Patrizia Giorio has extensive and well-established experience in the fields of education and training, cooperation, and European project design, with a particular focus on the development and management of EU funding opportunities. After graduating in Foreign Languages and Literatures and in Communication, she began her professional career at ENAIP, an Italian training provider where she worked on post-diploma training programmes. In 2004, she became President of a consortium connected to the Co&So Consortium and CGM, playing a key role in strengthening project development and funding activities within European programmes. She currently serves as Director of the Europe Area at the Co&So Consortium, an organisation affiliated with the CGM network. For approximately eight years, she has also worked as an evaluator for INDIRE and INAPP, National Agencies involved in the Erasmus+ programme. Over the course of her career, she has contributed to around 100 European projects and has built a strong international network of partners across both EU countries and third countries.