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Hellenic Regional
Development Center
WHERE WE ARE
Description
HRDC is a national joint venture of regional
development Centers and it is dedicated to
promoting and enhancing the cooperation
between
individuals,
regional
bodies,
universities and enterprises in vocational
training end education into the European
environment
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Fundamental Areas of Activity
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Preparation & development of programmes for
initial and continuous technological and
vocational training.
Contribution to the regional development of
Greek territories through technology transfer
and innovation.
Creation of stable co-operation bonds between
the world of industry and the university sector,
including technology transfer between Greece
and the other European Union’s members
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Achieved Goals
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Development of many cooperation axes between
universities and industry.
Facilitation of the integration of the Greek
regions into the European Union’s programmes
involving all society actors.
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Achieved Goals
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Provision of feedback for the educational
systems, thereby improving the existing
methods and approaches in the fields of
training and education as these have been
developed at European level.
Contribution to the transfer of knowledge and
skills from higher to lower developed regions.
Hellenic Regional Development Center
ACTIVITIES - AREAS OF
SPECIALISATION
Regional Development
Vocational and continuing training
activities
Information Technology Applications for
Education and Training
Consultancy on Information Technology
Issues
Experience
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Regional Development
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Confrontation of the regional deindustrialization and unemployment
Enhancement of the quality of the regional
labour force
Deployment of novel vocational training
methods
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Vocational and continuing
training activities
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Network for Professional training in South
Europe.
European Training programmes
Distance Training programmes
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Information Technology
Applications for Education and
Training
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Open and Distance Learning Applications
On-line Multimedia Applications
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Consultancy on Information
Technology Issues
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Technical Assistance for technology transfer
Identify
end-users
by
using
European
networks, member-organisations and SMEs
Supply information and examine user needs
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Inter-regional cooperation
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Creation of stable co-operation bonds between
the world of industry and the university sector,
including technology transfer between Greece
and the other European Union members.
Deployment
of
inter-regional
cooperating
networks amongst SMEs all over Europe.
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Experience
HRDC has successfully participated in several
E.U. programmes:
 TRADE ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
SYSTEMS, (TEDIS)
 TACIS INSTITUTION BUILDING PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAMME (IBPP)
 INFORMATION SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIES (IST)
 EDUCATION AND TRAINING
 CONNECT
 EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Hellenic Regional Development Center
Hellenic Regional
Development Center
Thank you for your attention!