Ça y est, le programme EU*Connect lance sa 5ème édition ! Candidatez jusqu’au XX pour rejoindre cette aventure UE et connecter avec des jeunes d'Ukraine, de Moldavie, de France et d'Allemagne. Faites partie de la prochaine promotion pour comprendre l'Europe d'aujourd'hui et construire celle de demain !
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 five 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.
Applications for the fifth edition of the programme 2026/27 will open soon.
EU*Connect Highlights
For EU*Connect, CIFE partners with the Institute for Public Administration and Civil Service (IPACS) of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the Young European Federalists of JEF Berlin-Brandenburg. The programme, funded by the Franco-German Youth Office and CIFE, is 100% digital and free of charge.
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.
During the 5-month-long programme, participants will take part in lectures, training, and discussions. Key topics are the fundamentals of the European Union (institutions, decision-making, law), the role of the EU in current conflicts, the process of EU accession, and the specific challenges of Ukraine in the context of war and reconstruction. All classes will be held in English.
EU*Connect - Workload and Timetable
EU*Connect will deliver 80 hours of teaching with a weekly workload of 2 x 2.5 hours (5 hours/week in total). The courses take place twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 pm to 7.30 pm (France/Germany Time) and from 6 pm to 8.30 pm (Ukraine/Moldova Time). This enables most students and young professionals to fit their professional and academic schedules together with EU*Connect.
Courses will start at the end of October 2026 and finish at the end of March 2027. At the end of the course, a written examination will be offered in March 2026 for participants interested in obtaining a certification. Upon successful completion, participants are awarded a certificate and 20 ECTS.
How to Apply for EU*Connect
The application deadline is 17 August 2025.
Apply for EU*Connect 2026/27!
To apply for the EU*Connect programme, please click on the button and fill out the application form. Please also send your CV to euconnect@cife.eu. Selected candidates will be informed at the beginning of October.
For questions and suggestions, feel free to contact us at euconnect@cife.eu.
If you are selected for the programme, we will ask you to fill in a participation charter, by which you commit to taking part in the programme and authorise us to send you information about connecting to the platform and the various courses by email.