The Centre for the Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology, Cyprus
CARDET (The Centre for the Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology, Cyprus) is one of the leading research and development centres in the Mediterranean region with global expertise in project design and implementation, capacity building, health education, digital literacy, school education and e-learning. It is independently affiliated with universities and institutions from around the world, such as the Yale University, the University of Nicosia and the International Council of Educational Media.
CARDET has completed numerous projects relating to school education, health literacy, adult learning, literacies, digital tools, eLearning, and social integration of marginalised groups. It brings together an international team of experts with decades of global expertise in designing, implementing and evaluating international projects. The team has successfully participated in more than 200 projects in more than 40 countries, several of which were supported by the European Commission, the United Nations Development Program, Microsoft, The Commonwealth of Learning, international agencies and governments around the world. One of our core strengths is our ability to carefully plan, implement, execute and evaluate projects in various contexts.
CARDET follows a systemic and systematic process in thoroughly planning and executing projects. CARDET is ISO 9001 certified for quality in management, research, and education services.
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Rizika Internetu a Komunikacnich technologii Z.S., CZECH REPUBLIC
Risks of the Internet and Communication Technologies Association (a.k.a. Don’t Be a Victim) focuses on preventive education and trainings for pupils in elementary schools, teachers and parents in areas of dangerous use of the Internet and communication technologies. Our association warns against possible misusing of personal information and it gives information about new phenomena in cyberspace such as sexting, grooming, phishing or happy slapping.
Our mission is to protect children, train and educate their teachers and parents from threats and risks of the virtual world and modern communication technologies through preventive education and various projects and events.
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1st Primary School of Rafina, GREECE
The 1st Primary School of Rafina has an over 80 years history and, as its name suggests, is placed in the center of the city of Rafina, near the port, 30 Km east of Athens. The year 2020-2021 there are 270 students attending (ages 6-12) and 35 teachers serving. Educational innovation is school’s key characteristic. Over the years it consistently initiates cutting-edge, project-based educational programmes, in the fields of culture, environment, science and Information Communication Technologies. Since September 2016 the school is an affiliate of the “Playing with Protons” project, a new science education initiative, led by the CMS Experiment at CERN, Geneve.
The 1st Primary School of Rafina encourages ICT uptake and the implementation of multiple intelligences theory in daily teaching practice through STEM/STEAM learning activities and robotics. For five successive years it has participated in the WRO educational robotics contests having already achieved multiple awards, including representing Greece at the 2018 World Robot Olympiad in Thailand (Open Robotics Category). The school is currently initiating the development of underwater robots involving parents and local stakeholders in the robots building and testing process.
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Spectrum Research Centre CLG, IRELAND
Spectrum Research Centre (SRC) was established in 2017 to support young academics to bring their research into action. SRC was founded specifically at the request of local social and academic researchers and post-graduate students, who identified a local need to develop a space where research hypotheses and findings can be validated through local actions. At the outset, SRC aimed to support academics throughout their research activities; however, as the company has grown, the aim is now also to provide academics with opportunities to give their research a European perspective.
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Universitatea Din Pitesti, ROMANIA
University of Piteşti (UPIT) is a state university situated in the Southern part of Romania, in the Argeş County (120 kilometers from Bucharest). It is a comprehensive university and has around 10,000 students. UPIT provides educational, training and research services, being an intellectual and academic community accredited by national and international quality agencies.
The areas in which the university is active are: education & training; scientific & applicative research; guidance & counseling; professional orientation; international cooperation in different fields; publishing activities.
University of Piteşti has about 500 staffs (academic and non-academic personnel). Its structure is composed of 6 faculties providing Bachelor, Master and PhD study programmes. The faculties are organized in departments. Beside faculties and departments, UPIT has also specialized units (Research Institute, Business and Technological Transfer Incubator, Institute for Training and Performance, Center for International Cooperation). It has previously participated and continues to be currently involved in a large number of transnational researches, mobility or strategic partnership projects (see: www.cppdd.ro). UPIT represents a strong educational factor for the SMEs in the region, which usually search its support in solving their economical, technological or managing problems. UPIT has also developed a collaborative network of partners which interconnects the university with the main employers and the local economic agents in the region.
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Academia Postal 3 Vigo S.L., SPAIN
Postal 3 is an entity dedicated to the training, design and development of training resources for different target groups, and project consulting, whose services to public and private organizations in Spain, Europe and America have achieved remarkable success and growth over the past two decades.
Postal 3 is experienced in the design, organization and carrying out training projects for face-to-face -or online- in most all the Spanish territory, as also in the creation of training resources, on-line contents, creation of online tools for dissemination, development and execution of projects about on-line platforms and smart apps, and new technologies.
The 1st Primary School of Rafina encourages ICT uptake and the implementation of multiple intelligences theory in daily teaching practice through STEM/STEAM learning activities and robotics. For five successive years it has participated in the WRO educational robotics contests having already achieved multiple awards, including representing Greece at the 2018 World Robot Olympiad in Thailand (Open Robotics Category). The school is currently initiating the development of underwater robots involving parents and local stakeholders in the robots building and testing process.
Postal 3 has also experience in the following areas:
- National and international projects within National and UE programs and funds.
- Specialization and qualification of human resources.
- Research and monitoring of training needs.
- Job creation projects.
- Competences improvement in the working environment.
- NEETs training and labour orientation.
- Basic skills promotion for disadvantaged collectives.
Postal 3 carry out every year many projects of developing and/or adapting new methodologies, e-Learning resources, and teaching strategies, to improve the quality of training people receive, and their potential for personal and professional development in each geographical, professional or sectoral context; according to each collective or environment needs.
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Hauptstadftallee 239 V V UG (Skills Elevation FHB), GERMANY
Skills Elevation FHB was founded in 2016 with a mission to provide an alternative educational methodology to support the social, emotional and cognitive development of marginalised groups and front-line educators to integrate new pedagogic approaches into their everyday practice.
The company is committed to providing a creative space and a ‘living lab’ for educational innovation, experimentation and development with a view to offering new methodologies and resources to address persistent social, economic and integration issues that pertain in all EU Member States. FHB focuses on applying the expertise available to design and produce state-of-the-art learning and teaching materials using open-source technologies for both non-formal and informal settings.
Berlin has a reputation as being a centre for creativity and expression but beneath the surface there remains many problems that require different approaches than those provided by mainstream providers.
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