Our agenda, comprising 10 lectures from representatives of the European commission, the Chamber of Commerce and the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union enabled our students to directly address questions to experts in the fields of the main funding programs of the European Commission.
Ms. Verena Martelanz (Chamber of Commerce) gave us powerful and unforgettable insight into how networking and lobbying are actually executed and how they directly affect legislation and therefore each citizen in Europe.
Many further guests and experts supported our excursion with impressive speeches about „Austria and its challenges in the light of its challenging role of Council Presidency in 2018“, „the new financial framework“ (published recently), the challenging topic of „Migration“ as well as Europe’s need to maintain and further develop „Excellence in Science“ just to name a few.
Once again we were lucky to be able to invite our guests to the beautiful scene of „Styrian Liaison Office“ in Brussels, headed by Mr. Ronald Rödl. A big thank you for all our supporters in Brussels that made this excursion so special to us.
