The Bildungsinstitut Mitteldeutschland of the Johanniter-Akademie is a center of vocational studies in social and medical working fields. It is one out of nine institutes of the Johanniter Unfallhilfe e.V. (Aid organization of St. Johns - NGO). Right now we are educating about 460 students in the vocations of (social) educators, kindergarten/pre-school teachers, geriatric care, paramedic and practical nurse (medical). As a part of Johanniter Unfallhilfe e.V. the Bildungsinstitut Mitteldeutschland of the Johanniter-Akademie is directly connected with practical institutions, as institutions for child and youth welfare, such as day-care centers, residential groups, open child and youth work, family centers, schools or counseling centers. So the school works hand in hand with a practical institution.
Technische Universität Dresden - Partner from Germany
The TU Dresden is one of eleven German universities that were identified by the German government as an ‘excellence university’. TUD has about 35.000 students, 4.400 publicly funded staff members – among them over 500 professors – and approximately 3.500 externally funded staff members, and, thus, is the largest university in Saxony, today. TU Dresden is strong in research and provides first-rate programmes with an overwhelming diversity, with close ties to culture, industry and society. Having been committed to sciences and the engineering before the reunification of Germany, TU Dresden now is a multi-discipline university, also offering humanities and social sciences as well as medicine, organized in 14 faculties under the roof of 5 schools, making it one of a very few in Germany. As a "synergetic university" TU Dresden closely cooperates with external research institutions, cultural, industrial and social organisations.
Federación Andalucía Acoge - Partner from Spain
The Federación Andalucía Acoge is a Non Profit Social Entity (non-religious organization and nonpartisan) sited in the South of Spain (Andalusia Region) and the City of Ceuta and Melilla (at the North of Morocco). The entity with national and international scope was funded twenty five years ago with the purpose to guaranty the rights and security for immigrant people in Spain. The location of the Federación Andalucía Acoge give to society a key point of view regarding the South Border, being the entity a main character about migration reality, walls and compliance of fundamental rights. For twenty five years we have bet on the diversity citizenship enriching the whole society and for minorities which are a meeting point to respect the differences of all people in Spain and in society.
Civil Rádiózásért Alapítvány - Partner from Hungary
The Foundation for Civil Radio was established in Budapest in 1993 to support and popularize the cause of non-governmental and non-profit radio broadcasting. In addition, it was established to operate a local radio station in Budapest for the same purpose. More than a hundred associations, foundations and institutes joined the program initiated by the four founders: the Association of Community Developers, the Open Training Association, the Hungarian Institute of Social Workers and the Lágymányos Public House. Civil Radio as a community radio differs in sounding from commercial and public service radios - an outstanding feature of Civil Radio is its unique effort to encourage the civil society and the grassroots movements in Budapest and to publicize their work. The radio is located in Budapest and has the potential to reach almost 2,5 million people through terrestrial broadcasting.
Near Media Co-op - Partner from Ireland
Near Media Co-op is a democratic not-for-profit media co-operative which uses media as a tool for community development. The Co-op was founded in 1982 and has over 600 shareholders and more than 120 regular volunteers, and 32 staff. Dublin North East Community Communications Co-Operative was formed on 19 March 1983. It is registered with the Registrar of Friendly Societies and submits audited returns annually to that Department. It is a not-for-profit democratic organisation open to all individuals and community organisations in Dublin North East. Initially, the Co-operative’s main project was the community radio station. Now, this service has broadened to include other media platforms. The co-op has established NearTV a partner of the Dublin Community Television project. We also have a strong online presence, using vimeo, youtube and podcast as a way to disseminate our content. The three platforms provide an extraordinarily exciting setting for the community, who benefit from the experience of using media and access quality training.
CorEdu Bildung durch und durch - Partner from Germany
CorEdu is an education, research and consulting enterprise. CorEdu offers a holistic approach in the vocational education and training field. Thus its activities base on three pillars. The first pillar "Vocational Projects" is based on the conception, planning, and implementation of bilateral and multilateral vocational training projects. The second pillar, "Applied research in the Vocational Education and Training"(VET), is concerned with studying and analyzing the changing needs of the labor market in order to train future workers according to the requirements of the labor market. The third pillar bases on the "Internationalization of the Vocational Education and Training", where CorEdu develops and implements various further training courses for instructors and vocational school teachers with regard to current changes in education policy regarding the internationalization of vocational education and training, CorEdu furthermore lies a special focus on the promotion of an systematic and transparent assessment, validation and recognition of skills and competences gained during the nonformal and informal pathway of the individual.