Proposant 

Proposition 

Medhat Younes - Manager
Management & Technology Consulting Group (MTCG)
MTCG Owned Portals

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Tel: +961-1- 857.055
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POBox: 15-5522 Beirut , Lebanon

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EGX

SHORTE PROFILE

The Educational Group Xinis (EGX) is now one of the largest private education organisations in Europe. It has grown to this size by both expanding the size of each college and by diversifying the colleges to offer more and more options to an increasing number of students.The history of the system goes back 40 years to when the President, Mr Sophocles Xinis began to charter his course with the aim of offering a comprehensive educational service to Greek youth.The history of EGX has been one of growth, the interests of the students have come first and the high quality of educational programmes and their relevance to the world of employment has always been of primary importance.EGX has expanded from its original base in Athens, and now has branches of its member colleges in the cities of Piraeus, Patras, Thessaloniki and Florina. The EGX is made up of 9 sister colleges, educating over 9000 students annually throughout Greece in 35 buildings offering facilities such as library, study rooms, computer laboratories, Internet, video viewing rooms etc. EGX employs over 750 teaching and 250 administrative staff.At the time being, Educational Group Xinis is made up of the following colleges:· Mediterranean - ECS (Mediterranean College and Hellinofono College combined together)· Baker College· IIEK Xinis· Carierra· Xinis Technical Vocational School· Nursing College· Institute of Pedagogical Studies· Xinis Foreign Languages Institution· KEK XINI - Centre of Continuing Vocational TrainingMEDITERRANEAN - ECS During the third decade of their existence, the two university level colleges Mediterranean and Hellinofono College joined their forces in 1998 and make Mediterranean - ECS, where "Private Universities in Greece" will be based upon:Hellinofono CollegeFounded in 1978, offers university level courses taught in Greek in areas of Business, Computing, Graphics, Interior Design, and Journalism. Moreover Hellinofono College is franchised to offer bachelor's degree courses in International Business Administration and in Secretarial Administration in collaboration with the University of Northumbria at Newcastle. These programmes are taught in Greek and in English for those units that are counted towards the degree classification. Mediterranean CollegeFounded in 1978 to offer higher education in English, this college has established a high reputation for the quality of the academic work done. Mediterranean College has grown from a Junior College offering two years courses to students wishing to transfer to either the USA or the UK, to a fully developed college offering both its own qualifications and, in collaboration with Coventry University, 3 and 4 years degree courses. This franchise agreement leads to the award of Bachelor degrees and Higher National Diplomas in the areas of Business Administration, Tourism & Business Administration, Business System & Information Technology, Human Resource Management, Secretarial Administration, Psychology, Graphic Design and Marketing. Master's Degrees are offered in Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Leadership Studies and Maritime Studies.Moreover, Mediterranean ECS offers Foundation courses preparing students for year one entry to UK universities.BAKER COLLEGEIn 1990, Mediterranean College was the first educational institution that brought and began to run an American State University Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Greece in collaboration with Baker College, one of the oldest and largest private Colleges in Michigan, USA. Degrees are offered in Business Administration, Accounting, Management, Computer Information Systems, Marketing, Maritime Studies, Human Resource Management, and Leadership Studies, mainly by Interactive Teaching through Internet.IIEK XINIS (Institute of Initial Vocational Training)These institutions provide post secondary vocational education leading to state validated awards after two years of study. Many of these courses can be supplemented to allow advanced placement into appropriate degree courses or a probable HND award or equivalent. Business Administration & Finance, Computing & Information Technology, Microsoft specialisation & Internet, Social Welfare Services, Transport and Tourism, Communication & Media, Structural & Building, Electronics & Automation, Sports and Applied Arts are the main areas of studies offered.CARIERRA - Institute of Secretarial and Business Administration StudiesThis is the largest college of its kind in Greece which offers a wide range of courses which range from company sponsored vocational training to two-year English medium secretarial and business administration courses for high school (+18 years old) graduates. More specifically, CARIERRA (in collaboration with University of Surrey, London College of Arts, London College of Management and Institute of Linguists) offers specialised courses related to Business, Computing, Art & Design, Communication & Media, Insurance, Translation, Tourism & Shipping, Secretarial Studies. Some courses are taught in English and lead to international qualifications conferred by professional bodies. Many of the graduates of the English medium courses might well qualify for advanced placement into some British Degree courses, mainly in Business Administration.XINIS TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLIt was founded in 1998, replacing Xinis Technical Schools founded in 1974 and offer technical and vocational education to Greek high school students and qualifications that are validated by the Greek state. Graduates from these technical schools could be well "topped-up" to follow the second level of a Bachelor's Degree or to enter the final year of BTEC course (HND). The major specialisations offered are the following: Information Technology, Hair-Dressing, Structural & Building Studies, Business & Finance, Electronics & Communication and Applied Arts.NURSING COLLEGEIt provides post-secondary three-year courses. In particular, it provides its graduates with vocational qualifications that allow them to work as nurses and support technicians in Health related professions. The Nursing College offers the following specialised courses: midwifery, dietetics, aesthetics, lemphic massage, psychiatric nursing etc.THE INSTITUTE OF PEDAGOGICAL STUDIESThis is a highly regarded centre of post-secondary study, in Greek language, where graduates are academically and practically qualified to be employed as pedagogues and infant & nursery-school teachers. It has a strong tradition in the teaching of Psychology (Child Psychology, Clinic Psychology), Education and Encouragement and Motivation techniques. Its students have often transferred to the UK, sometimes for postgraduate studies.XINIS FOREIGN LANGUAGES INSTITUTIONThis institution founded in 1980 provides regular and intensive courses for adults in a wide range of languages leading to internationally awarded certificates e.g. Sorbonne, TOEFL, Cambridge University Lower and Proficiency, as well as courses for special purposes- LSP. Most EU languages, as well as "rare" ones, e.g. Russian, Bulgarian, Arabic, Japanese are taught.THE CENTRE OF CONTINUING VOCATIONAL TRAINING - K.E.K. XINIThis centre, in co-operation with all other colleges of EGX, plays a major role in responding to specific needs of the local labour market. It specifically provides vocational training programmes funded by EU to the unemployed, as well as young individuals under 25 years of age.KEK XINI is dedicated to the design, development and implementation of high quality continuing vocational training, especially in innovative subjects that are created by Technology Progress.EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS DIRECTORATEThe EGX European Union Affairs Directorate is responsible for the formulation of proposals for EU funded collaborative projects. EGX has already implemented numerous projects within the framework of community Initiatives such as SOCRATES, Training and Support Services for SMEs, DAPHNE, EMPLOYMENT - YOUTHSTART, EMPLOYMENT - INTEGRA, LEONARDO, PETRA, PHARE, LINGUA, NOW, ADAPT, EUROFORM, OPEN & DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES, MEDCAMPUS: EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON THE ENVIRONMENT, LIBRARIES, COPERNICUS.FURTHER OVERSEAS LINKSIn 1998, an exclusive cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Education is established. For the first time in history, the Ministry cooperates with a private educational institution in another country offering scholarships. This agreement promotes University studies of Greek Youth in Russia, as well as of Russian people in Greece.Furthermore, Educational Group Xinis has agreed to franchise several educational programmes in Latvia, Ukraine and Georgia to offer the opportunity to local students to attend courses in Management, Public Communications, marketing and Secretarial Administration, where EGX is responsible for safeguarding the quality of the delivered programme.FURTHER INTERESTSEducational Group Xinis is a growing and dynamic force that gains strength from the trust and confidence of thousands of students and graduates and by the business and industry community at large. EGX extents its educational and research activities even further, developing and running projects in other areas, in collaboration with national and international partners. Areas of current interest include Culture, Sports, social and economic development of certain parts of Athens, Greek Language, human resources etc. The objectives of EGX are not only plainly educational. EGX activities aim at students' personal and cultural development.Moreover, special social services, seminars, events etc are offered regularly to all students

Dr. Arafat Al-tameemi

Dept. of Development Projects.

