specific questions you have about your taxable income, tax residency status, and income taxes.

Date:
Wednesday, 02 Apr 2025
Time:
4:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.
Location:
Old Horticulture Building, Room 255
Department:
Asian Studies Center
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Event Flyer

Speaker: William Marotti teaches modern Japanese history, with an emphasis on everyday life and culturalhistorical issues, at UCLA, where he is also Chair of the East Asian Studies M.A. Interdepartmental Degree Program. His current project, “The Art of Revolution: Politics and Aesthetic Dissent in Japan’s 1968” (under contract, Duke University Press), follows this work with an expanded consideration of the politics of the 1960s in Japan, and their articulation with the global phenomena of the decade

This event is co-organized and co-sponsored by the MSU History Department and the MSU Asian Studies Center, made possible by the MSU Japan Council Endowment and the US Department of Education Title VI Grant.

APR
3
Date:
Thursday, 03 Apr 2025
Time:
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location:
International Center Room 201 and Zoom
Department:
African Studies Center
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Zoom registration for this event 

Eye on Africa is a weekly seminar series that provides scholars, policy-makers, applied practitioners, students, and the interested public with cutting-edge and highly-contextualized knowledge about the African continent. Emerging and established scholars share the results of their recent research, with time for audience questions and comments. The series draws on a diverse group of presenters to create an inclusive, holistic view of African history, social movements, the economy, and politics.

*This event is part of the 65th Anniversary of the MSU African Studies Center Celebration!

APR
4
Date:
Friday, 04 Apr 2025
Time:
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Zoom (registration required)
Department:
Office for Education Abroad
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Education Abroad 101 (EA 101) is for anyone interested in studying abroad but isn't sure where to start! Topics covered include:

  • Benefits of Education Abroad
  • Things to Consider (courses, timing, budget)
  • Program Types
  • Cost Factors and Program Fees
  • Scholarships and Funding
  • Navigating the Website
  • Searching for Programs
  • Health, Safety and Security

At the end there will be a Q&A session where you can ask us any questions you may have.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

APR
7
Date:
Monday, 07 Apr 2025
Time:
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location:
Zoom (registration required)
Department:
Office for Education Abroad
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Education Abroad 101 (EA 101) is for anyone interested in studying abroad but isn't sure where to start! Topics covered include:

  • Benefits of Education Abroad
  • Things to Consider (courses, timing, budget)
  • Program Types
  • Cost Factors and Program Fees
  • Scholarships and Funding
  • Navigating the Website
  • Searching for Programs
  • Health, Safety and Security

At the end there will be a Q&A session where you can ask us any questions you may have.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Date:
Monday, 07 Apr 2025
Time:
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
JMC Library, 332 Case Hall (3rd floor)
Department:
Asian Studies Center
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Event Flyer

Please join us for a unique opportunity to engage with Ashraf al-Ajrami and Ayala Brilliant, a Palestinian and Israeli peacebuilder working to bridge divides in one of the world’s most complex regions. The discussion will focus on both the practical challenges and the opportunities of working toward peace within a polarized landscape, as well as the skills and mindsets necessary for peacebuilding and diplomacy.

Sponsors: James Madison College, College of Arts and Letters, College of Social Sciences, Residential College of Arts and Humanities, International Studies and Programs, Asian Studies Center, Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel

Date:
Monday, 07 Apr 2025
Time:
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location:
International Center 303
Department:
Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
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Burnt by the Sun Burnt by the Sun (Утомлённые солнцем, 1994; 135 min). These film screening events are sponsored and organized by the MSU Center for European, Russian, & Eurasian Studies (CERES).