ValCoVol: Validation of Competences Acquired in Volunteering
Volunteers often have the difficulty of communicating an employer what knowledge and key qualifications they have acquired. Employers, in turn, often find it difficult to identify the knowledge gained when reading credentials of volunteer organizations, since these certificates usually describe the activities done, but not the acquired competencies. ValCoVol brings the needs of volunteers and […]
ReEntry: Support for Refugee Entrepreneurs
Supporting migrant entrepreneurs in Europe is an effective means of improving their social and economic integration; providing them with equal opportunities to become economically self-sufficient in their host countries and therefore to create a more secure life for themselves and their families. Migrant entrepreneurs can also provide services and products to migrant communities across Europe […]
Prevent
Prevent Radicalisation – Supports for Professionals in Their Work with Refugees and Migrants The unexpected dimension of the refugee crisis has hit Europe unprepared, and it challenges, apart from logistical problems, also the large number of professionals and volunteers who work with receiving, helping, teaching and integrating refugees. This huge task requires not only […]
Talk with me – The Social Way to Learn a Language
The attractivity of web-based social networks has been the starting point for “Talk with me” as a new, interactive, deeply socially motivated way to learn. The project makes use of the potentials of a blended-learning approach, using Second Life™ as a virtual 3D interactive social community environment combined with a powerful learn managment system. The platform provides […]
E-Learning Courses for Eco-Farming
In the changing environment of the Agricultural policy of Europe there is a rising demand for quality food and healthy environment. This has resulted a growing interest in ecological agriculture. The market for organic products in Europe is generally expanding. Since 1993, organic food production has been strictly regulated in the European Union. Particular competence […]
Love Languages And More!
Attract Participation and Increase Motivation of Young Male Language Learners The main objective of Love Languages and more! is to enable young male adults with particular “foreign language learning resistance” to establish their “love for language” by increasing their interest and uptake of foreign languages and to increase their participation in the lifelong learning society. More specifically, […]
ARTIP: Awareness Raising and Training measures for
The purpose of this project is to increase the knowledge and actual usage of the Istanbul Protocol, an UN-adopted manual for the investigation and documentation of cases of alleged torture and other forms of ill-treatment, in European countries. Under the lead of Vienna Medical University a series of educational materials will be prepared to reach […]
Social Electricity Platforms
This project has two main objectives: to help people to become more energy- aware and to conserve energy and to develop new learning strategies and techniques to educate people effectively towards environmental sustainability. To achieve those goals this project encourages people, through the online platform and through a Facebook application, to engage in energy-saving practices, […]
Climate Literacy
A New Horizontal Theme in Adult and Vocational Education To fight climate change we must first know all about it! By now, we all know the inconvenient truth about climate change: it’s here, and its impact is huge. But there is little use in dwelling on the past, or even the present. It’s tomorrow that […]
Smart Patients
Holistic Empowerment of Citizens to Become Experts in Their Own Health One of the EU Health Strategy’s concrete themes includes „empowering citizens – putting patients at the heart of the system and encouraging them to be involved in managing their own healthcare needs“. Preventive care should therefore not be left alone to doctors and hospitals, […]