General Union for Voluntary Societies (G.U.V.S).

Jordan - Box 910254 , Amman11191. 

Telephone: 0096264634001/4634009.

Fax: 0096264659973

E-mail:GUVS@index.com.jo 

Introducing Information Technology in Kindergartens 

      The General Union of voluntary Societies (G.U.V.S) was established in 1959 as a response for the demands of the less fortunate people in the society to give them a hand of help and hope to live. According to legislation and low, the G.U.V.S represents nationally, the voluntary sector in Jordan, which consists of 750 charitable societies and twelve unions under its umbrella. Such charitable societies provide social cervices that are both specialized and divers. The G.U.V.S complies with the implementation of societies services and projects in many fields such as, General Caring for the Disabled, Health Care which is represented by Al-Amal Cancer Center, Collectivism Productive Projects and Credit Fund Program for poverty alleviation and providing new work opportunities, General Community Service and Childcare. The G.U.V.S focuses on childhood through various programs in line with its continuous support directed towards children, especially in the pre-school years of age. This is accomplished through the kindergartens, which belong to the voluntary societies affiliated with the G.U.V.S.

There are 300 kindergartens run by different voluntary societies caring for 27500 children, and 41 nurseries looking after 960 children.

 If we want real change and evolution in our community (educational, cultural, social, scientific, and technical) we should begin from kindergarten stages since it is the critical stage in preparing the human being as an active individual in our society. So the child is the root and the base of any generation.

 If we want to achieve our objectives for a modern Jordan in 2020, as it is declared by his majesty the king, without any historical defects, or educational, social, and cultural retardation we have to concentrate on the real human development issue for the individuals. According to international definition of human development, we must assure the importance of providing the human being of sciences, education, and knowledge, and then let them choose the way they want to be active individuals in the society.

Objective:

      The project aims at Introducing Information Technology in the educational system in kindergartens stage, to enable the children to deal with the world of technology in early stages learning, and stop the classical way of teaching and feeding of children. In addition, it will be a model for any public or privet sector wants to achieve this level of technology. The children in this stage won't need teachers but only supervisors because the programs and curriculum would be designed especially for them so that they could enter the world of information technology either in kindergarten or at home, to develop both their knowledge and creativity.

Project component:

      The project will be composed of the following components

1-      Suitable curriculum in varies topic for kindergarten stage in English language.

2-      Effective programming system that includes a best design of the curriculum used by kids.

3-      Computer for each kid in kindergarten.

4-      Healthy and suitable environment for children in kindergarten. 

5-A special training material for nurses to qualify them for using the system and dealing with kids.

In addition, to achieve preparing curriculum programs, training…etc. the following specialists among other things will be needed:

1) A geneticist.

2)      A sociologist.

3) A psychologist.

4)      An astrologer.

Implementation:

     This project we envisage to be implemented at G.U.V.S, national and regional in close cooperation and partnership of EUMEDIS Program.

     We suggest an expert should be available by EUMEDIS Program to prepare the detailed project document as it is defined by EUMEDIS Program.

who are concided of tomorrow ,that’s why we had to  start from the very beginning which is the kindergarten specially that we had entered the third millennium that is information technology so, we have to inter computer to these kindergartens consist of (  ) child , and ( )kindergartner .as we believe that today's child is our to expose children to computer technology because children in this stage won't need a teacher but a supervisor because all curriculums well made specially for children so that children could enter computer world in kindergarten or at home, to develop both their knowledge and creativity.      Specially that our kid will be taught by using an inter playing system were he/she can use at their own home or kindergarten to introduce, and to improve those kids capacity and knowledge, so to achieve this stage of improvement we must have a trained and a qualified staff to use computers also these kindergartner must have this ability to train these kids no matter how young they are.

