Fundacja Instytut Europejski / The European Institute Foundation

Name

Fundacja Instytut Europejski / The European Institute Foundation

Legal name

Instytut Europejski Pro Futuro Europae

Website

https://instytuteuropejski.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-formal education and European integration programs

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government-Sponsored Scholarships & Exchange Funding (EDAIAOAF), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Non-formal education programs
• Youth exchange projects
• EU grant management
• Civic engagement training
• Adult lifelong learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. EU Programme Grants: Primary funding source from EU programmes including Erasmus+ (KA1, KA2), CERV, and other European Commission programs. Grants support educational projects, youth exchanges, and training activities.
2. International Visegrad Fund: Funding from Visegrad Fund supporting international cooperation projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundacja Instytut Europejski is a non-profit educational foundation that designs and delivers non-formal education, youth exchanges, adult learning, vocational training, and civic engagement programs, primarily funded through EU grants (Erasmus+, CERV, Visegrad Fund). It also operates a think tank producing analyses on European integration, foreign policy, security, and social cohesion. Activities are delivered free of charge to participants through international consortium projects across Poland, the EU, the Western Balkans, and Eastern Partnership countries.

Product overview

Fundacja Instytut Europejski is a non-profit educational foundation offering a portfolio of European integration and civic engagement programs. The organization operates through distinct project brands including C-SUSTAIN (circular economy entrepreneurship), Civic Math (mathematics and civic education), CineVET (vocational training in film and digital arts), Metaverse Learning Hub (digital skills through gamification), and PEN/HR 3.0/Born in 1989 (civic and human rights education). Core activities also include the Think Tank research division, Youth Initiatives, Adult Education, Vocational Education, and Sport Education programs. The organization holds Erasmus+ accreditation for youth sector activities and delivers e-learning content through external platforms. The foundation functions as a project-based organization rather than a unified technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• C-SUSTAIN International project combining youth entrepreneurship with sustainable development, circular economy, and digital technologies including artificial intelligence, based on European GreenComp and EntreComp competence frameworks. Targets multicultural youth across Poland, Spain, Greece, Austria, and Ireland.
• Civic Math Project developing civic attitudes and critical thinking through combining mathematics with civic education, providing training modules and open educational resources for youth workers.
• CineVET Programme modernising vocational education in film, animation, and digital arts, equipping young people with practical skills including AI-based tools for the creative sector. Funded under Erasmus+ KA210-VET with partners from Poland, Serbia, and Turkey.
• Metaverse Learning Hub (MLH) Project developing research-based guidelines and practical tools for youth workers to develop future competencies in young people through gamification and immersive learning experiences, with consortium partners from Poland, the Netherlands, Romania, and Greece.
• PEN – Participatory EU Enlargement Project focused on increasing citizen engagement in EU enlargement debate, using participatory methods including workshops, training, simulations, and youth dialogues. Directly involves over 900 participants across Poland, Hungary, Germany, Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Serbia.
• HR 3.0 – Human Rights Project Project empowering youth to shape next-generation human rights including environmental, digital rights, and right to peace and development through non-formal education. Partners from Italy, Portugal, France, Turkey, Poland, and Belgium.
• Born in 1989 – Democracy Tales International initiative increasing young people's awareness of 1989 democratic transformations in Central-Eastern Europe through exhibitions, workshops, and intergenerational meetings. Partners from Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Germany, and Hungary.
• Nowy Poziom Edukacji Project developing adult education programs including digital storytelling, photography, video production, entrepreneurship training, and organizational capacity building. Delivered with Romanian partner Asociatia Coolturala Noua Ne Pasa in Bucharest.
• Erasmus+ Youth Sector Accreditation (YOU) Multi-year Erasmus+ accreditation in the youth sector enabling strategic planning and implementation of youth exchanges, training courses, and international partnerships.
• Think Tank Research division providing analyses on European integration, foreign policy, security, social cohesion, climate change, culture, and law for policymakers and public debate.
• Adult Education Lifelong learning programs including formal and non-formal education for adults, delivered in Warsaw, Krakow, and Silesian region.
• Youth Initiatives Programs supporting civic engagement, social competencies, and agency among young people through educational projects, workshops, and development programs.
• Vocational Education Programs developing practical competencies needed in the modern labor market through combining theoretical knowledge with practice.
• Sport Education Programs combining physical activity with development of social, health, and educational competencies through sports activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1000 direct beneficiaries served throughout foundation history
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PEN Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026PEN project partners: Fundacja Instytut Europejski (coordinator, Poland), Pillar Alapitvany (Hungary), Rbf – The Remembrance Forum E.V. (Germany), State University Of Trade And Economics (Ukraine), Instituti Per Kontraten Shoqerore (Albania), Novi Horizont (Montenegro), Youth Initiative For Human Rights (Kosovo), Iuventa Nevladina Organizacija Udruzenje (Serbia).
• CineVET ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025CineVET project partners: Haddock Entertainment (Poland), Poenta (Serbia), Corbiz (Turkey). Project innovates vocational training in cinema and digital arts, funded under Erasmus+ KA210-VET.
• HR 3.0 ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025HR 3.0 project partners: TDM 2000 (Italy - coordinator), Costumes Convergentes (Portugal), Intercultura (France), SİTODED (Turkey), Fundacja Instytut Europejski (Poland), TDM 2000 Belgium (Belgium). Focuses on third-generation human rights and youth empowerment.
• Asociatia Coolturala Noua Ne PasacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Romanian partner for Nowy Poziom Edukacji project. Hosts educational activities in Bucharest, implements digital storytelling and entrepreneurship education modules.
• Born in 1989 ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Born in 1989 project partners: Fundacja Instytut Europejski (Poland), Centre for Education and Innovations CEDIN (Slovakia), Academia Romana Filiala Cluj Napoca (Romania), Vabamu/Kistler-Ritso Estonia Foundation (Estonia), The Remembrance Forum Germany (Germany), Pillar Alapítvány (Hungary).
• C-SUSTAIN Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2024C-SUSTAIN project consortium includes partners from Poland, Spain (FINNOVA Foundation), Greece, Austria, and Ireland. The project focuses on entrepreneurship training in circular economy for multicultural youth, funded under Erasmus+ KA2 youth sector.
• Metaverse Learning Hub ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024MLH project consortium: Fundacja Instytut Europejski (Poland), SIR Stowarzyszenie Inicjatyw Regionalnych (Poland), Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (Netherlands), Meta-Skills (Netherlands), Masterpeace (Netherlands), Asociatia Copiii in Sanul Familiei (Romania), Ofensiva Tinerilor Asociatia (Romania), Stimmuli For Social Change (Greece). Develops digital and social skills through gamification and immersive learning.
• Akademickie Inkubatory PrzedsiębiorczościminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish organization supporting entrepreneurship development, partner in civil society and entrepreneurial activation initiatives.
• Stowarzyszenie Inicjatyw Regionalnych w TarnowieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional initiatives association in Tarnów, partner in civic activation projects.
• CycleUp Office (Ireland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisit to CycleUp Office in Athleague as example of good practices in local community adaptation to circular economy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peers

