Kick-Off Meeting

 10 October 2025 | Warsaw

 VISUAL-EU Kick-Off Held at VIZJA University (10:10) 

At 10:10 we launched the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet project:

“VISUAL-EU — Visualizing the EU: Enhancing Public Awareness of European Policies, Values, and Initiatives at Polish HEIs”  under the VISUAL-EU grant (Project Number 101235890), awarded by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) under the Erasmus-JMO-2025-HEI-TCH-RSCH programme .

Format: Microsoft Teams (online) .

Participants: project team, students from multiple disciplines at VIZJA University, partners, and invited guests .

Core team introduced:

Dr. Habil. Yan Kapranov — EU Values in Action: Case Studies from Member States 

Dr. Bożena Iwanowska — EU Governance & Decision-Making (visual mapping of institutions & procedures) 

Dr. Dawid Stadniczeńko — Digital Storytelling & EU Policy Communication 

Dr. Tomasz Wierzchowski — European Citizenship & Community Engagement 

External Monitoring & Evaluation Experts (36-month mandate):

Prof. Dr. Olena Semenog — A. S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University (Ukraine) 

Dr. Olga Fast — Lutsk Pedagogical College, Volyn Regional Council (Ukraine) 

Agenda highlights:

Project vision, roles & roadmap 

Pop-up Visual Labs (policy → infographic in 60 min) 

EU in One Page (briefs + visual maps) 

Story Sprints (reels/carousels & micro-exhibits) 

M&E setup: theory of change & KPIs (awareness, reach, engagement, sentiment) 

QA, risks & ethics/GDPR 

Dissemination timeline, key dates & next steps 

A dynamic start to making EU policy visible, memorable, and shareable. Thank you to everyone who joined and contributed to a focused, creative launch!