In application that did at Febrary, 2020 : Key points: 1): To understand how young EU researchers, particularly in Asian countries, (pre-PhDs, PhDs, post-PhDs and newly established researchers) position EU Studies in international relations studies or regional studies at academic level, and how they promote EU Studies at higher educational level;2): To understand how young EU researchers perceive the EU as an international player based upon the past decades of the European integration history and its interaction with the rest parts of the world, in particular with Asian region;3): To understand how young EU researchers view the capability of the EU to address the multiple crises and hybrid challenges, and how they construct visions of a (better) future European Union;4): To understand the extant and would-be difficulties in promoting EU studies, and how to improve the quality of the promotion in a more effective approach.Objectives1): To understand the visions of a future EU from the perspectives of young EU researchers;2): To share their knowledge of the status quo of EU Studies development in their own countries; 3): To exchange their ideas of how to promote EU Studies at both academic and higher educational levels;4): To figure out the possible difficulties in developing and promoting EU Studies in their local contexts;5): To establish a platform for young EU researchers to share and exchange their ideas about the further development and promotion of EU StudiesActivities1): To organize a kick-off meeting;3): To set up an Online LinkedIn Forum for young EU researchers in different Asian countries;4): To organize an international conference on the visions of a future EU and the promotion of EU Studies, and those who are invited to give their talks are supposed to submit their papers;5): To invite and consult experts on EU Studies with a view to sharpening and deepening ideas and thoughts shared among young EU researchers.Outcomes1):Will encourage young EU researchers to deepen their knowledge of the EU and offer their expertise on European integration;2):Will reach more people and help them know and understand the role of the EU as an international player and its contributions to regional peace, stability, security, economy and so forth;3): Will share with a wider audience the visions of a future EU outlined by young EU researchers, which will help more people (better) understand the EU and its roles;4): Will provide EU policymakers and policy-practitioners with some policy-making recommendations and ideas from the perspective of the young EU researchers with regard to promoting EU Studies and making EU external policies. Impact including indicators of achievement1): The results of this project will be informational and will be ensured to be circulated among various social groups in forms of either working papers and journal articles or public lectures;2): Both the process of implementing the Project and the results of the Project will try to maximize the potential participants both within and outside the campuses of the involved partner universities;3): To certain extent, the results of the Project could be used to urge national policymakers and policy practitioners to recognize the (in)significance of the EU in the spectrum of their respective foreign policies, which may have some considerable impact on promoting EU Studies (hopefully in a positive way).