The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has announced several events for International Education Week at Cornell, Nov. 12-16. Educational institutions across the country and embassies worldwide have events each year to share culture, current events and history, and promote international exchange.

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The week of events includes outreach programs featuring Cornell students participating in a new Performance and Speakers Bureau, and the launch of a series of critical debates in foreign policy. The first debate, on Turkey's membership in the European Union, is Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m. in Goldwin Smith Hall's Lewis Auditorium. The moderator is Christopher Anderson, government, with debaters Laure Delcour, a senior research fellow at the Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques in Paris, and Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near Eastern Policy.

All events are free and open to the public, except where noted otherwise below. For more information, visit http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/calendar/index.asp.

• Exhibit: "Lafayette: Citizen of Two Worlds," ongoing, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Kroch Library.
• Seminar: "Economic Development in India and the Other Countries of South Asia," Kaushik Basu, international studies/economics, Nov. 12, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
• Debate on Turkey's membership in the European Union, Nov. 12, 4:30 p.m., Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
• Concert: Trio Arbos, contemporary Spanish music, Nov. 12, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall.
• Film: "Cuba, An African Odyssey" (2006), introduced by filmmaker Jihan El Tahri, Nov. 13, 6:45 p.m., Willard Straight Theatre. $4 students; $5/$6.50 general.
• Reception: In celebration of International Education Week, Nov. 13, by invitation; location TBA.
• Film: "Welcome to Colombia," Nov. 14, 7 p.m., Uris Auditorium.
• Lecture: "Achieving Freedom From Hunger, Poverty and Poor Health in sub-Saharan Africa: Priorities for Research and Public Policy," Speciosa Wandira, former vice president of Uganda, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m., Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
• Lecture: "Photo Recoveries: Cover-ups, Final Touches and Eternal Returns in Ho Chi Minh City," Nina Hien, Southeast Asia Program, Nov. 15, noon-1:30 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
• Peace Studies Seminar: "Missile Contagion: How Knowledge, Narrative and Norms Are Reshaping Missile Proliferation," Dennis Gormley, University of Pittsburgh, Nov. 15, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
• Seminar: "Administrative Reform and Governance in Mexico," David Arellano Gault, Centro de Investigacion y Docena Economicas, Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m., 233 Plant Sciences Building.
• Conversation group: Friends of International Students and Scholars, Nov. 15, 6-7:30 p.m., Willard Straight Hall International Lounge.
• Speaker: "Identity and Indistinguishability: A Buddhism and Science Dialogue," Vic Mansfield, Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m., 703 Olin Library.
• Lecture: "Global Markets, Global Firms: Who Writes the Rules of e-Commerce?" Maria Green Cowles, American University; Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, Seneca/Tioga Room.
• Lecture: "History and the World: The Natural History of Africa in Contemporary German Literature," John Noyes, University of Toronto, Nov. 16, 3 p.m., 181 Goldwin Smith Hall.
• Lecture: "Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America," Mae M. Ngai, Columbia University, Nov. 16, 3 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.