During a research project the acquired skills will be applied. The project can consist of work in archives and libraries, a research oriented internship, visit of research oriented classes at a partner university and/or the combination of these elements in the framework of a coherent project. The students have to design a research project during their first two semesters. The supervision during their work in Eastern Europe will be done by the academic staff of the University of Passau and of the Eastern European Universities. The findings will be summarized in a research report and presented within the framework of a workshop.