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EDUCATIONEUROPEAN LAW AND GOVERNANCE SCHOOLThe conception of the SchoolCreating a generation of new EuropeansProfessor Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy, Honorary President of the Boardof Trustees of the ELGS.In the present, evermore globalized era, there is without any doubt a need for homogenized curricula at a European level and a need for institutions that can offer students quali cations, knowledge and skills that are recognized across national borders. Aiming to be continuously at the forefront of research and education, the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) has created a higher education institution under the name of “European Law and Governance School” (ELGS), which constitutes the materialization of this need.The European Law and Governance School is founded upon the belief that the European Union plays a crucial role in ensuring global stability, promoting democracy, and the overall progress of mankind, and that the core values of the European Union must be upheld while it strives for better integration. The ELGS also believes that the key source of hope and the only path to successful integration is through the proper education and training of the youth of Europe.Thus, the vision of the ELGS is to create a generation of youth that will identify themselves as Europeans, that will serve Europe, and that will disseminate the idea, culture and values of Europe throughout the world.Inspired by the values that lie at the heart of the European Union, such as fundamental rights, the free movement of professionals, goods and services, and the creation of a single market system, as well as by the challenges and opportunities created by these policies, the ELGS has identi ed the need to create a new form of education that is Pan- European in character.This education must start at the undergraduate level in order to create and prepare the next generation of legal and governance scholars to work within the fast-evolving European and International institutional structures.The idea was initially conceived by Professor Giuliano Amato, Former Prime Minister of Italy and member of the Board of Directors of theEPLO. To that effect, in 2008 the “Group of Rome” was constitutedaround him and comprised of the most esteemed professors and practitioners. The Group met regularly to discuss the various strategic and operational aspects of the project.66 ACTIVITY REPORT 2016