The Structural Funds (ERDF, ESF) have invested vast sums to enhance the functional environment of SME ‘s by building infrastructure and improving skills of workforce. The last enlargement of EU, with accession of Romania and Bulgaria, has brought the Structural Fund resources available in new countries. However the project experience has only recently started accumulating and the participation of beneficiaries (SME’s in this case) to the planning processes is quite new. In University of Suceava there are some projects will help to consider promoting entrepreneurship project outside of formal school activity as an educational leisure and as a learning activity for young people. With those project crucial insights will be gained in the need, willingness and possibilities for the establishment of business incubators in the cross-border region in the coming years.

structural funds, strategic development, EU integration process, University, projects