We need specialists in genetic engineering, sociology, psychology and astrology, to collect the curriculum that will be the center of kids learning, then it will be tern of information technology to crystallize this syntific curriculum to make computer programs to be the first step to any institution that would achieve this level of technology. 

If we want a fundamental changes in our community (social, scientific, technical) we must start from the kindergarten stage though its an critical stage to prepare our active individual if we look for year 2020 where we can not find any social, historical, or educational impurities, we must concentrate on the establishment phases of individuals according to countries realization for human development to give them all what they need of science and knowledge to let them choose after that the activities they like to be  an active member in the society.

INEC

nstitute of Ecological Investigation (INEC)
C/ Maestranza, 4 1?D
29016 MALAGA, SPAIN
E-mail: forestal@forestal.org
Tels: 952603540-41-42-43, Fax: 952600667

Mario Robles del Moral Antonio J. Mart?nez Fern?ndez / Managing Director Co-ordinator EUMEDIS initiative

Pilot Projects for Environmental Training and Assessment Programme for the Mediterranean Sector

Since 1992, we, in the Institute of Ecological Investigation, (INEC) have been encouraging educational integration between Spain and all Latin American countries. With this in mind, we have designed a training programme which is currently enjoying high rates of success. Courses and workshops (which have been both attended and followed via distance learning) on the assessment of environmental impact, Eco-auditing for companies and environmental inspections and education have been run. We are currently preparing a Master’s in Residue Management and we have students worldwide, principally in Spain and Latin America.
In the Institute we believe, with development and integration as an aim, that it is fundamental to establish adequate training in environmental issues. We therefore propose adapting the training programme present in Latin America to the particular needs of the Mediterranean environment.
The objective, via the Eumedis Initiative, is to create the:
“Environmental Training and Assessment Programme for the Mediterranean Sector”, (PROFORMED).
For this, current multimedia and telecommunications technology is to be used, bringing very useful theoretical and practical technical preparation for all countries in the Mediterranean basin, so that the environment benefits, both in public governmental bodies and in private companies in the area, and that this has consequences for consumers and the whole of the planet.
All this would be managed through the aforementioned Environmental Training and Assessment Programme for the Mediterranean Sector. Through this we will be able to train everyone destined to be an expert or specialist, and in whose hands will lie the most important environmental decisions in the area, paying particular attention to the specific viability and profit of the bases of sustainable economic development.
The Mediterranean countries included in the programme would be: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, Syria, Palestine, Tunisia and Turkey.
We hope that the proposal is of some interest and we remain at your disposal for any questions or comments that you consider worthwhile.

Rafik Sfar - Gandoura

Rafiksg@mockworth.ac.uk

Projet pilotes euro-méditeranéens dans le domaine de l’éducation

La sécurité routière

Le problème de la sécurité routière  peut être un sujet délicat puisque cela est directement lié avec la question de vie ou de mort, affectant des individus, des familles, et des communautés.

Les recherches ont identifié les enfants scolarisés comme le groupe le plus vulnérable avec un grand nombre d’accidents  parfois mortels.

Les statistiques montrent un grand écart entre les pays industrialisés en Europe et les pays sud-méditérranéens. Même si la plupart de cet écart peut être expliqué par la présente infrastructure, l’état des véhicules, la prédominance des lois et des contrôles etc., il reste encore une part importante relevant de la prise de conscience à soulever, à travers un programme éducatif bien planifié, visant les utilisateurs finaux, tel que, les enfants scolarisés, les formateurs, les planificateurs, les ingénieurs, les autorités policières etc.

Dans le contexte d’EUMEDIS, le développement des derniers outils de formation, grâce aux NTIC , seront au cœur du projet, en terme de recherche, de collecte de données, d’ analyses, de propagation, de matériels de formation et  d’ aboutissement.

