The Erasmus + project – Building Resilience to Address Domestic Violence EMPOWER project partners would like to welcome you to reading our second newsletter. The last time we put together our newsletter back in March 2021 we were in a time of limbo, not knowing what the short-term future was to bring. Having adapted and changed the way we work the EMPOER project has been able to continue successfully supporting our target group!
SOMRA – Supporting meaningful Occupations for Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum seekers offers an innovative approach for tackling two major challenges of the 21st century, namely climate change and refugee crises, by engaging these groups in meaningful occupations that transform them into environment role models with a sustainable impact in their new and previous home.Read the first two newsletters of the project to find out more.
The first newsletter of the project HeART is out! In the first issue, you will find information about the idea behind the project and its main objectives and outputs, the consortium and the transnational project meetings. HeART project aims to enhance the competencies and skills of artists and individuals working in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and secure their inclusion in the labour market and society in general by focusing on a) Entrepreneurship, Employability, and Business Administration Skills; b) Psychological Capacities and c) Digital media skills.
The distinguished academic will assume the role of Head of Data Science and in collaboration with Centre’s researchers and staff, is expected to make an invaluable contribution the its mission and work.
Through his expertise, Dr. Kyriakides will guide the actions and work of CARDET, contributing to the design of substantiated and detailed policy propositions and programs. The appointment of Dr. Kyriakides in our research team is another concrete manifestation of CARDET’s ongoing close collaboration with Yale’s School of Public Health, part of the Memorandum of Cooperation the two institutions have in the last five years.
Dr. Kyriakides will support the Center’s research team in large-scale projects related to collecting, managing, analysing, and explaining data and results. At the same time, he will participate in the development of synergies and collaborations with research institutes and institutions in the wider region and worldwide, contributing to CARDET’s efforts to become the leading independent research and development center in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Dr. Tassos C. Kyriakides is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale Center for Analytical Studies, Yale School of Public Health and the Director of the West Haven Cooperative Studies Program, Coordinating Centre. He has completed his B.Sc. as a Fulbright Scholar at UCLA (Biochemistry; 1993) and received his Ph.D. at the Yale School of Public Health (Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases; 1999). As a faculty member at the Yale Center for Analytical Sciences (Yale School of Public Health), he helps design and collaborates on numerous clinical research projects. He is the Director at the Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program (VACSPCC-West Haven, CT), a clinical trials data coordinating center, where he has worked the last 20+ years on pivotal trials in: HIV/AIDS treatment, surgery and PTSD.
Charalambos Vrasidas, Executive Director at CARDET, stated: “We are elated and honored to have an academic of Dr. Kyriakides’ caliber as part of our research team. He’s an internationally renowned scientist with rich knowledge and know-how, with whom we share the same values and ambitions. I am confident that Dr. Kyriakides will play an essential and pivotal role in the continuous development of CARDET and the achievement of its goals, as well as have a special and multifaceted contribution to our efforts to make a positive contribution to society through education, innovation, research and development “.
About CARDET
CARDET is one of the leading non-profit centers for development in the Mediterranean region, with global expertise in project design and implementation, social inclusion, human rights and skills development. The Center brings together an international team of experts with decades of global expertise in the design, implementation and evaluation of projects, with an emphasis on social justice, development and human rights. It employs 50 full-time and part-time professionals specializing in education, digital learning, development sports, social sciences, social entrepreneurship and evaluation.
MiHub has published the first edition of a new innovative online magazine that gives a voice and a space for expression to migrants residing in Cyprus.
It wishes to uplift and showcases the experiences and views of beneficiaries of international protection in Cyprus as well as Third Country Nationals living in the island, in an effort to hear them, learn about their culture, “taste” their food, and help them integrate into local communities.
The MiHUB e-magazine is hosted on the project’s website and aspires to be a forum for exchange of views, both for the project beneficiaries themselves and for the host country and society. It can be found via the following link: https://mihub-journal.eu/ . Migrants, students, academics and/or other professionals are invited and encouraged to submit their articles and opinion pieces. For more information contact: info@mihub.eu
The Project “Migrant Information Center (MIC)” (CY/2020/AMIF/S02.N02.1.3/4), Immigrant Service Centers (MiHUB) is implement by the University of Nicosia, in collaboration with the research centre CARDET and the Cyprus University of Technology. The Project is co-financed by the Asylum, Immigration and Integration Fund and the Republic of Cyprus and is implemented for the period 15 December 2020 – 14 June 2022.
