The project aims at reinforcing European Studies at Yildirim Beyazit University of Ankara (YBU). In early 2013 a programme for the promotion of European studies took form within the Faculty of Political Sciences of this University, having as final objective the setting-up of a Centre for European Studies. For this very reason the subsequent step has been that of transferring the Jean Monnet Chair held by the applicant from Brescia University to YBU. This proposal represents, thus, the third step of the strategy of YBU to enhance European studies in two specific fields: Economic integration and International relations. A fourth step (2015) will be the application for two modules in EU energy policy and in EU international relations, finally a fifth (2016) the application for a Pole of excellence. “Building bridges to Europe and to the World” in Turkish “Avrupa ile Dunya arasinda Kopru Insasithis” (ADAP is the acronym, meaning Ethics) is the title of the project. ADAP aims first of all at establishing a solid base for European studies at YBU. For this we have set-up a key staff team with a strong scientific background and committed to study European integration. Furthermore six full courses will be taught. ADAP aims to spread EU knowledge and information through the Country, to this end we included actions in Universities located outside the main urban centres. Dissemination of the results is considered as another way to spread the knowledge and information on the EU through Turkey. For this reason we pay strong attention to the dissemination strategy. The project aims at building bridges to Europe through several actions: dialogue with policy makers, training for journalists, visiting Jean Monnet colleagues for workshops, seminars on EU topical issues. YBU hosts many international students coming from Central Asia, Africa and the Balkans. All the activities of the Chair will be open to these students. Three research projects will be realized.