EU*connect is CIFE's interactive platform for introducing today's and tomorrow's European citizens to EU issues and enabling the exchange of experiences between young professionals and students from Ukraine, Moldova, France and Germany.
For three years now, CIFE's digital campus has connected young people from Ukraine, Moldova, France and Germany with a two-fold objective: 
To provide EU expertise for young Ukrainians and Moldovans, and to make French and German participants aware of the particular challenges of Ukraine in the context of war, its quest for EU accession and reconstruction.

The fourth edition of the programme will run from the end of October 2025 to the end of March 2026.

Programme Highlihgts:

• For this programme, CIFE partners with:
  • Institute for Public Administration and Civil Service (IPACS) of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  • Young European Federalists of JEF Berlin-Brandenburg
• The completely digital programme is funded by the Franco-German Youth Office and CIFE and is therefore 100% free
• CIFE has a long-standing experience in developing academic courses for international students and has trained hundreds of young citizens from accession and neighbourhood countries
• Key topics are:
  • The fundamentals of the European Union
  • The role of the EU in current conflicts
  • The process of EU accession
  • The specific challenges of Ukraine in the context of war and reconstruction 

Participants from France and Germany can apply until 17 August 2025.
Candidates from Ukraine and Moldova will have an extended application period.

For more information click here.
Applications must be submitted on this form.