Transcript 11th International Conference of QUEST Romania 'Languages

Fundația EuroEd
CVE KICK-OFF MEETING
Krakow 8-9 Dec. 2011
SHORT HISTORY
 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.
 Until 1995 our name was International House and our
efforts were concentrated on offering language courses
 In 1995 we became the International Language Centre
and expanded our portfolio by founding the
Kindergarten (1995) and the Primary School (1997).
 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.
 Since 2000 our name is Fundatia EuroEd.
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)
 The Regional Centre for European Integration (the
implementation of local, regional, national and
international projects) (2000)
 The EuroEd Kindergarten and Primary School (1995
and 1997 respectively)
SERVICES
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
 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)
 accredited by the Ministry of Labour, Family and Equal
Opportunities (MO no. 594/29.11.2006)
AFFILIATION
 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)
 founder member of FocusEd (an International Association that promotes
Excellence, Diversity and Innovation in education)
 founder member of ELAN (a pan-European Association that promotes
LWULT languages)
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
 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.
 2002: "European Label”, distinction offered by the European
Commission for the successful implementation of the project
"Steps to the World".
 2004: "European Label”, distinction offered by the European
Commission for the successful implementation of the project
"eLancenet” (Lingua 1 project)
European Projects 2011
Title of the project
Ref. No.
Action
ACT! Active and responsible citizen =
flourishing future society
GRU-11-P-LP-299-IS-LT
Grundtvig Partnership
Going Places with Languages in Europe
UK/11/LLP‐LdV/TOI‐423
Leonardo Da Vinci –
Transfer of Innovation
Stay@School
Leonardo Da Vinci –
Transfer of Innovation
NELLIP - Network of European Language
Labelled Initiatives and Projects
519129-LLP-1-2011-1-ITKA2-KA2N
Multilateral Networks
(Key Activity 2)
The Corporate Volunteering as a bridge
between the world of work and schools
517833-LLP-1-2011-1-PLCOMENIUS-CMP
COMENIUS Multilateral
projects
FIESTA: Facilitating Inclusive Education
and Supporting the Transition Agenda
517748-LLP-1-2011-1-IECOMENIUS-CNW
Comenius Multilateral
Networks
PLM Mobility Initiative “European Project
Management”
Leonardo Mobilities
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-1-2010-1-ITKA1-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-1-2010-1-ESKA2-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