In the first nine months of operation of the MIC more than 5,000 people throughout Cyprus have received services and more than 150 people have been hosted in the temporary accommodation shelter. Within the framework of the operation of the Project, counseling and psychological support services are provided to adults and children, professional guidance, facilitation of completing applications, Greek and English courses and participation of the served population in social and recreational activities organized in the local Centers.
Tel: 22 080350
Fax: 22842222
URL: www.mihub.eu
E-mail: info@mihub.eu
We are happy to announce that our organisation has successfully concluded yet another innovative project on digital entrepreneurship.
Over the course of two years, it has developed a rich compendium of resources to support and promote entrepreneurship through interactive tools.
Through AppHop, whose platform remains accessible and available to everyone, learners can access a wide array of useful and practical resources and tools that can help themgrow their entrepreneurship skills.
An added value of the project was working with our excellent partners, the European Center for Quality Ltd (ECQ), Future in Perspective Limited, Osrodek szkoleniowo-badawczy INNEO, Innovation Frontiers IKE, Lancaster and Morecambe College, RightChallenge and JAITEK, to produce all the resources and the in-service training programme.
About AppHop
The project focused on the creation of 15 digital breakout resources by each partner who will use each of the 15 most popular smartphone apps by theme. Each resource addressed one of the 15 competences identified in EntreComp Framework and a series of digital breakout rooms have been produced and made available also via the project’s e-learning platform. Each individual digital breakout resource comprises a series of 4 different challenges that get incrementally more difficult to build different elements of the competence in question.
Moreover, the project pursued the development of an in-service training programme for VET tutors so as to develop their skills and competences to create their own digital breakout learning resources.
The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the normal processes of almost any industry, globally and at a European level. Without exception, the educational organisations are now asked to be prepared to manage all types of disruptions that may occur while adapting to various scenarios that will emerge in the post-pandemic era. These cases include imposed lockdowns, mixed-presence teaching (having simultaneously face-to-face students and others joining remotely), participants’ (long-term) absence due to illness or quarantine purposes.
Following this need, a consortium of six partners from six EU countries, came together to implement the COVID-19 Digital Response project. The aim is to build the capacities of VET organisations in offering online, distance, and blended learning programmes, during both normal and emergency situations.
Thus, all those involved, such as VET providers, teachers, and students, will be able to create, deliver, and participate in educational experiences that have a business and learning continuity.
Recent research studies have proven and confirmed the benefits of cycling on physical and mental health, and without a doubt, including cycling in our everyday lives can meet the recommended physical activity guidelines. If done correctly and effectively, cycling can offer its benefits to a higher degree.
The aim of the project is to stimulate an active and healthy life for young EU citizens, boost volunteering, and bring in the added value of cultural heritage through cycling. Specifically, this will be done through an e-learning platform containing digital tools to provide information about the different categories of cycling. An e-manual on the methodological guidelines for cycling trainers and coaches will also be made available to the public.
In addition, a software for trainers and professional cyclists will be designed and developed to test the performance of the cyclists. The C-TREND project aims to offer all the relevant information to people of all ages to achieve their highest individual performance in cycling.
Considering the underrepresentation of women in the film industry, there is a need to limit the historical and entrenched bias which sustains the inequality towards the female role. The aim of the project is to develop material to prepare the females who aspire to be in the film industry, of what is it like to be a female in the film industry and to empower with more skills the women who are already in the film industry.
More specifically, all partners work together to produce an ACT curriculum, which comprises of a series of 15 short form taster courses that females can use to develop their knowledge on the most important roles within the industry.
Additionally, a Case Study Library will be offered to the public which will highlight the barriers to entry for females in the industry, including deficits in role models, confidence and career planning through the interview of some successful women who are already in the film industry.An in-service training of 35 hours of learning, broken into 21 hours of face-to-face workshops and 14 hours of self-directed learning, will be offered and a MOOC & Community of Practice will give access to the range of educational resources from the WIFI project.
The WIFI project aims to assist females in developing key knowledge in the roles within the industry in order to prepare and empower them to limit the gender gap which exists within the film industry.
