The Association for European Training and Information was founded in 2003 in Chisinau, Moldova by the participants of the Training of Trainers program "The European Union and Moldova: Transition processes and Strengthening the partnership". This program of InWEnt - Capacity Building International, Germany was implemented by the Institute for Public Policy (Moldova) and the Institut für Europäische Politik (Berlin, Germany) in 2002-2003. It was financed by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany in the framework of the Pact of Stability for South East Europe. All of AETI members are internationally certified European Union Trainers and provide trainings in a wide variety of topics related to the EU.

Since 2003 AETI was involved in providing a series of trainings on EU issues, including: workshops for public administration (focused on areas covered by the EU-Moldova Action Plan), seminars for border guards and customs officers,
training sessions for Moldovan high schools and universities,
information and research for UNDP.

Its recent affiliation with the EU Trainer Regional Network (based in Skopje, Macedonia) that comprises membership from Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Ukraine offers promising perspectives for exchange of training experience, joint research and information campaigns.