The general topic of the Workshop is “Improving Citizens’ Engagement in Policy Development for a Sustainable European Union”. The aim of the Workshop is to foster debates and exchange of ideas and experiences on a major and topical European issue, that of achieving sustainability in the European Union, so that at the end, not only the participant becomes more aware of the existing issues and what can he/she do about it, but also becomes acquainted with the instruments at hand to engage more as an active citizen in the life of the European Union.

The needs that this event targets are:

• the needs of the students to become acquainted with the current EU sustainability issues and most of all, with the instruments that these have at their disposal to better express themselves in a democratic environment, and
• the needs of the Module and the professors to create a professional academic framework in which the above-mentioned topics can be discussed and tackled by the students as well as the invited speakers and participants.

The 1st edition of the NextStepEU Workshop series, entitled “Improving Citizens’ Engagement in Policy Development for a Sustainable European Union”,  was organized on March 14th, 2023, starting 14 P.M. (room B618) – details here.

The 2nd edition of the NextStepEU Workshop series was organized on March 29th, 2024, starting 14:15 P.M. (room B618), under the title “Entrepreneurship in Current Times: A Woman’s Perspective” – details here.

The 3rd edition of the NextStepEU Workshop series was organized on May 16th, 2024, starting 14:15 P.M. (room B610), under the title “Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable European Union in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case Study of Bulgaria” – details here.

The 4th edition of the NextStepEU Workshop series was organized on May 28th, 2024, starting at 2:05 P.M. (room B3), under the title “The Journey to Financial Independence” – details here.

The 5th edition of the NextStepEU Workshop series was organized on March 11th, 2025, starting 10:00 A.M. (Ferdinand Hall), under the title “Entrepreneurship in Current Times: A Woman’s Perspective” – details here.

The 6th edition of the NextStepEU Workshop series was organized on May 21st, 2025, starting 2:00 P.M. (room B413), under the title “Personal Finance 2.0 – How Technology Helps Us Be More Financially Responsible” – details here.

The 7th edition of the NextStepEU Workshop series was organized on October 22nd, 2025, starting at 9:00 A.M. (Room B417, FEAA), under the title “Inclusive and Resilient Education for a Sustainable Europe”. The event was held under the umbrella of the NextStepEU project and the cross-border initiative “ÎNVAȚĂ, DEZVOLTĂ-TE, FII REZILIENT!” – details here.
This workshop took place after the official completion of the project’s funding period, marking the beginning of the sustainability phase, which demonstrates the project’s continuity and long-term impact.

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