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The Robert Schuman Lecture celebrates the remarkable achievements of European integration since its modest beginnings in the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951, announced in a declaration by French Foreign Minister Schuman. The Australian National University has recognised this achievement and foresight by coordinating the annual Schuman Lecture since 1996. The first lecture was delivered by Lord Leon Brittan, the then Vice President of the European Commission. Since then, the University has coordinated annual Schuman Lectures by distinguished speakers, including The Right Honourable Chris Patten CH, Commissioner for External Relations, The Right Honourable Alexander Downer and Justice Michael Kirby of the Australian High Court.
Past events
Schuman Lecture - Strengthening Relationships in Challenging Times
8 Nov 2022
The 2022 Schuman Lecture: "Strengthening Relationships in Challenging Times" The ANU Centre for European Studies is honoured to have the EU Ambassador-...Schuman Lecture - Australia and the European Union: great expectations
22 Nov 2021
Please note: There has been a change in date for this event. The 2021 Schuman Lecture will take place on Monday 22 November. The ANU Centre for European...Schuman Lecture - Solidarity and Unity: charting a course for the EU in troubled times
30 Nov 2020
The ANU Centre for European Studies is delighted to present this contribution to our Schuman Lecture Series, to be delivered by Ambassador of Germany to...Schuman Lecture - Europe at the Crossroads: Global Power or Also-Ran?
26 Sep 2019
The director of the European Council on Foreign Relations wrote recently that Europe could become either ‘a co-equal power in a tripolar world’ – or ‘roadkill...Schuman Lecture - EU–Australia: A Global Alliance for Trade
18 Jun 2018
In this year’s Schuman Lecture, the European Commissioner for Trade Dr Cecilia Malmström will explore the opportunities offered by an EU–Australia Free Trade...Schuman Lecture - Schuman’s Vision in the Age of Disarray: Whither Europe and the West?
28 Aug 2017
The ANU Centre for European Studies is delighted to present this contribution to our Schuman Lecture Series, to be delivered by Mr David Ritchie AO. This...Brexit or Bremain? Implications of the UK’s EU referendum for Australia and the world.
1 Jun 2016
On 23 June the UK electorate will decide whether to remain a part of the European Union or vote to leave. Advocates of ‘Brexit’ claim that it is time for the...Schuman Lecture: The European Union’s Climate and Energy Policy, a driver for growth and innovation
26 Aug 2015
Audio recording of the lecture available under the link: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/the-eu-and-climate-change-change-action/6736232...Schuman Lecture - Indo-Pacific Lessons from a European Experiment
16 Jun 2014
The transcript of the 2014 Schuman Lecture is now available on the DFAT website and also as a recording below: The European project was an attempt to...2013 Schuman Lecture: Culture and Contact: Europe, Australia and the Arts
19 Aug 2013
You can listen to this Schuman Lecture through the ABC Radio National’s Big Ideas website. In 2013, the year of Canberra’s Centenary, despite the decision to...
