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DomSpain is an adult education organization specialised in the field of education and training, vocational studies, occupational, social and intercultural skills, languages and new technologies.
In education, DomSpain is specialised in foreign languages, computer technology and cultural heritage offering a wide range of courses and workshops to private entities and town halls within the Tarragona province. DomSpain offers courses which can be tailored to the specific needs of our participants in any form (monographic, long-term or intensive courses, online e-learning, etc.). In addition, it organises, designs and runs all types of trainings, immersion programmes abroad, job shadowing, etc., for students, educators, academic and administrative staff or people who want to work abroad. Their courses are designed for anyone looking for an improvement in their job capacities and skills, open to new experiences without dropping their studies or those who need to be trained in language or cultural and intercultural skills. At the same time, they work to improve the educational level of teachers, academies and training centres as well as to provide guidance and help to schools and their teachers to implement technologies and innovative teaching methods. All this is possible thanks to their integrated upgrade in training curriculum, which provides both teachers and learners with a better competence in a wide range of topics.
DomSpain has a technical department that from one side provides trainings on technology resources for educators and leaners and, from the other side, designs and develops open educational resource platforms.
Nikanor Ltd was established in 2002 as a private company working in the field of recruitment, adults training and human resources management and development. In 2003 it was licensed by NAVET as an adults vocational training center. In 2012 Nikanor Ltd also received a license from NAVET as a Center for Information and Guidance (CIPO). It is also certified under quality management system ISO 9001:2000.
The company offers vocational trainings, language courses and soft skill trainings. Our focus is not only on course content but also on improving methodology and including modern pedagogical tools and methods. We offer classroom-based trainings, online trainings, blended learning, virtual classrooms, etc.
All projects and initiatives of our organisation aim to involve educators, teachers, professors, students and the whole community in carrying on projects and programmes that seek a life-long learning process. Our programs are designed to develop the participants' communication, leadership and occupational skills.
EUROGEO is a European scientific society, a not-for-profit organisation, whose aims are to develop, support and promote policies designed to advance the status of Geography; establish and promote cross-border cooperation and represent nationally and internationally the views of its members. Association activities include organising events, producing publications, supporting geographers and geo-educators in their jobs and careers, supporting the teaching of geographical sciences, identifying and promoting good practise, co-operating with the European Union, Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembly and other relevant organisations; lobbying at European and where relevant national level, providing a forum for the discussion of matters of common interest to geographers, giving advice on geography and making recommendations to policy makers. The association has participatory status in the Council of Europe as the professional voice of geographers in Europe and participates in the Parliamentary Assembly, Committee of Regions and other pillars of the Council. More than 400 individuals and organisations are members and the association links to over 12,000 contacts in Europe and more than 2,000 beyond Europe. EUROGEO has consultative NGO status in the United Nations, where it provides expert advice on issues associated with data and development in the United Nations, for example in the UN Urban Agenda as part of the HABITAT programme and in UNESCO at the Education committee.
EUROGEO actively works with national associations, ministries and other stakeholders across Europe to provide training, research and development on many issues concerning the use of geoinformation in dealing with issues such as migration, climate, pollution and development studies. Using innovative approaches, the association works to improve the quality and content of university, school and vocational education activities, including teacher training and professional development.
Usak University is a young and active university founded in the west part of Turkey in 2006. There are 3 graduate schools, 12 faculties, 11 vocational schools and 3 colleges with more than 30.000 students. The main goal of the university is to be a reputable university under the light of science and wisdom. The students attending to the university have the opportunity of self-development with many facilities. Usak University forms part of a community with the growing agricultural-commercial-industrial province of Uşak. Away from city facilities, the students enjoys many intellectual, cultural, and recreational advantages. The university has been collaborating with the industrial organizations, chambers of commerce and organized industrial sites of its region in the fields of science and technology. It also has cooperation and partnership with universities and research centers in such research fields as EU projects via TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) and similar institutions.
Usak University is dedicated to the three broad purposes already mentioned-learning, research, and service: learning, on-campus and off-campus, to enhance the intellectual, cultural, social, and professional development of its students; research, both to extend the present limits of knowledge and to bring deeper insight, understanding, and usefulness to existing knowledge; and service, to apply knowledge and the outputs of research to the lives of people.
Foundation for Innovation and Education “Zini” is a new non-governmental organization in Latvia. Organization aim is to promote the development of innovation and education by providing equal opportunities to all society through involvement in all projects and activities of Zini Foundation. All activities that do Zini Foundation are aimed for society in order to society become more active, knowledgeable and inclusive. The main activities of the foundation are
1) provision of training and consolations in various fields such as culture and tourism, environmental accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities, healthy lifestyle and healthy food, sports, technologies.
2) Involvement in social activities, working groups, decision-making processes.
3) research,
4) project writing and getting involved in projects with aim to improve the life of society.
Slovenian Third Age University, National Association for Education and Social Inclusion is a network of 52 third age universities in 51 localities with presently more than 21 000 students.
Established back in 1984 by two university teachers in the field of andragogy and adult education, its mission is educating older people, bettering their life and their relations with other generations, researching education in later life, education of people in later life for personal growth, paid work, organised "professional" voluntary work, counselling and guidance for active ageing.
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