DO Newsletter: May/June Issue 2009
Interview
Luciano Morganti, Director of Crosscommunication
Since 1998, Luciano Morganti has worked with the Development Office as expert for the EU Fact Finding workshops and lecturer for other training courses.
“The participants get all the info they are looking for in one click”
The EU provides a lot of information on the public ‘Europa’ website. Why is it still necessary to participate in your EU Fact Finding workshop?
People looking for information on the EU are interested in this course because I teach them how to find all the information they are searching for in one click. I explain how to find the information in an efficient way, and I continuously review my presentation according to changes in the ‘Europa’ portal. The workshop is always as interactive as possible.
How can participants benefit in the long term from participation in your course?
First, they can take the PowerPoint presentation with them, which is a huge and live tool on EU matters at their fingertips. Secondly, I invite them to contact me if they have any further questions.
Why did you decide to cooperate with the Development Office for the organisation of the EU Fact Finding course?
Someone from the Development Office asked me to offer the presentation on EU information sources that I had created while an academic assistant at the College to business executives. Since then I have trained a huge variety of participants, including those at your training seminars for the Europe Direct Network or the Intensive Seminar on the EU.
Do you think the Master’s programme at the College of Europe was a good preparation for your current job?
It was an excellent opportunity from an academic, a professional and a human point of view – for sure, it has been the trampoline for everything that I have done afterwards!
Announcements
Join our network of experts!
With projects from Amman to Zaragoza by way of Bruges, the Development Office is always looking to expand its worldwide network of experts.New horizons for the Development Office
The Development Office of the College of Europe is exploring new territory in the Mediterranean region and Central America through two of the Commission’s external aid initiatives (EuropeAid).Open Registrations
» Intensive Seminar on the EU
(Register now!)
Choose from one-, two-, or three-week intensive courses on EU decision-making and policies offering a truly European experience.
- Registration deadline extended till 12 June!
» EU Fact Finding – the EU at your Fingertips!
Learn how to discern, evaluate and optimise time in acquiring information on the EU.
- Register by 11 September and benefit from a 10% discount!
- Registration open till 21 September.
» Regulatory Impact Analysis
Gain an insight into the RIA process to better understand policy decisions.
- Register by 4 September and benefit from a €500 discount!
- Registration open till 2 October.
» EU Negotiations in Practice
Acquire and improve your negotiation skills in the evolving EU political structure.
- Register by 30 September and benefit from a 10% discount!
- Registration open till 6 November.
Activities
Train-the-trainers course on EU negotiations
The Development Office offered a ‘train-the-trainers’ course on EU negotiations in the second week of May. The aim was to provide the participants with practical negotiation skills and pedagogical tips about how to pass the acquired knowledge on to their colleagues and students.Regulation and competition in Jordan
The Development Office is currently carrying out a service contract (EuropeAid) for the European Commission and the University of Jordan in Amman aimed at developing a Master's degree programme in regulation and competition. The project fits in a larger EU-funded framework programme called ‘Support for Regulatory Reform and Privatisation in Infrastructure’ in Jordan.How to compare carbon footprint measurements?
A team of researchers from the Development Office, in cooperation with Institut Veolia Environnement, is currently investigating how cities measure their carbon footprints.Join us on Facebook!
