Representatives of the College of Europe held in Chisinau a new round to choose young Moldovan candidates for master’s studies at this education institution. The contest was staged in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. The students chosen for the 2016-2017 academic year will get scholarships offered by the European Commission to young people from countries covered by the European Neighborhood Policy, IPN reports.

According to a press release of the Ministry, in a meeting of Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration Daniela Morari and the chairman of the selection commission Richard Washington, Director of Communications and External Affairs at the College of Europe, it was noted the high training level of the Moldovan students. This fact represents an importing precondition for the subsequent professional development. The officials also underlined the importance of employing later these graduates at state institutions in Moldova.

The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1949 to train an elite of young executives for Europe. Traditionally, students here specialize in either European law, international economics or European political and administrative studies.