Transcript EuroEd Foundation – pathway Anca Colibaba & Rodica Vulcanescu

EuroEd Foundation
Iasi, Romania
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Our motto:
AD ASTRA PER VALOREM! (Towards the
stars through value!)
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Our mission is to positively contribute to the
development of the Romanian civil society
and of an active European citizenship in
Romania.
www.euroed.ro
SHORT HISTORY
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We are a not-for-profit non-governmental organization set up
in 1992 with logistic support from the Soros Foundation and
expertise from the British Council.
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Until 1995 our name was International House and our efforts
were concentrated on offering language courses
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In 1995 we became the International Language Centre and
expanded our portfolio by founding the Kindergarten (1995)
and the Primary School (1997).
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In 1998, also as a result of constantly growing services and
addressability, we founded two more departments: the
Regional Centre for Education and Communication, and the
Centre for European Integration.
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Since 2000 our name is EuroEd Foundation.
STRUCTURE AND SERVICES
Organizational Structure:
 The Regional Centre for Education and Communication (life long learning - adult
education: local, regional, national and international professional training) (1998)
 The International Language Centre (foreign language course and Romanian as a
foreign language) (1992)
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The Regional Centre for European Integration (the implementation of local,
regional, national and international projects) (2000)
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The EuroEd Kindergarten and Primary School (1995 and 1997 respectively)
Services:
 a vast array of foreign language courses (as well as Romanian as a foreign
language) and accredited professional training courses;
 our partnership in educational and socially oriented projects at local, national
and trans-national level;
 the education of children in kindergarten and primary school towards a
European citizenship based on communication, initiative and creativity
ACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATION
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accredited by the Ministry of Education and Research (part of
the national education system, the section Life Long Learning MO no. 4685/28.09.1998 and 2133/4.02.2000)
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accredited by the Ministry of Labour, Family and Equal
Opportunities (MO no. 594/29.11.2006)
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founder member of QUEST Romania (the Romanian
Association for Quality Language Services); QUEST is an
associate member of EAQUALS (the European Association for
Quality Language Services)
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founder member of FocusEd (an International Association that
promotes Excellence, Diversity and Innovation in education)
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founder member of ELAN (a pan-European Association that
promotes LWULT languages)
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
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2001: "WorldAware Business Award", an international prize offered by
the British Council for the successful transfer of language teaching
competencies to other areas of education.
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2002: "European Label”, distinction offered by the European Commission
for the successful implementation of the project "Steps to the World".
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2004: "European Label”, distinction offered by the European Commission
for the successful implementation of the project "eLancenet” (Lingua 1
project).
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2007: "European Label”, distinction offered by the European Commission
for the successful implementation of the project “Interact” (Leonardo
project).
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2008: “European School”, distinction awarded by the Ministry of Education,
Research Innovation.
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2009: “European Label”, distinction offered by the European Commission
for the successful implementation of the project “ALL” (Lingua 1 project).
European Projects 2010
Title of the project
Ref. No.
Action
My Story - creating an ICT-based intergenerational learning environment
511641-LLP-1-2010-1RO-KA3-KA3MP
KA3 (ICT)
Uemploy - Consultancy for Employment
Inclusion
510784-LLP-1-2010-1RO-LEONARDO-LMP
LEONARDO DA VINCI,
Multilateral projects for
Development of
innovation
I am not scared – identification of the
best strategies to prevent and combat the
bullying phenomenon
511645-LLP-1-2010-1IT-KA1-KA1SCR
KA1 Policy Cooperation
And Innovation Studies
and comparative
research
Language Rich Europe - creating a
sustainable interdisciplinary network to
share good practice in language teaching
and learning for social inclusion
511780-LLP-1-2010-1UK-KA2-KA2NW
KA2 Languages
(Multilateral Networks)
Escenario Europeo De Idiomas –
improvement of teaching and learning
foreign languages through a multilingual
theatre play
511451-LLP-1-2010-1ES-KA2-KA2MP
KA2 LANGUAGES
(Multilateral Projects)
European Projects 2010
Title of the project
Ref. No.
Action
INTEGRA: Migrants' Integrating Kit Basic Language for Dealing with Financial
Matters
510258-LLP-1-20101-LTGRUNDTVIGGMP
Grundtvig
Multilateral Projects
Let’s Become a Bilingual Family! awareness of parents on their role in helping
children acquiring foreign languages
511515-LLP-1-20101-IT-KA2-KA2MP
KA2 LANGUAGES
(Multilateral
Projects)
Autonomous ‘Personal Learning
Networks’ for Language Teachers –
helping language educators to use Internet
Personal Learning Network (PLN) on social
networks (SNs).
511460-LLP-1-20101-TR-KA2-KA2MP
KA2 LANGUAGES
(Multilateral
Projects)
European Network for Intergenerational
Learning
510890-LLP-1-20101-FRGRUNDTVIGGNW
Grundtvig
Multilateral
Networks
Online Networking Platform for
Language learning - development of an
online networking platform for learning
languages
511558-LLP-1-20101-UK-KA2-KA2MP
KA2 LANGUAGES
(Multilateral
Projects)
European Projects 2009
Title of the project
Ref. No.
Action
TOOL TIPLS - Tool to improve
transparency of professional foreign
language skills
LLP-LDV-TOI-2009LT-0042
Leonardo Da Vinci –
Transfer of
Innovation
Art as the identity of a country and as a
universal pattern which all the
European countries can share
2009-1-IT2-GRU0606392 2
Life Long Learning
Programme Grundtvig
Partnership
Lingu@net Worldwide – will give better
access to online resources for learning
languages
504830-LLP-1-20091-ES-KA2-KA2MP
Life Long Learning
Programme - Key
Activity 2
LeTS Go - online training course focusing on
how to use e-learning products or on how to
develop language training products exploiting
new technologies.
LLP-LDV-TOI-09-IT0503
Leonardo Da Vinci –
Transfer of
Innovation
In-CLASS: International
Communication and Language
Assessment – development of an
operational Audit scheme managed by a
chambers or government body offering
Language Audits to international SMEs
LLP-LdV-TOI-2009RO-010
Leonardo Da Vinci –
Transfer of
Innovation
European Projects 2008
Title of the project
Ref. No.
Action
ELSTI European Languages for Secretaries developing the linguistic, cultural and business
communication skills in English, Italian, French and
Spanish.
LLP/LdV/ToI/20
07/RO/008
Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of
Innovation project
Office InterActors - offers a didactic model looking
to develop transferable skills for Business and
Administration in the following areas: foreign
languages, ICT, team work, negotiation,
entrepreneurship, awareness of business cultures.
LLP/LdV/ToI/20
08/RO/017
Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of
Innovation project
La Prof: Language Learning for Professionals
in ICT and Agriculture - promoting language
awareness to immigrating workforce in two particular
sectors, ICT and agriculture
143436-LLP-12008-1-F1-KA2KA2MP
Lifelong Learning
Programme - Key
Activity 2
LIS: Language and Integration through
Singing - producing, testing, optimising and
evaluating teaching material for Italian, Russian and
Romanian as foreign languages explicitly using songs
08-GRU-P-LP54_IS-IT
Leonardo Da Vinci
– Grundvig