Eurounionism versus Euroscepticism through the lens of UTM students' attitudes: a case study

For EU member states, when they were candidate countries for accession, the pre-accession stage played a decisive role in their subsequent development. The populations of these countries, guided and sometimes manipulated by certain political parties, had to have their say through voting on the future of their countries. Opinions varied, with certain age groups wanting to build their future within the integrationist bloc, while others did not. This paper analyses the mood among the younger generation, namely students from two faculties of the Technical University of Moldavia, with regard to European integration. The results obtained could serve as benchmarks in teaching certain university courses to raise awareness and ensure the successful integration of young specialists into the labour market. The study was based on an anonymous questionnaire administered at the first contact with the subject of Economic Integration and European Economy in order to diagnose the mood of young people as accurately as possible. The results obtained are a small part of a complex and long-term study, the final outcome of which will be presented in other papers.