*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
&
Environmental
Management
at
EM
Normandie
Business
School.
He
is
also
the
Chairholder
of
the
European
Chair
of
Excellence
on
Circular
Economy
and
Territories.
With
a
PhD
in
Geography
and
an
Accreditation
to
Supervise
Research,
his
expertise
lies
in
Regional
Development,
Ecological
Transition
&
Environemental
Management.
He
is
also
a
specialist
in
European
issues,
including
Cohesion
Policy
and
Public
Policy
Evaluation.
In
his
research,
he
combines
quantitative
methods,
such
as
Spatial
Econometrics
and
Modeling,
with
qualitative
methods
to
offer
a
comprehensive
perspective.
Sébastien
Bourdin
has
successfully
led
numerous
research
projects
on
contemporary
subjects,
including
Renewable Energies and the Circular Economy.
