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Medal of Honor awarded to UWE President
We are pleased to share that Dr. Anne Nègre, President of University Women Europe, is recently awarded with the “Medal of Honor” from the Award Committee of the Conference of International Non Governmental Organisations of the Council of Europe (CoE) “for the constant and exemplary commitment of Mrs. Negre to the associations for solidarity, European citizenship, understanding and approaches between peoples, civil society and human rights”.
This medal was given by Mr. Gerhard Ermischer, President of the Conference of INGOs of the CoE on the 5th October 2022 in Strasbourg, France.
President of the Conference of INGOs
REGISTRATION OPEN: UWE AGM Kyrenia, Cyprus
We are pleased to invite you to the next Annual General Meeting of the University Women of Europe in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus. This year, the AGM will be combined with a one-day conference, the theme is: “Women and sustainable environment”.
Women play a key role in the management, conservation, exploitation and utilization of natural resources as consumers and educators, our focus will be on the issues and the impact of women arising from the current situation in Europe.
Why does sustainable development depend on women? How to build equal sustainable development?
We are looking forward to meeting you, exchanging ideas and continuing to be engaged in the work towards an improvement of women’s lives in Europe and all over the world.
The conference is open to all members of the University Women of Europe and their friends.
WELCOME TO KYRENIA
The Turkish Cypriot Association of University Women (TCAUW) is happy to host the UWE Annual General Meeting 2022. The city of Kyrenia is the hidden jewel of the Mediterranean full of magnificent historical monuments that provide timeless glimpses of glorious days gone by. The Kyrenia Harbour is a great example of the town’s rich history, with streets of old Kyrenia town exuding Ottoman architecture, leading up to the Venetian-built Kyrenia Castle beautifully towering over the harbour. The list continues with the breath-taking St. Hilarion Castle up on the mountain top and the Bellapais Abbey in set in one of the most beautiful villages on the island, as well as museums housing relics of the past.
TRANSPORTATION
Kyrenia city can be reached by individual or collective taxi services that can be organised by your hotel or that can be taken once you land at the two international airports (ERCAN and LARNACA) which have several daily flights to Cyprus. Ercan Airport can be accessed mainly by Turkish Airlines (https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-gb/flights/booking) regular flights from anywhere in the world as well as by some other charter companies such as Pegasus Airlines, Corendon Airlines with a touch down in Turkey. You can also have direct flights to Larnaca departing from many cities in Europe. (Easy Jet, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa Airlines, Ryan Air, Jet 2, Aegean Airlines LOT Polish Airlines etc.).
Please check the best flight option from your nearby airport.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
- Thursday 22 September: Arrival and registration, informal welcome and a cocktail reception
- Friday 23 September: Welcome notes, keynote speeches, lunch and workshops followed by a Turkish Cypriot festive dinner with traditional food
- Saturday 24 September: UWE Annual General Meeting, Gala Dinner in the evening.
A detailed schedule of the conference programme will be available on our newsletter blog.
CONFERENCE VENUE
The Acapulco Resort Convention Spa nearby the beach will serve as our conference location. This amazing 5*hotel is located on the east of the city. 20 minutes from Ercan airport, nearby the Kyrenia Castle and Bellapais Monastery. We recommend our participants to book their rooms here at a special price.
ACCOMMODATION
The conference location Hotel Acapulco
To book your room follow the Instructions payment link , then click the payment link
Double room: 80 € per night/person, Single room: 120 € per night/ person *Breakfast included
When making a reservation at the hotel, please use the following code: UWE 2022 *These special prices are available until 31st of July!
OPTIONAL TOUR
Sunday, 25 September: KYRENIA & NICOSIA Tour – 35 EUR (including transport & lunch)
After departing from the hotel we drive to the beautiful village of Bellapais where the ‘Bellapais Monastery’ is located. This monastery is one of the most amazing ones with its architecture and location. We walk to the house of ‘Laurence Durell’ who lived in this village and wrote his famous book called ‘The Bitter Lemons of Cyprus’. We’ll then drive to Kyrenia centre and visit the ‘Kyrenia Castle’ which is located by the marina. It was built by Byzantines and many additions were made by Lusignans, Venetians, Ottomans, and by English. ‘The Shipwreck Museum’ is located in the castle and must be visited. A shipwreck, amphoras, almonds, fig seeds and many other objects are been exhibited which all date back to 300BC. After a short walk in the marina we hop on our bus and drive to Nicosia.