·         Méthode de collecte de données

-          Comment les données sont-elles collectées ?

-          Comment les données sont-elles enregistrées ?

-          Harmonisation des systèmes informatiques

·         Analyses

-          Type(s) d’accident

-          Causes

-          Solutions

-          Interface/dialogue avec d’autres intermédiaires tel que les ingénieurs des ponts et chaussés

-          Présentation des points d’analyse

·         A l’école

-          Audit de chaque partenaires: Initiatives en terme de Sécurité Routières

-          Développement de dossiers d’information sur certains aspects de la sécurité routière (CD ROMs, programmes éducationnels etc.)

-          Promouvoir la sécurité routière à l’école

-          Mettre en œuvre le concept “routes sûres à l’école”.

·         Training

-          Former les formateurs

-          Etablir un système informatique

-          Incorporer ces système dans les écoles

-          Conception et développement d’outils de formation (face à face; on-line)

·         Interaction

-          Avec le département des ingénieurs des routes

-          Avec les services médicaux

·         Accès aux fichiers des accidents de la route

-          A travers d’autres services spécialisés, permettant l’examen et l’interprétation de rapports concernant certaines catégories d’accidents (experts pour la sécurité du véhicule par exemple).

-          Modification de la législation ou  du code de la route afin de réduire certain types de blessures (eg ; ceinture de sécurité obligatoire).

-          Mise en place d’indices pour certain types d’accidents et allocation de ces derniers à des catégories spécifiques pour des analyses approfondies.

Projet pilotes euro-méditeranéens dans le domaine de l’éducation

La sécurité routière

Le problème de la sécurité routière  peut être un sujet délicat puisque cela est directement lié avec la question de vie ou de mort, affectant des individus, des familles, et des communautés.

Les recherches ont identifié les enfants scolarisés comme le groupe le plus vulnérable avec un grand nombre d’accidents  parfois mortels.

Les statistiques montrent un grand écart entre les pays industrialisés en Europe et les pays sud-méditérranéens. Même si la plupart de cet écart peut être expliqué par la présente infrastructure, l’état des véhicules, la prédominance des lois et des contrôles etc., il reste encore une part importante relevant de la prise de conscience à soulever, à travers un programme éducatif bien planifié, visant les utilisateurs finaux, tel que, les enfants scolarisés, les formateurs, les planificateurs, les ingénieurs, les autorités policières etc.

Dans le contexte d’EUMEDIS, le développement des derniers outils de formation, grâce aux NTIC , seront au cœur du projet, en terme de recherche, de collecte de données, d’ analyses, de propagation, de matériels de formation et  d’ aboutissement.

·         Méthode de collecte de données

-          Comment les données sont-elles collectées ?

-          Comment les données sont-elles enregistrées ?

-          Harmonisation des systèmes informatiques

·         Analyses

-          Type(s) d’accident

-          Causes

-          Solutions

-          Interface/dialogue avec d’autres intermédiaires tel que les ingénieurs des ponts et chaussés

-          Présentation des points d’analyse

·         A l’école

-          Audit de chaque partenaires: Initiatives en terme de Sécurité Routières

-          Développement de dossiers d’information sur certains aspects de la sécurité routière (CD ROMs, programmes éducationnels etc.)

-          Promouvoir la sécurité routière à l’école

-          Mettre en œuvre le concept “routes sûres à l’école”.

·         Training

-          Former les formateurs

-          Etablir un système informatique

-          Incorporer ces système dans les écoles

-          Conception et développement d’outils de formation (face à face; on-line)

·         Interaction

-          Avec le département des ingénieurs des routes

-          Avec les services médicaux

·         Accès aux fichiers des accidents de la route

-          A travers d’autres services spécialisés, permettant l’examen et l’interprétation de rapports concernant certaines catégories d’accidents (experts pour la sécurité du véhicule par exemple).

-          Modification de la législation ou  du code de la route afin de réduire certain types de blessures (eg ; ceinture de sécurité obligatoire).

