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Category: Social Justice

  • Development Education

    Development Education can be defined as a process which aims to raise awareness among people on development issues, enhance their understanding regarding the global and local challenges faced by developing countries, and promote people’s engagement in action towards addressing these issues. According to DEEEP, “Development education is an active learning process, founded on values of solidarity, equality, inclusion and co-operation. ”(Source: http://www.deeep.org)

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  • Cypriot Students’ Perceptions of Immigrants

    CARDET in cooperation with the consultancy firm INNOVADE LI LTD have been granted the project “Research on Cypriot Students’ Perceptions with Regards to Immigrants”. The project was awarded to the consortium following an open call for proposals  from the Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of  Interior, under the European Integration Fund, as part of the Solidarity Funds. The project is co-funded by the EU Solidarity Funds (75%) and the Republic of Cyprus (25%). The objective of this research project is to investigate and explore the perceptions and attitudes of Cypriot students in primary and secondary schools with respect to immigrants (Third Country Nationals). The results of the project will be of value to the Civil Registry and Migration Department, as well as other organizations involved in migration issues.

    Check back within the next few days and the full report will be available here and on the project website at http://www.cardet.org/studentperceptions2010/

  • Webinar – Innovative Schools Program

    On November 25, 2014, CARDET delivered a Webinar in Collaboration with the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, as part of the Innovative Schools Program. During the presentation and discussions, Dr. Vrasidas presented and discussed lessons learned from more than 15 EU funded projects. Teachers, teacher trainers and the CARDET team discusssed ways they can collaborate within the framework of the projects presented, and also by exploring further possibilities for preparing collaborative projects and research grants. The presentation is available on Slideshare.

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  • Press Conference on Migration and Asylum: Challanges and Opportunities

    CARDET, in cooperation with Innovade LI Ltd., held a Press Conferencon June 29, 2010 , where the results of three research projects under the Solidarity Funds were presented. The event took place at the House of the European Union between 10:00am – 12:00pm.

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  • EU27 Development Policy – 18 February, 2008

    Conference on Challenges of EU27 Development Policy with a Technical Seminar on the European Development Fund, Brdo, Slovenia, 17-18 February 2008

    http://vrasidas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/brdo1.jpgCharalambos represented CARDET and participated in the conference on “Challenges of EU27 development policy” on 18 February 2008 at Brdo, Slovenia. The Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs, invited CARDET to participate in the event, since there was a provision for NGOs to be represented in this discussions. The conference provided the opportunity for an open discussion on the challenges the EU development policy is facing. Topics discussed included aid effectiveness, division of labor, funding mechanisms as well as children and women in armed conflicts with particular reference to EU development policy. An informal discussion on future organizational aspects of EU development policy took place during a working lunch.

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