We drive to the walled city of Nicosia which has been the capital of the island since 11th century. We’ll walk to the city centre from ‘Kyrenia Gate’ on foot. This gate is one of the 3 gates which surrounds the walled city of Nicosia. We stop at ‘Dr. Fazıl Kucuk Museum’ who was the Vice President of Cyprus when Republic of Cyprus was formed in 1960. We pass by ‘Samanbahce Houses’ which were the first social houses that were built for the people who were in need in 1900. We walk to ‘Venetian Column’ which is located in the centre of the city. ‘St. Sophia Cathedral’ (Selimiye Mosque) is one of the nicest gothic style buildings that was built by Lusignans. We walk to ‘Buyuk Han’ which was built in 1572 by the Ottomans and have our lunch in ‘Buyuk Han’. After some free time on our way to the bus we pass by ‘Dervish Pasa Mansion’ and visit the place which will be the last stop of the day.
CONFERENCE FEE
The conference fee includes conference registration and documents, all lunches, coffee/tea and the Turkish Cypriot festive dinner evening. Registration deadline: August 25. The optional tour will be paid separately. Non-members will pay 30 Euro’s extra for a year membership fee of University Women of Europe. The conference fee includes conference registration, all lunches, coffee/tea and conference, Turkish dinner and documentation. If you would like to join us only for the gala dinner at a special location the fee is 35 Euro.
| REGISTRATION DEADLINE | FULL CONFERENCE | ONE DAY CONFERENCE | |
| Members | |||
| Early bird fee | 31 July 2022 | 110 € | 100 € |
| Regular fee | 25 August 2022 | 120 € | 110 € |
| Gala dinner | 35 € | ||
| Non-members | |||
| Early bird fee | 31 July 2022 | 140 € | 130 € |
| Regular fee | 25 August 2022 | 150 € | 140€ |
| Gala dinner | 35 € |
Please pay your fees to the following bank account:
Organization name: KIBRIS TURK UNIVERSITELI KADINLAR DERNEGI
BANK: TURKIYE IS BANKASI A.Ş
ADRESS: MERKEZ MAHALLESİ, LARNAKA BULVARI NO:1, ISKELE, NORTHERN CYPRUS
IBAN: TR 22 0006 4000 0026 8090 0789 17
BIC/SWIFT CODE: ISBKTRISXXX
| For any additional inquiries about the conference, please contact TCAUW: ersoy.ferdiye@gmail.com or guldenkucuk@yahoo.com and use the subject line: UWE 2022. |
Bank to Bank Transfer – Please use your name as a reference for your booking.
Should you for any reason decide not to come the following cancellation rules apply for the participation fee conference:
50% after July 15 2022 / 75% after August 25 2022 / 100% after September 1st
Registration open: UWE Meet & Greet Israel
Israel Association of University Women (IAUW) and University Women of Europe (UWE) warmly welcome you to the online UWE Meet & Greet on Sunday, 8th of May 2022: 17.00 – 19.00 CET, on zoom.
Programme
Welcome – Ora Sharon, Vice President and CER IAUW
Glimpse of Israel – short movie
Adv. Yemima Peretz Gabay, President IAUW addressing the meeting
Dr. Anne Bergheim-Negre, UWE President addressing the meeting
Ex-president IAUW Fayge Cohen introducing Zeina Drawshy doctoral student who received a scholarship from the Jerusalem branch. Zeina will tell us about herself, about her research and the help and encouragement that the scholarship offered her.
Q & A
Yuly Schwarts, Spokeswoman for Israel Antiquities Authority about the archaeological excavations and findings in the Holy lands
Dead Sea scrolls – short movie
Q & A
Jerusalem of Gold – song
Adv. Shiri Malca, the Chair of Tel Aviv branch about the voluntary work with the girls living in boarding schools. She will present one young girl Sivan Menash who received the scholarship. Sivan will speak about her life at the boarding school.
Tel Aviv scholarships – short movie
Q & A
All the participants singing “Hava Nagila”
Farewell messages – end of the meeting
Registration Details
This is a free event. To attend please register here . Following registration, you will receive a confirmation message and the Zoom link to the event, please save it. You will also receive an event reminder with the zoom link 24 hours before the event.
Relax and enjoy. Israelis are exceptionably hospitable, they use phrases of gratitude quite often. Bevakasha!
