EuroEd Foundation – EuroEd Foundation – pathwaypathway

Anca Colibaba & Rodica VulcanescuAnca Colibaba & Rodica Vulcanescu

Lifelong Learning Programme - GRUNDTVIG Multilateral project

INTEGRA- Migrants' Integrating Kit - Basic Language for Dealing with Financial Matters

KICK-OFF MEETING13 – 14 January 2011

Rotterdam, NL

MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT Our motto:

AD ASTRA PER VALOREM! (Towards the stars through value!)

Our mission is to positively contribute to the development of the Romanian civil society and of an active European citizenship in Romania.

Within this framework, our aim is to apply the quality standards of the European Union specifically designed for education, civil society, public policies, justice, culture, mass media and regional development. Furthermore, we take the role of catalyst in the exchange of ideas and experience regarding education, democracy and European integration through local, regional, national and trans-national projects.

SHORT HISTORYSHORT 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 EuroEd Foundation.

STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE AND SERVICESSERVICES

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) 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: 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 AFFILIATIONACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATION 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)

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 AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONSDISTINCTIONS

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).

2007: "European Label”, distinction offered by the European Commission for the successful implementation of the project “Interact” (Leonardo project).

2008: “European School”, distinction awarded by the Ministry of Education, Research Innovation.

2009: “European Label”, distinction offered by the European Commission for the successful implementation of the project “ALL” (Lingua 1 project).

European Projects 2010European Projects 2010Title of the project Ref. No. ActionMy Story - creating an ICT-based inter-generational learning environment

511641-LLP-1-2010-1-RO-KA3-KA3MP

KA3 (ICT)

Uemploy - Consultancy for Employment Inclusion

510784-LLP-1-2010-1-RO-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-IT-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-1-2010-1-UK-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-ES-KA2-KA2MP

KA2 LANGUAGES (Multilateral Projects)

European Projects 2010European Projects 2010Title of the project Ref. No. ActionINTEGRA: Migrants' Integrating Kit - Basic Language for Dealing with Financial Matters

510258-LLP-1-2010-1-LTGRUNDTVIG-GMP

Grundtvig Multilateral Projects

Let’s Become a Bilingual Family! - awareness of parents on their role in helping children acquiring foreign languages

511515-LLP-1-2010-1-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-1-2010-1-TR-KA2-KA2MP

KA2 LANGUAGES (Multilateral Projects)

European Network for Intergenerational Learning

510890-LLP-1-2010-1-FR-GRUNDTVIGGNW

Grundtvig Multilateral Networks

Online Networking Platform for Language learning - development of an online networking platform for learning languages

511558-LLP-1-2010-1-UK-KA2-KA2MP

KA2 LANGUAGES (Multilateral Projects)

European Projects 2009European Projects 2009Title of the project Ref. No. ActionTOOL TIPLS - Tool to improve transparency of professional foreign language skills

LLP-LDV-TOI-2009-LT-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-GRU06-06392 2

Life Long Learning Programme - Grundtvig Partnership

Lingu@net Worldwide – will give better access to online resources for learning languages

504830-LLP-1-2009-1-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-IT-0503

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-2009-RO-010

Leonardo Da Vinci – Transfer of Innovation

European Projects 2008European Projects 2008Title of the project Ref. No. ActionELSTI  European Languages for Secretaries - developing the linguistic, cultural and business communication skills in English, Italian, French and Spanish.

LLP/LdV/ToI/2007/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/2008/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-1-2008-1-F1-KA2-KA2MP

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-LP-54_IS-IT

Leonardo Da Vinci – Transfer of Innovation