CEFP was established in 2012 through cooperation between the Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI), The Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD), and the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). Each year an annual gathering takes place where all the experts, academics, trainers, alumni and other different stakeholders get together as an opportunity for networking and exchanging ideas and experiences.
In July 2015, The Alumni Annual Conference was held in the Marriot Hotel. The participants included academics, experts, trainers, the alumni in addition to a diverse group of stakeholders; media people, civic education and training experts.