Timeline Activities

Project implementation period: 01/10/2025 – 31/09/2028

First Year

September-October 2025

Creation of a visual identity of the project

October 2025

  • Establishment of the website ENLARGE.
  • Kick Off online meeting and establishment of Steering Committee, Administrative Board, Editorial Commitee, Working Group on the future of Enlargement Policy, planning of the activities, approval of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, approval of the visual identity.
  • Editorial Committee meeting online for: appointment of the Communication Officer and Communication Strategy, management of the website ENLARGE, social media activities, press office.

October - June 2025

  • Academic Research and Surveys, to be completed in February 2027.

November 2025 - May 2026

  • Lectures for school teachers, EUREKA model.
  • Meetings in schools with students (Punto Europa-EUREKA model) + didactic materials (produced by UNIBO in English, translated by partners).

February 2026

  • First meeting of the working group on the future of enlargement policy in Leipzig.

January - May 2026

  • The first two issues of the Newsletter

June 2026

  • International Conference in Krakow: “The Legacy of the Big Bang EU Enlargement: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives
  • Coordination meeting.

July 2026

  • Summer School in Nantes: “Expanding a Community of Peace: Youth Leadership and Policy Innovation in Times of Global Uncertainty and Internal Challenges”.

July - August 2026

  • Didactic materials and videos from Summer School.

Second Year

September 2026 - January2027 - May 2027

  • Three issues of the Newsletter

February 2027

  • Meeting of the working group on the future of enlargement policy in Bitola

October 2026-February 2027

  • Academic Research and Surveys, to be completed in February 2027.

October 2026 - May 2027

  • Lectures for school teachers, EUREKA model.
  • Meetings in schools with students (Punto Europa - EUREKA model) + didactic materials (produced by UNIBO in English, translated by partners).

 

October 2026 - June 2027

October 2026 - Jun 2027

  • Online meetings on enlargement

May 2027

  • International Conference in Athens: “Re-energizing European Integration: Governance, Solidarity, and Strategic Partnerships”.
  • Coordination meeting.

June -July 2027

  • Summer School in Oradea: “Enlargement in practice: Tools, Techniques, and transformations”.

July - August 2027

  • Didactic materials and videos from Summer School.

July - August 2027

  • Didactic materials and videos from Summer School.

Third Year

September 2027 + January 2028 + May 2028 + September 2028

  • Three issues of the Newsletter.

October 2027 - May 2028:

  • Academic Research

October 2027 – May 2028

  • Lectures for school teachers, EUREKA model.
  • Meetings in schools with students (Punto Europa - EUREKA model) + didactic materials, produced by UNIBO in English, translated by partners.

October 2027 – June 2028

  • Online meetings on Enlargement

March – May 2028

  • Online Training Course

April 2028

  • International Conference in Munich:“Towards 2050: Future-Proofing EU enlargement and Global Relevance”.
  • Coordination meeting.

June 2028

  • Meeting of the working group on the future of enlargement policy in Novi Sad.
  • Policy paper on the future of enlargement policy.

June - July 2028

  • Summer School in Lisbon: “Imagining the EU of Tomorrow: Democracy, Identity, and Community-Building Post-2030”.

July 2028

  • Final scientific publication in open access.

July-August 2028

  • Didactic materials and videos from Summer School.

September 2028

  • Final Evaluation Meeting online