• British Council Poland: UK cultural and educational organization operating in Poland with programmes in youth mobility, English language training, and international partnerships. Comparable as a Poland-based education and exchange organization; one of the foundation's trainers previously served as British Council Erasmus+ external expert.

Emerging players

• Erasmus Student Network (ESN): Europe's largest student organization supporting Erasmus+ student mobility through volunteering and non-formal education activities. Comparable as a pan-European youth education network active under the Erasmus+ framework.
• AFS Intercultural Programs: Global non-profit running intercultural youth exchange and education programmes. Comparable to the foundation's youth mobility and non-formal education work, though at much larger international scale and with a primary exchange-model focus.

Broad incumbents

• Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji (FRSE): Polish national agency for the Erasmus+ programme and European Solidarity Corps. Directly comparable as a Poland-based entity operating Erasmus+ youth and education programmes, but on a much larger scale as a national agency with centralized EU funding distribution.
• Stefan Batory Foundation (Fundacja im. Stefana Batorego): One of Poland's largest independent foundations, with programs in civic education, democratic engagement, and international cooperation. Comparable as a Poland-based grantmaking and education foundation but operating at substantially greater scale and budget.
• Institute of Public Affairs (Instytut Spraw Publicznych): Leading Polish think tank producing policy research on European integration, civil society, and democratic governance. Comparable to the European Institute Foundation's think tank function, with overlap on EU affairs and civic engagement topics.

Direct peers

• Stimmuli for Social Change: Greek non-profit running Erasmus+ KA2 projects focused on social innovation and youth empowerment. Consortium partner with the European Institute Foundation on the Metaverse Learning Hub, making it a direct operational peer in non-formal European education.
• European Centre for Cooperation (Europejskie Centrum Współpracy): Kraków-based NGO focused on international cooperation and youth education, with prior leadership overlap with the European Institute Foundation team. Directly comparable in scale, geography, and Erasmus+ youth programme focus.
• TDM 2000: Italy-based NGO coordinating Erasmus+ youth projects and serving as a consortium partner with the European Institute Foundation on the HR 3.0 project. Directly comparable as a peer-sized European youth education foundation running similar KA1/KA2 projects.

Others

• SALTO-YOUTH Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans Resource Centres: EU-supported resource centres providing training and capacity-building for Erasmus+ youth organisations in the Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans. Comparable as a thematic peer in the same funding ecosystem and geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

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