Geographic location of Lublin Region on the borderland of the European Union and its Eastern neighbours, rich and multicultural historical heritage, and competences which local leaders gained through implementation of numerous initiatives with partners from the Eastern Partnership states – these are the three pillars of the activities of the Centre for Eastern Competences. It is a program established about 2 years ago in cooperation between the Municipality of Lublin and Marshal's Office of Lubelskie Voivodeship. The Centre aims to act effective for social, educational, cultural and economic development of Central-Eastern Europe by supporting mutual communication and dialogue. The overall and long-term objective of the Centre is to support the creation of cooperation networks and elimination of obstacles leading to improving the quality of life in Central-Eastern Europe.