-          Mise en place d’indices pour certain types d’accidents et allocation de ces derniers à des catégories spécifiques pour des analyses approfondies.

Hassan LABLACK
Responsable de Projet
Lablack@netcourrier.com

Ce programme propose différents volets d’action, et la Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du pays d’Arles, au travers de son centre de formation s’engage dans le volet relatif à l’éducation et la formation.

 Dans ce projet, il faut réunir au minimum 2 pays de l’union européenne et un maximum de pays méditerranéens partenaires dans les 12 pays suivants :

 Algérie, Chypre, Egypte, Israël, Jordanie, Liban, Malte, Maroc, Autorités palestiniennes, Syrie, Tunisie, Turquie.

 Sont pointés en gras, les pays avec lesquels, nous avons dors et déjà des contacts relativement avancés pour édifier un partenariat durable sur ce projet. Les pays soulignés, sont ceux avec lesquels nous souhaiterions compléter notre partenariat. Peut-être qu’au niveau de l’Egypte, du Liban, de la Syrie, et des autorités palestiniennes, vous pourriez nous aider à trouver des partenaires potentiellement intéressés par le présent projet.

 Pour le partenariat européen, la France, représentée par notre structure (Chambre de Commerce et d’industrie du Pays d’Arles) sera le chef de file de ce projet. C’est à dire, que nous serons responsable, dans la soumission du projet pour l’ensemble des partenaires. Les autres partenaires européens seront représentées par l’Espagne et l’Italie.

 L’engagement attendu de ce partenariat :

 Chaque partenaire devra s’engager dans la durée (maximum 3 ans). L’engagement portera également sur les aspects suivants :

 -          personnel mis à disposition au niveau des actions locales et transnationales(ce personnel sera payé, et les éléments financier devront apparaître sur le budget) ;

-          ressources structurelles mobilisées (locaux, salles de travail,…) ;

-           ressources matérielles et techniques mobilisées par chaque structures ;

-          suivi et accompagnement du projet tout au long du projet (détermination d’une équipe de pilotage au sein de chaque partenaire).

 Nature du projet

Le projet consiste à créer un réseau pédagogique en ligne, s’adressant à différents publics, scolarisés au niveau primaire et secondaire. En France, ce projet s’adresserait aux écoliers, collégiens et lycéens. Le secteur universitaire, serait chargé d’élaborer les programmes et la mise en service de ces programmes, en utilisant internet.

 Cette action vise particulièrement les villages reculés, au sein desquels, l’éducation, même classique est difficile. Les écoles de ces villages seraient alors équipés en ordinateurs, connectés à internet, et les enseignants recevraient en premier lieu une formation à l’utilisation d’internet, comme média de formation. Des programmes didactiques seront élaborés par des universitaires qui se destinent à l’éducation, et mis en ligne par d’autres universitaires, étudiants les Nouvelles Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (NTIC). Pour ces étudiants, cette activité, constituerait un domaine de recherche, inscrit dans leur cursus universitaire.

Ces différentes actions, seront menées parallèlement dans chaque région ciblées. Le suivi de chaque action sera assuré, toujours en ligne, par les coordonnateurs du projet, et un site sera créé pour suivre et accompagner les différents opérateurs, dans l’élaboration des différentes étapes de leur projet. Pour être plus précis, dans chaque pays, le partenariat doit être constitué des entités suivantes :

1-      Un centre de formation

2-      2 université (une spécialisé sur les NTIC, et une spécialisée en éducation/formation, chargée de former des professeurs pour écoliers, collégiens et lycéens)

3-      une école et/ou un collège et/ou un lycée.

4-      Une ONG, intervenant dans l’éducation, la prévention, la santé, etc. en résumé, une organisation ayant un travail social auprès de publics en difficulté.

Chaque organisation, devra présenter leur champs d’activité, et leur compétence.

