PROJECT CODE: 2025-1-DE02-KA220-ADU-000352972
Citizens of Europe (Berlín, Germany) is a Berlin-based non-profit and independent association, established in 2002, that promotes active European citizenship through interdisciplinary debate, practical training, and engaged artistic and civic initiatives. The organisation brings together people who feel responsible for the future of Europe and works to strengthen democratic participation, intercultural understanding, and a shared sense of European responsibility. Its work is grounded in voluntary engagement, flexible project structures, and a strong commitment to dialogue, compromise, and openness as core democratic values.
Citizens of Europe regularly organises multi-day trainings, debates, study visits, and educational activities on topics such as active citizenship, European history, arts and culture, and non-formal education. By bringing together participants from diverse geographic, social, and intellectual backgrounds, the organisation creates spaces where young Europeans can reflect critically on contemporary challenges and engage meaningfully with European values. Its website also reflects this long-standing focus on citizenship, democracy, human rights, history, and youth participation.
The organisation has built relevant experience through projects and formats such as YES! – Youth for European Solidarity, European Wednesday, Survival Paths, FACT – Facilitators Are Coming Together, and Conceptualising Youth Democracy Festivals. Across these initiatives, Citizens of Europe has worked as both coordinator and partner, developing expertise in facilitation, remembrance, democratic empowerment, and transnational civic dialogue. This background makes the organisation a strong partner for projects that aim to connect historical reflection, intergenerational exchange, and active participation in Europe’s democratic future.
Cooperativa Compacting - Cooperation, Training and Consulting (Carcavelos, Portugal) is a Portugal-based organisation dedicated to strengthening personal and professional development through cooperation, training, and consultancy. Its work focuses on areas such as education, culture, sport, health, and wellbeing, combining non-formal education approaches with a biopsychosocial perspective that considers individuals and organisations in a holistic way. Based in Carcavelos, Compacting positions itself as a platform for empowerment, supporting people and institutions in moving closer to their full potential through meaningful learning and capacity-building processes.
Compacting delivers a wide range of activities, including project management, training courses, workshops, consultancy, strategic analysis, seminars, conferences, and mentoring. The organisation places strong emphasis on practical learning, facilitation, and community-oriented cooperation, working with national and international partners across different sectors. Its multidisciplinary team brings together expertise in management, entrepreneurship, mental health, international affairs, project management, sport, therapy, communication, and special education, allowing the organisation to respond flexibly and effectively to diverse educational and social challenges.
The organisation also has experience in European cooperation projects linked to youth development, wellbeing, mentoring, and gamified learning, as reflected in initiatives such as Mental Health 4 You, Games, Youth & Learning, and Mentoring Life. Through these projects, Compacting has contributed to the development of educational resources, workshops, and transnational learning processes that promote inclusion, personal growth, and active participation. With its strong focus on non-formal learning, mentoring, and human development, Compacting brings valuable experience to projects that aim to foster intergenerational dialogue, wellbeing, and innovative educational practice.
European Institute for Modern Board Games (Ludus Magnus) (Valladolid, Spain) is a Spain-based educational organisation dedicated to learning, development, and social impact through modern board games and gamification. Founded in Valladolid in July 2023, EIMBG brings together educators, researchers, and trainers with a strong academic background and a shared commitment to designing meaningful, evidence-informed learning experiences. Although formally established as a recent organisation, its founders have been applying board game-based learning and gamification in educational and social contexts for many years, combining innovation with scientific rigor and a strong commitment to inclusion.
Ludus Magnus works with schools, universities, associations, and senior care contexts, using modern board games to strengthen academic competences, soft skills, wellbeing, and cognitive stimulation. Its approach is based on what it calls the Ludus Method, which combines careful game selection, adapted materials, facilitation, and reflective learning processes to maximise educational value. In addition to board game-based learning, the organisation also develops gamified training courses, workshops, and European cooperation projects for educators, youth workers, adult learning professionals, and community organisations.
The team brings more than 20 years of combined experience in education and has been involved in Erasmus+ initiatives and other innovation projects focused on active learning, civic education, social inclusion, and intergenerational dialogue. EIMBG also contributes to research, impact evaluation, and quality assurance, testing its methodologies in real settings and sharing results to support sustainable educational practice. Its experience includes work with primary, vocational, and higher education learners, as well as cognitive stimulation programmes for older adults, making it a particularly valuable partner for projects that aim to connect learning, wellbeing, and community engagement across generations.
Asociatia Institutul de Cercetare şi Studiul Conştiinţei Cuantice (Gamma Institute) (Iași, Romania) is a Romania-based organisation working at the intersection of psychology, psychotherapy, education, and research. Through its areas of work in training, clinical support, and projects and research, Gamma Institute promotes personal development, wellbeing, and innovative intervention methods for individuals, families, and professionals. Its website presents the organisation as a space for learning, therapeutic support, and community-oriented development, with a strong emphasis on systemic approaches, health, and human growth.
Gamma Institute combines professional training with non-formal education, psychological services, and the design of practical tools for social and educational change. Its work includes training schools, community-oriented psychological support, and European projects that translate psychological knowledge into accessible, user-friendly educational resources. In the field of adult education, the organisation has developed initiatives focused on healthy lifestyles, life skills, resilience, and personal transformation, helping adult educators and participants engage with complex topics through participatory and applied methodologies.
The organisation also brings valuable experience in Erasmus+ cooperation and project-based innovation, as shown in initiatives such as GAMMOPOLY – The Game of Life for Adult Education, Re-Construct: Life & Mind Together, and Shaping Life: Innovative Pathways for a Healthy Lifestyle in Adult Education. Through these projects, Gamma Institute has contributed to the development of manuals, intervention programmes, digital resources, and methodologies that support wellbeing, reflection, and learning across different age groups. With its combination of therapeutic expertise, educational innovation, and research-based practice, Gamma Institute is a strong partner for projects that aim to promote intergenerational dialogue, personal development, and meaningful learning experiences.
YOUTH. SCIENCE. SPORTS. HEALTHY MOVEMENT OF UKRAINE (Chernivtsi, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian non-governmental organisation based in Chernivtsi, founded in 2022, that works to support children and young people through education, sport, volunteering, and community-based initiatives. The organisation’s mission is to help form conscious and healthy young Ukrainians, with a strong focus on physical activity, healthy lifestyles, emotional support, and values-based development in a context shaped by the ongoing challenges faced by Ukrainian society.
YSS Ukraine combines educational, recreational, charitable, and scientific activities designed to strengthen young people’s physical wellbeing, psychological resilience, knowledge, and sense of responsibility. Its website highlights work in areas such as sports promotion, stress resistance, critical thinking, patriotism, and universal values, while also emphasising opportunities for volunteering and national and international cooperation. The organisation presents itself as a space where young people can develop, move forward, and engage with others through meaningful activities that respond to real social needs.
The organisation also demonstrates active involvement in European cooperation through its Erasmus+ section and project work, including initiatives such as NUDGING2MOVE, DP5YOU, TEAM-EU-UA, and BASKETBALL-KTN. This experience, together with its focus on youth empowerment, wellbeing, and civic values, makes YSS Ukraine a valuable partner in projects that aim to promote participation, resilience, and inclusive learning opportunities for younger generations.
