Alexandros Iliadis Castillo, student of the MA in Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Studies, won third place over 72 participants at the International Essay Competition of the 25 ^th Anniversary of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation – PABSEC with his essay entitled ”New challenges in the region, Internationalization of Education and Enhancement of Social Participation”. The event took place in Tirana from 19 to 21 June 2018.