Work plan - the project was carried out during the period October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2023 Teaching activities (T): • T1 Theories and policies of the new economic thinking - institutions, human capital and economic resilience in the Eastern European Countries | Teorii și politici ale noii gândiri economice - instituții, capital uman și reziliență economică în țările est-europene [link] | [poster] • T2 Open labour markets in the enlarged Europe: rights, opportunities and threats | Deschiderea piețelor forței de muncă în Europa extinsă: drepturi, oportunități și amenințări [link] | [poster] • T3 Social and economic competences and skills for health professionals: systems, financing, institutions, models for practices, policies, change and reforms in the European context | Competențe sociale și economice pentru profesioniștii din domeniul sănătății [link] | [poster] • T4 Sustainable development in EU: eco-friendly practices for innovative technologies | Dezvoltarea durabilă în UE: practici ecologice pentru tehnologii inovatoare [link] | [poster] • T5 Designing research activities in European Studies: documentation, methods and dissemination | Proiectarea activităților de cercetare în studii europene: documentare, metode și diseminare [link] | [poster] • T6 Research methodology: concept, strategy and academic writing | Metodologia cercetării: concept, strategie și scriere academică [link] | [poster] Deliverables (D): • D1: Scientific papers elaboration on the courses and researches’ topics • D2: The educational assessment of the European Studies programmes in Romania (a book that addresses key issues at European Union level) [pdf file] • D3: Didactic materials elaboration on the courses topics • D4: Policy briefs in order to increase visibility of the results and foster further debates: o Policy brief on the role of human capital in building regional economic resilience (in connection with R1) [pdf file] o Policy brief on the assessment of the European Studies programmes according to the competences acquired by students  (in connection with R2) [pdf file] o Policy brief on the improvement of the labour market utilization for health professionals (in connection with E3) [pdf file] o Policy brief on sustainable development in the EU: eco-friendly practices in innovation and technologies (in connection with E4) [pdf file] o Policy brief on sustainable development through access to justice (in connection with E4) [pdf file] • D5: Guidelines to writing your thesis • D6: Project website Research activities (R): • R1: The role of human capital in building regional economic resilience • R2: Addressing skill mismatch by improving tertiary education in European Studies in Romania o a) an updated curriculum for European Studies programmes [pdf file] o b) in-depth interviews with employers of European Studies graduates to more clearly identify the skills required on the labour market; o c) a questionnaire survey applied to over 500 students, mainly aimed at correlating the skills acquired within the European Studies programmes with the graduates’ intention to emigrate. Events (E): • E1: Workshop on advanced research tools and instruments for analysing current issues of the European Union (workshop 1; workshop 2) • E2: Academic cooperation between Romania and Moldova. Enhancing the Association Agreement through human capital development (workshop 1; workshop 2) • E3: Policy adjustments to improve the labour market utilization for health professionals in a changing economic environment. Is the European policy helpful in the area? (roundtable) • E4: Sustainable practices that decrease the environmental cost of development. How a unitary European policy can approach the topic? (roundtable) • E5: The assessment of the European Studies programmes in Romania by looking at the acquired competences (seminar1, seminar 2) • E6: European documentation and research methodology for young researchers – study visits • E7: Getting familiarised with the Jean Monnet actions (Workshop 1; Workshop 2; Workshop 3) • E8: Visibility and dissemination of research results at international conferences • E9 conferences o 2022 conference | POSTER o 2023 Closing project conference