Il faut également savoir quelles sont les problématiques que chaque organisation rencontrent en matière d’accès au NTIC (ex/ manque de matériel, de personnes formées, problématiques liées à la mobilité, illétrisme,…).

Voilà, Monsieur, les informations basique de ce projet. J’espère qu’il attirera votre attention, et que nous pourrons envisager un partenariat durable.

Dr. Anastasia N. Kastania
President of the APOLLO EU Consortium
Parallel Algorithms & Architectures Research Group-
Biomedical Engineering & Telehealth Branch
Department of Informatics
Athens University of Economics and Business
Patission 76 Str,
Athens 104 34
Greece
Phone/Fax:+30-1-8203509
e-mail: ank@aueb.gr

A TELEmedicine NETwork for the EUroMediterranean Education at a Distance 

Every year nearly 100.000.000 tourists, mainly from Europe, are visiting Mediterranean destinations. The healthcare services they receive in the case of need are in the majority of the cases of inferior quality than the ones they receive at home.

In the past ten years European R&D efforts, beyond any doubt, have demonstrated that Telemedicine (or, in a wide sense, healthcare telematics) is an enabling technology that can help to improve the locally offered services for the benefit of both the local population and the visitors.

Currently the lack of suitably trained professionals restricts the widespread uptake of Telemedicine services. The number of persons required to be trained is very large. The training has to be as quick and effective as possible. It is therefore necessary to develop education and training schemes able to address all the relevant issues.

In the context of the European R&D project HERMES (1996-1998) the School of Medicine of the Universities of Edinburgh and Athens developed an Education and Training Package suitable for medical workers who want to acquire a working command of the Telemedicine issues.

European Educational & Training efforts in the  framework of the LEONARDO DA VINCI EU programme have resulted via the CATAI-TELEMED (1995-1998) pilot project to the establishment of the structured BODY OF KNOWLEDGE in Telemedicine for doctors and medical informaticians (deliverable published as HANDBOOK OF TELEMEDICINE, IOS Press-The Netherlands, 1998.

The LEONARDO DA VINCI APOLLO ODL (1996-1998) has been established for the provision of Open Distance Education to professional training in Medical Informatics. It is currently used for the provision of Distance Education to General Practitioners in Central Europe (LEONARDO Project PROPRACTITION 2000-2001 ) and   to developing countries through the UNESCO Chair of Telemedicine (LEONARDO Project CTC 1999-2001).

This Joint EuroMediterranean effort concerns the establishment of a distance teaching & teleworking  healthcare network where  distance  training packages in Telemedicine will be developed & tested using Web based technologies. All other educational and training forms will be supported. More specifically, training in telemedicine at presence and at a distance will be offered through low cost media. The same media will be used for practical training in telemedicine and all telemedicine experiences and devices from the participating countries will be included and incorporated in the network. Consulting support will also be provided to telemedicine networks developed in those countries, as adapted to their telecommunication and information society environement.

Suggested Project partners:

·         Athens Greece:

?      PAaRG-BEaT R&D Centre (NON PROFITABLE)

?      Demokrition University of Thrace, Faculty of Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept.- PAaRG (Parallel Algorithms and architectures Research Group)

?      Medical Physics Laboratory-University of Athens

?      SVIE/ /IST

·         UNESCO, Chair of Telemedicine University of La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain.

·         Edinburgh / Healthcare Telematics Centre-University of Edinburgh

·         Mediterranean Countries

?      Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Cyprus, Malta, Syrian Arab Republic, Jordan, The Palestinian Auth. 

?      Universities/hospitals/Medical authorities/Professional Medical Associations

Suggested budget: Above 1 mio EUROs (but not very large e.g. 1,5 mio)  Duration: 24 months

Important Issue: Signature of a MoU between interested partners, to demonstrate commitment and determination to achieve goals

U Marinu, Bastia, France, porteur du projet.

