*Peter Nijkamp | project coordinator March 2024 - March 2025
PROJECT COORDINATOR
PROJECT TEAM
HOST INSTITUTION
SAGES project project takes place within the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi (UAIC). UAIC is the oldest and one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in Romania. Since 1860 UAIC has been carrying on a tradition of excellence and innovation in the fields of education and research. The project is implemented by the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi and managed by the Centre for European Studies of (CES), within Faculty of Law, with a solid expertise on the EU’s eastern neighbourhood and EU’s cross- border cooperation. CES is an interdisciplinary department within UAIC which focuses on developing new academic and research programmes mainly in the field of regional studies.PROJECT TEAM
Project coordinator | (starting from June 2025*)
*Gabriela Carmen Pascariu | Administrative delegate March - May2025
Sébastien
Bourdin
is
a
Professor
of
Economic
Geography
and
Environmental
Management
at
IESEG
School
of
Management.
He
holds
a
PhD
in
Geography
and
an
Accreditation
to
Supervise
Research
(HDR).
His
research
focuses
on
regional
development,
ecological
transition,
and
environmental
management,
with
a
particular
emphasis
on
the
circular
economy
and
its
territorial
implementation.
He
also
pays
close
attention
to
European
public
policies,
notably
cohesion
policy
and
public
policy
evaluation.
His
work
combines
quantitative
approaches—including
spatial
econometrics
and
modeling—with
qualitative
methods,
enabling
a
comprehensive
analysis
of
territorial
dynamics.
Sebastien
Bourdin
has
led
and
contributed
to
numerous
research
projects
addressing
major
contemporary
challenges,
particularly
in
the
fields
of
renewable
energy
and
the circular economy.
