European Centre for Government Transformation Student Case studies - Jury Meeting

For five months now, twelve students from the Department of European Political and Administrative Studies divided into three teams of four have been taking part in a project on state transformation. Working together with Accenture, the staff and faculty of the College of Europe, and the Lisbon Council, each team has been asked to evaluate the challenges of a state agency. Each team visited in January/February 2013 the agency they were evaluating to learn about the particular challenges the agency faced.

On 20 February, the three teams presented in Brussels their initial findings and provisional recommendations to a jury composed of high-level European officials and chaired by Mrs Meglena KUNEVA, former European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs.

The teams handed back their final report on10 March 2013. The award ceremony will take place on 28 may 2013 in Brussels.

Social Media in the Labour Market in France

How and in what fields can Pôle emploi, the French public employment service, use social media to fulfill their objectives of the strategy "PE 2015" and meet the current constraints of the labour market?

French employment team: WITTENBERG Désirée, KEYNES Alex, BLAZHESKA Ana, BROCHARD Stéphanie.

Economic Growth and Innovation in Denmark

How can SMEs from the Region Southern Denmark increase their participation in EU structural funds projects so that they create economic growth?

Region Southern Denmark team: KOCH Lars, DEHESTRU Camille, BARBAGALLO Valentina, VELTKAMP Anna.

Productivity of the Labour Force in Spain

What innovative methods and processes can be implemented at the Spanish Prosecution Service to improve the employeesʼ innovation and productivity, despite the severe budget constraints?

Spanish Justice team: BALUNOVA Kristina, MOSNEAGA Silvia, RUSE Mara, OSTEIKOETXEA VELEZ Eguzki.