Institut Méditerranéen du Littoral, Marseille, France coordinateur technique. Hélène Blayo. Email polymnie@wanadoo.fr, tel : 33 4 91816189, fax : 33 4 91046244

Communication Euro Méditerranéenne pour l‘Education à l’Environnement

Chaque année, depuis 1993, l'association U MARINU organise la manifestation Mer en Fête qui rassemble une soixantaine d’associations sur un bateau itinérant autour du thème de la sensibilisation des jeunes à la connaissance et à la protection du patrimoine naturel commun : la mer Méditerranée. Cette année, 5000 élèves ont pu participer aux différents ateliers à bord du bateau. Depuis deux ans, un colloque associe des universitaires de la Méditerranée pour valider les démarches éducatives (parrainage UNESCO).

Le projet est d'accroître la portée pédagogique et interculturelle de cette manifestation par la constitution d'une plate-forme pour le développement d'une approche transdisciplinaire et multiculturelle de l'éducation à l'environnement. Cette plate-forme s'appuiera sur une concertation des pays riverains de la Méditerranée autour des nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication (NTIC).

Les objectifs du projet sont :

- de concevoir et valider des outils multimédias et multilingues : logiciels didactiques et interactifs, CDRom,…,

- de promouvoir les échanges à différents niveaux entre formateurs, enseignants, scientifiques et universitaires pour développer l'éducation à l’environnement. Les supports E mail et forums de discussion permettront de poursuivre à distance les travaux et réflexions de groupe,

- de créer un centre méditerranéen de ressources pédagogiques. Un site Web assurera la permanence des échanges en réseau et la diffusion des résultats.

Le projet valorisera la diversité culturelle dans l’abord de l’éducation à l’environnement. Au terme du projet, tous les partenaires auront l’équipement et la formation nécessaires aux échanges électroniques et à l’accès aux ressources pédagogiques développées dans le partenariat.

Nous avons actuellement établi des partenariats à Chypre, en Espagne, en Italie , au Maroc, en Palestine et en Tunisie.

Georges Saad

Université libanaise

Filière francophone de droit

Spécialité: droit administratif, droit du travail.

e-mail : gsaad10@hotmail.com

ou bien s’adresser au point focal Eumedis au Liban:

Rana Rizkallah

e-mail : ministry@industry.gov.lb

Tel : + 961 1 427145

Une idée vient de naître dans la tête d'un groupe universitaire libanais: une proposition eumedis sur le thème "éducation, droit, société".

But: diffuser par les moyens informationnels les plus modernes des informations à but éducatif sur les droits fondamentaux de l'homme, la démocratie, la laïcité, l'égalité entre les hommes et les femmes, enfin tout ce qui peut rapprocher les peuples du dialogue eumedis. Le projet est énorme et fructueux: forum de discussions, questions-réponses d'ordre juridique, culturel, social, organisation de colloques via internet.

Nous recherchons deux partenaires européens: français (puisque nous sommes francophones) et un autre pays européen (la Belgique ou la Suisse par exemple) et deux autres partenaires méditerranéens (ils sont tous les bienvenus..).

A vos réponses chers partenaires. Nous développerons ces idées avec votre aide au fur et à mesure. Nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps.

University of Almer?a's Mediterranean Foundation
Almer?a, Spain
e-mail: abgea@ual.es

Mediterranean Training and Technological Co-operation Network for Enterprise Support.

SCOPE AREA: several Mediterranean entities (from Spain, Italy, Egypt, Jordan and Israel) 

SUMMARY

In the framework of the EUMEDIS' fifth action sector, concerning Euro-Mediterranean co-operation in the field of Education, this project gathers the joint effort of several Mediterranean entities with various interests (educational, labour and enterprise interests, etc.)

This project's main action is the creation of a Network, providing on-line training through a Virtual Network, and contacts through a Virtual Forum, aiming at the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean co-operation area for the development of enterprise projects and initiatives (self-employment, enterprise creation, Tele-working, co-operation between enterprises and professionals, etc.)