21 © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 P. Bursens et al. (eds.), Simulations of Decision-Making as Active Learning Tools, Professional and Practice-based Learning 22, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74147-5_3 Chapter 3 The Costs and Benefts of Organizing a  Multi-institutional Simulation on the European Union Andreas Sobisch, John Scherpereel, Peter Loedel, Gretchen J. Van Dyke, and Nick Clark 3.1 Introduction Since 1993 more than a dozen colleges and universities from the mid-Atlantic region of the United States have participated in the EU simulation organized by the Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation Consortium (MEUSC). The simulation takes place in Washington, D.C., each November and is comprised of a 3-day pro- gram carefully designed to simulate the European Union’s key decision-making institutions and lawmaking process. Over the last two decades, over 3000 students have completed the Mid-Atlantic EU Simulation. The simulation enables university students to combine academic knowledge about the European Union with a practi- cal application in debating and legislating questions relevant to EU politics and policy-making. In this experiential learning program, students also absorb impor- tant life skills, such as consensus building while protecting parochial interests, the A. Sobisch (*) John Carroll University, University Heights, OH, USA e-mail: sobisch@jcu.edu J. Scherpereel James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA e-mail: scherpja@jmu.edu P. Loedel West Chester University, West Chester, PA, USA e-mail: PLoedel@wcupa.edu G. J. Van Dyke The University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA e-mail: gretchen.vandyke@scranton.edu N. Clark Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA, USA e-mail: clarkn@susqu.edu