Consortium

E-business Academy
Е-business Academy is a private educational and consulting organisation specializing in adult education in the field of entrepreneurship, e-business and e-marketing, as well as life and business coaching, mentoring, career guidance, motivational and inspirational trainings. In our work we use innovative psychological and coaching instruments like mindfulness, meditations, visualisations, NeuroGraphica®, NeuroDesign (www.anvbs.com), oilfinger panting etc. We also place a special focus on the emotional intelligence and working with metaphors, developing the imagination, paradigmatic analysis.
Our main goal is to empower small business owners, self-employed people and individuals with specific skills and hobbies to grow both on personal and professional levels, to go online, to present themselves, build their personal brand and use all the advantages of the digital technologies in the best possible way. In order to achieve our goal we organize events, trainings and workshops where we present the existing opportunities and motivate our trainees to go further and get the knowledge they need. We equip our trainees with the knowledge needed and support them on their way in building new businesses, career change, etc.
Our experts employ a widely recognized skills and competencies in vocational and adult training, project management and realization. They have years of experience in the field of ICT, digital learning, online marketing, organization of trainings, coaching and mentoring.
In 2013 our team created the project “The small e-business – successful and effective” which focuses on improving the internet presence and the use of digital tools for small companies, self-employed people and individuals. 9 years later, thanks to the voluntary work of our colleagues from different companies and educational institutions, the initiative is still alive and empowers more and more people to get familiar with state of the art digital tools and tools for personal and career growth.
Contact Details: Gergana Deenichina
Email: gergana.deenichina@gmail.com

AINTEK Symvouloi Epicheiriseon Efarmoges Ypsilis Technologias Ekpaideusi Anonymi Etairia
IDEC is a company specializing in business consulting, training services and high-tech applications. It is active in the Greek and international market since 1989. In the 30 years of its activity, it has achieved a combination of experience and know-how that is constantly enriched with the ideas and innovation of its new partners.
Contact Person: Metaxia (Xenia) Chronopoulou
Email: info@idec.gr

European Digital Learning Network – DLEARN
The European Digital Learning Network (DLEARN), a network made of 27 different EU organizations active in the field of education and digital learning at various levels, aims to embrace the challenges brought by the digital revolution in terms of digital skills mismatch, toward an inclusive digital society.
The two main goals the network is promoting are:
- To develop and uptake of digital skills for every citizen, of any age, at all levels
- To foster digital learning, or in other words the use of ICT tools and methods to make learning more attractive, more effective, more flexible and to guarantee equal access to all.
Contact Person: Gianluca Coppola
Email: gianluca.coppola@dlearn.eu

Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Nord-Est
NERDA is coordinating since 1999 the elaboration of the Regional Development Strategy and implementation of more than 500 projects financed through the Social and Economic Cohesion Program PHARE, Regional Operational Program (ROP) 2007-2013 and 2014-2020, Economic Growth and Competitivity Regional Operational Sector Program (POSCCE). North-East Regional Development Agency (NERDA) is a non-profit organization, non-governmental, public utility activating according to Law 315/2004 and it designated and accredited as Intermediary Body for the above-mentioned programs. North-East Regional Development Agency has over 20 years’ experience in regional development in Romania and works for elaboration and promotion of strategies, resources attraction, identification and implementation of financing national and European funded programs and offers services for increase of sustainable economic growth, partnerships, development of human resources and entrepreneurial attitude. NERDA also contributes to reducing regional disparities by stimulating the economic, social and cultural development of the North-East Region of Romania. Expertise and specific competences: – Vocational education and training and adults’ education
Contact Person: Mihai Parfeni
Email: mihai.parfeni@adrnordest.ro

A & A Emphasys Interactive Solutions Ltd
The Emphasys Centre, was established in 1998, and operates as an Education, ICT Training Centre, Research and Software Development Centre approved by the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth. It is organized in 4 inter-related departments:
• The Education Department which offers validated and accredited IT courses, as well as Career Counseling Services.
• The ICT Training Department which includes two highly equipped units: (a) the STEAM Unit which offers courses to young people combining Robotics, 3D Design and Printing, as well as Coding through Video Game guided with ‘Lego Education Trainer’ instructors, and (b) EU Training Unit which provides wide selection of Erasmus+ KA1 Learning Mobility Courses for EU professionals and citizens.
• The Research Department that works with several organizations on EU projects under a number of funds (e.g. Erasmus, AMIF, AAL, Justice)
• The Software Development Department which is involved in the design, development, pilot-testing and evaluation of various e-learning tools, games, mobile apps, platforms, websites, applications and assessment portals etc.
Emphasys is an active member of many networks such as the European Digital Learning Network (DLEARN), CONNECT INTERNATIONAL and CRES – Centre for Research and European Studies – Future Business.
Contact Person: Athos Charalambides
E-mail: info@emphasyscentre.com

UPI – ljudska univerza Zalec
It is a public, non-profit institution for the education and training of adults established in 1975. UPI Žalec provides numerous formal and non-formal education programs as well as guidance and counseling services in adult education. Apart from providing education programs for the general adult public, the organisation puts special emphasis on vulnerable groups of learners such as the unemployed, low-qualified women, migrants, and low-qualified adults in general.
Contact Person: Darja Lužnik
Email: darja.luznik@upi.si