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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Lectures about international economics, trade and diplomacy and a film about a Kenyan Nobel laureate will highlight a series of programs presented as part of the \u201cChange Your Latitude!\u201d International Education Week celebration from Nov. 18 through 21, 2013<\/strong>, at Western Connecticut State University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The lectures by WCSU faculty members and film presentation will be in Warner Hall Room 102 on the university\u2019s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Admission will be free and the public is invited to attend all International Education Week events, sponsored by the Western International Center.<\/p>\n

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The Hershey Company\u2019s<\/a> enduring impact on Cuban industry and culture since founder Milton Hershey\u2019s purchase of abandoned sugar plantations and establishment of a sugar mill and refinery in the Caribbean island nation a century ago will be the theme of \u201cHershey\u2019s Cuba: Empires of Chocolate, Sugar and Rum,\u201d a lecture by Associate Professor of Spanish Dr. Galina Bakhtiarova<\/a> at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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\u201cI will explore the history and the consequences of Hershey\u2019s involvement in Cuba and its impact back home,\u201d Bakhtiarova said. Drawing upon her original research conducted in Cuba as well as materials from the Hershey archives, she explained her studies \u201cpoint to multiple connections and cross-fertilization between Hershey enterprises and the Cuban sugar, rum and tourism industries even today.\u201d <\/p>\n

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The historical legacy and contemporary significance for postwar Europe of the Elysee Treaty<\/a> signed between France and Germany half a century ago will be the subject of a lecture by Associate Professor of History Dr. Michael Nolan<\/a> at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. <\/strong>\u201cThe Elysee Treaty at 50: Franco-German Partnership Bringing Europe Together\u201d will explore the treaty signed in 1963 by French President Charles de Gaulle and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, which marked a watershed in Franco-German relations after recurring conflict and three wars during the previous 100 years.<\/p>\n

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The treaty provided the framework for continuing cooperation and face-to-face meetings between leaders, ministers and diplomats of the two nations, as well as a commitment made by the two governments to consult with each other on all important questions of foreign policy. Specific treaty provisions focused on three primary areas of cooperation including foreign affairs, defense, and education and youth. Cooperation between the governments of the two nations has been viewed widely in both countries as a cornerstone for peace and prosperity in postwar Europe. Since the founding of the European Union, France and Germany \u2014 which together account for 28 percent of total EU population and 36 percent of the overall EU economy \u2014 have faced new challenges to their cooperative relationship as the EU has struggled to cope with financial crises in member states.<\/p>\n

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These International Education Week programs also will be featured at WCSU:<\/p>\n

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