The Mediterranenan Migration Network was officially launched during a two-day working meeting at the University of Nicosia on March 1-2, 2012. Present at the meeting were the Minister of Interior, Mr. Neoclis Sylikiotis, Dr. Michalis Attalides, and representatives from publci and private organizations from Cyprus and Europe. Among the organizations represented included the International Organization for Migration, The Migration Policy Group based in Brussels, Oxfam Italia, COA from the Netherlands, High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue in Portugal, the Ministry of Education and Culture, NGOs, and Union representatives.

Dr. Vrasidas & the Minister of Interior

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How Do You Awake the Joy of Reading Among Children? The above question concerns many people as educators and administrators, because the low level of many young Europeans’ literacy skills has been repeatedly documented. The International Research Center CARDET in cooperation with partners from 6 countries have recently launched project “LiRe” (a Comenius Multilateral project) that aspires to bring positive changes, through a coordinated effort and collaboration at the European level in the field of reading promotion. The kickoff meeting of the project took place in Nicosia on December 8-9, 2011. Continue reading →

On November 29, 2011 the Lifelong Learning Foundation hosted a conference on e-learning and the use of technology for teaching and learning. The keynote presentation that I gave is available here:  VRASIDAS_IDEPE_PDF. There were more 500 people attending the event, among which students, teachers, counselors and academics. Very interesting projects were showcased from a variety of disciplines and age groups. The possibilities of videogames and social networking were very well received by both teachers and students.