UNIVERSITE DE MONS-HAINAUT American Studies Center Ecole d'interprètes internationaux Avenue du Champ de Mars 7000  Mons Tél : 32-65-37.36.01 Fax : 32-65-37.36.22

E.I.I. - Mons

Founded in 1991, the American Studies Center is a member of the American Studies Network (ASN), a European association of similar centers.
The American Studies Center of the Université de Mons-Hainaut, Belgium, is a reference center on American culture in general, and on the possibilities of exchanges, grants, and fellowships for study in the United States, in particular. It is accessible to the entire community of the Mons area and visitors alike, i.e., students, teachers, researchers, or private individuals.

The main objective of the Center is to encourage student and teacher exchange between the United States and Belgium and/or Luxembourg. The Center provides information on study and research programs in the U.S., as well as on grants and fellowships to help fund these programs. It also provides concrete information on life on U.S. campuses.

The Center is also a reference library specializing in American Studies. Its library seats 20. Its holdings comprise about 2,000 to 3,000 volumes, 30 periodicals, and about 400 audio and video cassettes. The Center is equipped with four computers (one connected to the internet), a photocopy machine, a microfilm reader/printer, video viewing and recording facilities, cable TV, etc. A list of the Center's holdings is available upon request.

Finally, the Center organizes seminars and various cultural events. Every year, it invites a number of American lecturers. All these events, as well as the Center's films series, are open to the public.

For more information or to make an appointment: Tel.: +32-65-37.36.01 (Alain Piette); Fax: +32-65-37.36.22; e-mail: alain.piette@umh.ac.be

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