The mission of the Center for the Study of Europe is to promote understanding of Europe through its cultural heritage; its political, economic, and religious histories; its art, literature, music, and philosophy; as well as through its recent emergence as a new kind of international form through the European Union.The Center (www.bu.edu/european) builds on the work of the Institute for Human Sciences at BU (www.bu.edu/euforyou), which ceased operations in early 2010. The Institute for Human Sciences (IHS) was established in 2001, in partnership with the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM) in Vienna, to serve as a forum for new, non-partisan debate, research and education in matters of international – especially transatlantic – relations. The Institute was especially interested in the intersection of international relations and culture. Between 2002 and 2009, we organized over 100 high profile events, featuring prominent European politicians, policy makers, journalists, and writers.