Cypriots working in the EU institutions went “Back to School”, where they shared their EU experiences with Cypriot pupils and answered their questions on various EU issues.
The European Commission Representation in Cyprus, in cooperation with the European Commission Directorate General for Communication, organised the “Back to School 2012” campaign on the occasion of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The “Back to School” project sends EU civil servants back to school for a day – if possible to a school where they were once a student.
The initiative was launched in 2007 by the German government to mark the start of their EU presidency term and was also supported by the Commission. Successive presidencies of the Council of the EU have continued it.
“Back to school” puts a face on Europe for young people and brings the EU institutions closer to them.
The project gives students a unique chance to ask their questions on the EU and learn something from the experiences of people who are actually helping make European integration a reality. It helps them better understand how the EU works, learn about European policies and discover educational programmes they themselves can participate in such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Erasmus