Save the Date: UWE Conference & AGM 2022
We are pleased to invite you to the next UWE Conference and AGM, Kyrenia, on 23rd– 25th September 2022 to celebrate together 25 years of the Turkish Cypriot Association of University Women (TCAUW) and 42 years since University Women of Europe (UWE) was founded as regional group of International Federation of University Women (IFUW – now GWI).
Kyrenia is the hidden jewel of the Mediterranean full of magnificent historical monuments that provide timeless glimpses of glorious days gone by. The Kyrenia Harbour is a great example of the town’s rich history, with streets of old Kyrenia town exuding Ottoman architecture, leading up to the Venetian-built Kyrenia Castle beautifully towering over the harbour. The list continues with the breathtaking St. Hilarion Castle up on the mountain top and the Bellapais Abbey in set in one of the most beautiful villages on the island, as well as museums housing relics of the past.
We are looking forward to meeting you with interesting topics: Women and sustainable environment. The speakers as well as a detailed programme will be announced very soon, including information about the registration.
The Conference will take place at the Acapulco Convention Centre along the coastline and is open to all members of the University Women of Europe and their friends.
2022 marks 100 years of the Italian Federation of Women Graduates (FILDIS)
This year the Italian Federation of Women Graduates (Federazione Italiana Laureate e Diplomate Instituti superiori), member of University Women of Europe (UWE) is celebrating 100 years.
FILDIS was established in Rome in 1922 under the presidency of the philosopher Isabella Grassi who firmly believed that personal commitment, including international ones within associations, “raised women culturally, socially and spiritually“; it is present on the national territory with 12 local FILDIS sections; the activity was suspended from 1935 to 1944 due to disagreements with the fascist government, it was reactivated in 1945 under the guidance of Prof. Libera Trevisani Levi Civita.
FILDIS was awarded a special medal by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano for its 90th anniversary; It is part of the Lazio Regional Women’s Council, the Network for Equality, the CNDI Regional Coordination, the Joint Action for Equal Democracy, collaborates with other women’s associations that also operate at national and international level and with the “Female Toponymy” group, included in the Permanent Workshop: THE HISTORICAL CITY FROM A GENDER POINT OF VIEW.
Starting from December 7, 2019, the legal seat is in Syracuse. To celebrate the centenary, the members have decided to remember the past years with events in which they will trace the path of FILDIS from 1922 to today. The first meeting has been held online this Saturday 5th February. Professor of History of Political Doctrine, Fiorenza Taricone, past National President, honorary member and the author of the book ‘A mosaic tile’ dedicated to the history of the Italian Federation reminded the past moments of FILDIS from 1922 to 1992, tracing its profile since the early years of its establishment.
Together with other members, she begun to write a second volume that talks about their commitment during the last 20 years, until today. “The Statute is an example of mature and participatory democracy. Our attention is also turned to women who come from other countries and to the needs of their children, their families, to the need for a fruitful school-family collaboration. This is why we are available to listen, to take care of situations at risk and we are committed to teaching foreign mothers the Italian language that we consider a vehicle of affection in our country which should put in place a real form of welcome”.
In the archives of International Federation of University Women (IFUW) in Amsterdam, FILDIS was present at the 1st AGM in London and signed the documents when UWE was founded in 1981. Congratulations on this milestone celebration!
Meet & Greet – BFWG/IFUWA/UWE -19 June 2021
GLOBAL PANDEMIC BRINGS WOMEN GRADUATES TOGETHER WORLDWIDE
The President and members of the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG – The British Federation of Women Graduates) have invited the President of Graduate Women International, Terry Oudraad, and members of University Women of Europe to join the members of the Indian Federation of University Women’s Association to stand in solidarity with India and other countries suffering from this humanitarian crisis, COVID-19.
19th June 2021 when women across the world will join together to show their support for the people of India and countries still in the grip of the virus, BFWG President Jasmit Phull will welcome all the members and this will be followed by a candle lighting ceremony to pay tribute to all lives lost due to COVID-19. Terry Oudraad, the Graduate Women International President, will address our members followed by IFUWA President Ranjana Banerjee and UWE President Dr. Anne Negre. Our speaker will share her recent true-life story, when she travelled from UK to India to look after her mother, who had COVID-19. Members will get a chance to share their own stories and thoughts. A moving global event shared through friendship and unity by the women graduates. The event will end with Peace Music.
