The   reasons   laying   behind   the   project   are   related   to the   harsh   economic   challenges   the   EU   is   currently facing,   the   youth   being   mostly   affected   by   very   high unemployment    rates.    Thus,    encouraging    academic debate   on   how   can   young   population   acquire   more competences      and      ease      their      labour      market integration    may    be    the    key    for    reviving    European economy   (a   more   resilient   EU).   Therefore,   the   wide range    of    teaching    activities,    researches    and    events included in the project sets a proper framework for: • deepens      teaching      in      the      EU      Studies      by embodying       new       courses       in       the       official curriculum    of    Centre    for    European    Studies’s (CES) master programmes; • provides    in-depth    teaching    on    EU    matters    for future    professionals    (in    medicine,    engineering, economics,    etc.)    by    taking    advantage    of    the expertise    of    our    team,    the    knowledge    gained during   our   events,   but   also   through   the   research activities carried out within the project; • better    prepare    students    for    their    professional life   by   stock   taking   the   competences   which   are now    being    acquired    by    the    existing    education programmes    and    helping    them    gaining    new competences     and     knowledge     in     EU     related subjects,   completing   their   curricula   according   to the labour market needs; • encourages,    advices    and    mentors    the    young generation     of     teachers     and     researchers     by familiarising   them   with   the   main   research   tools and   instruments   for   analysing   the   current   issues the   EU   is   facing   and   by   supporting   study   visits for   deepening   skills   and   competences   of   young researchers; • making   target   groups   which   had   less   exposure to     EU     aspects     (namely     students     attending programs   in   medicine   and   engineering)   to   better understand     the     role     of     the     EU     and     the challenges it is currently facing; • advancing     knowledge     regarding     the     EU     by getting   in   contact   and   initiate   discussions   with multiple   target   groups,   namely   BA,   MA   and   PhD students,      researchers,      professors      and      civil society       representatives;       furthermore,       the research     activities     will     deepen     the     already existing knowledge in some of the EU topics; • raising    interest    in    EU    subjects    by    attracting students    to    attend    education    programmes    in European     Studies     and     European     integration topics; • consolidating    the    statute    of    CES    as    a    regional pole   for   dissemination   of   information   about   the EU   in   Romania   (CES   is   the   leading   provider   of education   in   European   Studies   within   the   North- East   region),   but   also   at   the   Eastern   border   of the    EU    (by    strengthen    academic    relation    with universities in Republic of Moldova); • providing      consultation      in      elaborating      and implementing   the   EU   funded   projects   but   also   in carrying    out    research    activities    in    EU    related topics     to     colleagues     in     other     departments, universities and non-academic institutions. All     activities     proposed     in     the     project     have     an interdisciplinary   and   multidisciplinary   character:   the events   are   aimed   at   specialists   in   various   EU   issues (regional     development,     health,     European     funding opportunities,    methodological    aspects);    the    target audience   consists   of   students,   teachers,   researchers, broad      public      –      having      different      profiles      and professional   backgrounds;   the   topics   of   the   events organised   (seminars,   workshops,   round   tables)   cover many      perspectives:      economic,      social,      political, medicine, engineering etc. The multidisciplinary synergies will be assured by: • the   transfer   of   expertise   in   teaching,   research,   by promoting   debate   and   exchange   of   ideas   within different experts from different universities; • the   increased   interest   in   education   and   training in   the   field   of   European   Studies   by   creating   new opportunities,   with   a   considerable   impact   in   line with   the   objectives   of   the   Erasmus+   Programme – Jean Monnet Activities; • the    growing    number    of    teaching    activities    in European   Studies   issues   addressed   to   the   needs of students; • the   formation   of   a   new   generation   of   specialists in   the   field   of   European   Studies   that   generate added   value   at   European   level   in   the   process   of teaching,     research,     institutional     development and   promotion   of   European   cooperation   inter- universities. Summarizing,    the    academic    added    value    of    the project is given by the following: • The   inclusion   of   new   courses   and   contents   on European     topics     in     the     curricula     for     the specializations   of   general   economics,   European Studies,     regional     development,     international relations,     where     the     need     to     provide     extra knowledge    apart    from    that    already    conveyed through      the      study      programme      has      been identified; • The   introduction   of   new   courses   for   the   students from   other   fields   than   those   which,   due   to   the specialization,     usually     acquire     knowledge     or competences     associated     with     the     European Studies (Medicine, Polytechnics); • The   involvement   of   universities   that   are   not   in contact   with   Jean   Monnet   Actions   (Medicine   and Pharmacy    “Grigore    T.    Popa”    of    Iasi,    Technical University    “Gh.    Asachi”    of    Iasi,    Moldova    State University). Project coordinator This project is coordinated by Ramona Tiganasu, researcher at Centre for European Studies