The Florida Network for Global Studies (FNGS) is a U.S. Department of Education Title VI-funded outreach consortium in international studies that partners TCS with the University of Florida’s Transnational and Global Studies Center. The consortium brings together key international/global studies programs across the State of Florida in order to more efficiently foster and promote outreach activities that strengthen expertise and interest in issues of transnational and global studies.

The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE), administered jointly by TCS and the University of Miami, examines the process of European integration and its implications for the United States. The Miami EUCE works closely with the local consular and business communities, sponsors speakers and programs ranging from economic and trade forums to cultural events which are open to the public.

European Studies. TCS administers the European Studies Certificate program for undergraduates interested in historical and contemporary European issues. An interdisciplinary program, the European Studies Certificate offers students a broad array of courses and great flexibility to tailor their curriculum to their individual interests and needs. Students are encouraged to complement their campus-based training with study-abroad programs offered through the Office of International Studies. The senior colloquium, “European Identities,” allows students to engage in research on topics of their own choosing under the supervision of a member of the Program’s faculty.

The International Migration Initiative (IMI) seeks to capitalize on Florida International University’s extensive faculty depth and expertise in the field of international migrations and diasporas by promoting conferences, policy-oriented research programs and international collaborative projects on issues related to immigration, refugees, and diasporas. IMI is currently developing academic certificate programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level to provide students with in-depth training in this area. IMI is also involved in a new K-12 curriculum initiative in Miami-Dade Public Schools entitled “South Florida Transnational Childhoods” which will enrich immigrant students’ curricula by studying their homelands and relating children’s attitudes and feelings towards these places and peoples. For more information, contact Cristyn Casey of TCS at caseyc@fiu.edu

The TIRES Consortium links universities in Europe with counterparts in the United States which have programs specializing in the consortium’s key themes: Transnationalism, International migration, Race, Ethnocentrism and the State (TIRES). Undergraduate students from the EU may study at TIRES affiliated U.S. institutions and vice-versa. TIRES also sponsors intensive summer institutes for graduate students and faculty research collaborations. TIRES was originally funded by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Secondary Education (FIPSE). For more information, contact Cristyn Casey of TCS at caseyc@fiu.edu or Christine Jarchow of International Studies at jarchowc@fiu.edu. See also this brochure.