Meet & Greet on Saturday 19 June 2021 at 3.30pm for BFWG members
4.30 pm CEST for UWE members and 8 pm for IFUWA members
Click here to see the AGENDA
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82569689019?pwd=bXRqZG1uWDdXcE5GSnlNRjY3THd3Zz09
Meeting ID: 825 6968 9019 Passcode: 065039
BFWG invites GWI President Terry Oudraad and members from UWE & IFUWA to join in solidarity with India
and other countries going through the humanitarian crisis due to Covid
An event not to be missed!
Sarah Claydon (BFWG Administrator) will help with the Zoom,
If you have any queries please contact Sarah on sarahclaydon@bfwg.org.uk
Season’s Greetings from UWE
It’s been a year like no others, full of unprecedented challenges, most of our 2020 plans had to be changed and adapted overnight, new words like white year, zoom meetings, virtual General Assembly were put on our Agenda.
Hopefully, this year has brought out the best in us, we managed to stay together and thank you for being with us. KINDNESS and HOPE are not cancelled.
We wish you good Health, Love and Peace in the next year!
For the Board,
President Anne Nègre
Vice President Aisha Alshawaf
Treasurer Annelies Pierrot Bults
Vice President Pina Foti
Secretary General Roxana Elena Petrescu
Women’s Biography Award
Awarded in November each year, the prize is created by the French Association of University Women and University Women of Europe.
The prize is awarded for a biography in French of an author on the life of women who have lived in France or abroad.
The biography must be made available to the AFFDU/UWE Jury on 30 August 2020.
The laureates may only compete once. The prize money is the publication of the Biography in French by Editions Ampelos. The laureate undertakes to rework her biography for publication if necessary.
Biographies selected by the jury may be published online on the websites dedicated to this purpose.
Abstracts of the biographies presented for the prize will be published online on the websites of the associations AFFDU and UWE, as well as on the Publisher’s website.
Biographies should be sent before August 30, 2020 to the following e-mail address: bio@affdu.fr.
In electronic format:
- a compressed file with the first names, surnames, etc., will be sent to the Editor.
- The text with a maximum of 160 000 characters including spaces, its annexes may be a bibliography of 2 000 characters including spaces and a maximum of 18 illustrations in pdf format.
- A 5,000 character biography summary, including spaces, without footnotes, in word format. The abstract should include a definition of the subject of study, a brief presentation of the sources and the problem, and the main results of the research.
- In French, if the text also exists in another language, it can be attached in the following languages
- The author’s telephone, electronic and postal contact information
- A resume.
- Authorization for publication by edition and on the web
- If the author is a University graduate, she will become a member of the AFFDU. If the author is not a University graduate, she will become a related member or will make a donation equivalent to the AFFDU membership fee. In this way, she will subscribe to the corporate objects of the AFFDU as well as to those of the UWE which inspire this competition.
And in paper format:
- A simple mailing, no registered mail, we will not be able to receive them, including two paper copies of the Biography and its possible appendices
- two hard copies of the abstract
- two copies of your telephone, electronic and postal contact information and CV
- these documents will not be returned
- at the following address: AFFDU/UWE, REID HALL, 4 rue de Chevreuse 75006 Paris – France
Only complete files will be considered.
Abstracts of the biographies that have competed for the prize may be published in the journal Diplômées and on the UWE website.
The members of the jury
President: Anne Nègre, UWE
Vice President: Sonia Bressler, AFFDU
Eric Peyrard, Editions Ampelos
Nicole Fouché
Here at this link terms& conditions in french
Prix de biographies de femmes
Save the date: UWE Conference &AGM Paris
We are pleased to invite you to the next UWE Conference and AGM , Paris, on 17th – 20th September 2020 to celebrate together the centenary of the French Association of University Women (AFFDU) and 40 years since University Women of Europe (UWE) was founded as regional group of International Federation of University Women (IFUW).
Known as the “City of light”, Paris is often referred to as an “open-air museum” thanks to its architectural and cultural outstanding heritage, its streets overflow of culture, art, beauty and history. Located in the heart of Montparnasse neighborhood of Paris, Reid Hall, a cultural and educational hub, former a residential center for university women after the 1st World War (also housed the French Association of University Women), which hosted international conferences for more than a century, it became Columbia Global Centers – Paris and it is confirmed as the main venue for this event.
We are looking forward to meeting you with interesting topics: 100 years of women’s rights, gender equality, artificial intelligence and the place of women in the 20th century. The speakers and a detailed programme will be announced very soon, including information about the registration.
The Conference is open to all members of the University Women of Europe and their friends.
Equality now, or…? / L’égalité maintenant, ou…?
Equality now, or? L’égalité maintenant, ou ?
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