Getting young people and adults who have not completed compulsory education back into school is one of the current challenges facing most schools in disadvantaged areas. In this study, we aim to analyze the extent to which a complementary educational support program represents a viable solution to this major problem. To this end, marketing research was carried out based on the case study, which monitored the impact of the program on the 41 young and adult participants. Research results reveal a positive impact of the program with significant progress being recorded by the participants on all the variables analyzed.

The European Union's education policy supports actions in the field of education through specific funding mechanisms at the Member State level with the aim of contributing to addressing common challenges and building the 'European Education Area'. The study aims to analyse the funding programmes in the field of education, for preschool and compulsory education, implemented in Romania in the period 2014-2022, from the Structural and Investment Funds of the European Union. For this purpose, through secondary data, an analysis of the main funding programmes was carried out. The results of this study outline an overview of the main components of the funding programmes in the field of education.