Study Tour Week Brussels
Visit Brussels, the institutions that rule and manage the EU
budget and meet experts that have worked on EU projects for a long time
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Dates will be announced once the minimum number of bookings has been reached.
Programme
- Introduction
A must for an expert of EU Funding is the knowledge of the institutions that rule and manage the EU budget, writing programmes, evaluating projects and auditing investments. The Study Tour is organized in Brussels where in one week will be held visits, presentations by officials of the institutions and insights of academics and experts that have worked on EU projects for a long time. The opportunity is given thanks to the partnership between FASI and the Institute for European Studies, Université Saint Louis. At the end of the course a certificate of participation will be issued to the students.
- Goals
- Visit to the institutions in company of experts
- Meet officials and improve knowledge on how European Commission work
- Networking with experts and officials of the EU Institutions
- Enhance skills on EU Funding with the advice of “in situ” experts and academics
- Recipient
Undergraduates, recent graduates, professionals, executives of organizations and organizations, consultants, entrepreneurs, strategy managers, financial directors, managing directors, project managers
- Programme
- Day 1 – Arrive in Brussels
- Day 2 – Saint-Louis University/Paul Henri Spaak Building
- 9.00 – 9.15 – Welcome on behalf of the representative of Saint-Louis University
- 9.15 – 10.30 – European Union structure – The Institutional triangle: Commission, Council, European Parliament – DG GROW
- 10.30 – 10.45 – Break
- 10.45 – 12.00 – Introduction and overview of some European Union fundamentals: The impact of European law in the regulation of national judiciary – Institute for European Studies – Université Saint Louis
- 12.00 – 13.00 – Institutional set up of the Council of the European Union – Communication Service – EU Council
- 13.00 – 14.15 – Lunch
- 14.15 – 15.30 – EEAS/SEAE, external policy and international cooperation – EEAS
- 15.30 – Public Transit to Paul Henri Spaak Building – Visitors entrance
- 16.30 – 18.00 – Presentation on activities of the European Parliament – visit to the hemicycle
- Day 3 – Saint-Louis University/Jacques Delors Building
- 9.00 – 10.30 – The Budget of the European Union – DG Budget
- 10.30 – 10.45 – Break
- 10.45 – 12.00 – The European Aid Policy and International Organizations and Development Dialogue with Other Donors – DG DEVCO, European Commission
- 12.45 – 13.15 – The Humanitarian Aid of the European Union – DG ECHO, European Commission
- 13.15 – Walk to Delors Building: European Economic and Social Committee, (EESC) Committee of the Regions (CoR)
- 13.30 – 14.45 – Lunch in the CoR-EESC cantine
- 14.45 – 16.15 – The role of the Committee of the Regions in the legislative process (room JDE 63) – Committee of the Regions
- 16.15 – 16.30 – Break
- 16.30 – 17.45 – The role of the European Economic and Social Committee
- Day 4 – Saint-Louis University/European Council
- 9.15 – 10.30 – The Agriculture policy – DG AGRI, European Commission
- 10.30 – 10.45 – Break
- 10.45 – 12.00 – The Regional policy – DG REGIO, European Commission
- 12.00 – 13.15 – The Maritime policy – DG MARE, European Commission
- 13.15 – 14.30 – Lunch
- 14.30 – 15.45 – The Research policy – DG Research European Commission
- 15.45 – 16.15 – Transfer to European Council
- 16.15 – 17.30 – Presentation of the European Council
- Day 5 – Saint-Louis University
- 9.00 – 10.15 – Digital and single market Recovering from Economic Crisis – DG Connect
- 10.15 – 10.30 – Break
- 10.30 – 11.30 – Environmental policy of the EU – DG ENV
- 11.30 – 12.45 – EU commercial relations – DG Trade
- 12.45 – 14.00 – Lunch
- 14.00 – 15.15 – The Energy Policy – DG ENERG, European Commission
- 15.15 – 15.30 – Break
- 15.30 – 16.45 – IPA funding – DG Enlargement, European Commission
- Day 6 – Bruegel
- 9.00 – 9.30 – Transit to Bruegel
- 9.30 – 11.30 – Role of Think Tanks in the policy making process in Europe. Advocacy and lobbying – Bruegel Think Tank
- 11.45 – 12.00 – Exchange of experience: positive example
- 12.00 – 13.50 – Lunch
- 13.50 – Meet at Espace Léopold Parlamentarium European Parliament’s Visitor’s Centre Willy Brandt Building
- 14.00 – 16.00 – Parliamentary role-play
- Training material
Slides prepared by the lecturer and a wide selection of specific documentation materials, research and information sources on calls and programmes.
Trainers
Andrea Gallo
FASI.eu director, Chartered Accountant expert in funding
FASI.eu director, chartered accountant expert in Funding and author of articles on the subject thanks to more than ten years of consultancy work for banks and regional development finances in the evaluation/revision of more than 1,200 investment programmes financed with European, national and regional fundings, auditor, expert of the Civil and Criminal Court of Rome, lecturer at CCIAAs and training institutions, bankruptcy curator, collaborator of Prof. Avv. Nicola Picardi and assistant to the CFO of Consap Spa.
Professors and officials of the institutions
Terms & conditions: FASI.eu reserves non substantial changes to the program and to the teaching staff, as well as to confirm the actual course on the indicated dates, based on the number of enrolled students. In case of cancellation of the course on the scheduled date, at the request of the participant, the full reimbursement of the registration fee is provided.
