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1988 |
· First projects with the Emilia-Romagna Region, ISFOL e CEDEFOP · Group Open Learning – Department of Educational Sciences – Bologna University |
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1989 |
· Establishment of UETP SCIENTER in collaboration with Alma-Mater (University of Bologna) – COMETT Programme · Funded equipment for distance teaching for the Department of Educational Sciences – Bologna University |
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1990 – 91 |
· Formazione Domani – National exhibition on Education · Participation of SCIENTER in the creation of the COMETT Information Office at MURST (now denominated MIUR) |
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1991 |
· SCIENTER participation in the publication of the Memorandum on Open Distance Learning of the European Commission |
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1992 - 94 |
· Participation in the 3rd Research Programme Framework- BEACON Project · Coordinating the PALIO Project for the Training of Trainers |
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1992 |
· European Conference on the Analysis of Training Needs at Sectoral and Regional level · Establishment of the Brussels office · The “PANNONIA” Project for the creation of a national network of Distance Education centres in Hungary (co-funded by the European Commission within the TEMPUS Programme) |
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1994 |
· The TELESIO – Conference/Exhibition on the use of multimedia in science teaching – in collaboration with MURST · Research on the potential of Open Distance Learning in the Italian educational system conducted for the Italian Ministry of Labour · Partnership with the Coimbra Group in the HUMANITIES Project (related to Open and Distance Education in Universities) |
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1995 |
· Start Up projects in Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica) · The Launch of J100-REGIONES involving 12 European Regions (co-funded by the European Commission within the ADAPT Programme) · The Launch of CERFAD - Regional Commission for the Certification of Open and Distance learning materials. Funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region |
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1996 |
· Commencement of collaboration with CRE on issues related to Information and Communication Technology in teaching and learning processes · The TRENDS Project –Training Educators through Networks and Distributed systems - (Training 2,400 high school teachers in collaboration with 6 European Education Ministries) · Commencement of the European Observatory on Educational Multimedia for the DG XXII of the European Commission · Collaboration with the UN designed by the United Nations Staff College |
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1997 |
· Commencement of a project with Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (a Distance Learning programme targeted at senior managers and general managers of small and medium sized enterprises) · The MESO Project – Multimedia Educational Software Observatory - (co-funded by DG Education and Culture) |
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1998 |
· The Launch of the Delphi Project – Development of educational Links and Professional and Higher Education Initiatives - (in collaboration with the Russian Ministry of Education) · SCIENTER’s ten-year anniversary celebration coincided with the EDEN conference held in Bologna |
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1999 |
· Foundation of SCIENTER España · Establishment of the EEIG MENON Network – Multimedia Education and Innovation Network -(providing services to industry and school systems on educational multimedia) · Start Up of the Joint Venture ROLNET (Romanian Learning Network) · Agreement with ISFOL to participate in the central monitoring and evaluation group of the national training project (17,000 trainers) |
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2000 |
· Start Up of EEIG Multipalio (Distance Learning for Trainers); · Agreement with ISFOL-CPM on research activities to support the national project FAD-OL being promoted by the Italian Ministry of Labour · The L-Change Project - European Observatory on IST Related Change in Learning Systems - (co-funded by the European Commission within the IST Programme) · The E-Watch Project - European Electronic Education-Watch - (co-funded by the European Commission within the SOCRATES Programme) · Organisation of the “Regional Learning Networks and Market Policies” Conference (Europe-United States) 13-15 November 2000, Bologna. |
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2001 |
· Agreement with ISFOL for the realization of an Annual Report on ODL in Italy 2000-2001 · Agreement with ISFOL to carry out a study on the certification of competences acquired in formal and non-formal settings · The Valnet Project – European Schoolnet Validation Network - developing a framework (methodologies and tools) for validating ICT applications within European school systems (as member of MENON Network) |
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2002 |
· Projects on “Transfer of Good Practices”: DOSY, REGIONES and the Regional Model Emilia-Romagna ODL (co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies through the ESF) · The Seequel Project - Sustainable Environment for the Evaluation of Quality in e-Learning – as member of MENON Network (project co-funded by DG Education and Culture within the eLearning Action Plan)
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2003 |
· The Seel Project – Supporting Excellence in eLearning - aimed at analysing quality issues with special focus on regional and local dimensions (project co-funded by DG Education and Culture within the eLearning Action Plan) · The e-Learning Observatory Project, ISFOL · The eTTnet Project -Training of Trainers Network for eLearning - ISFOL · The HERO Project – Health and Educational Support for Rehabilitation of Offenders” (co-funded by the European Commission within the IST Programme) · Agreement with CEDEFOP: “Knowledge Management System” providing methodological support for the analysis of comparative studies carried out by CEDEFOP on the thematic analysis of processes, systems and vocational training policies of several European countries |
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2004 |
· Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of the Abruzzo and Molise Region “G. Caporale”, support in the creation of a centre of excellence in eLearning · The EUROPASS Project “Feasibility Study on the use by citizens of an electronic device EUROPASS 2005 for at distance access to certificates” - ISFOL · The RUISNET project promoting, within the European regions network, collaboration between Universities and Enterprises, as a strategic factor for innovation - INTERREG IIIC Trans – European Co-operation · The SME-LEARN-NET Project: transfer of innovation between Europe and India in the field of management training for small and medium enterprises - Transcultural Programme Europe-India · The @lis ISN project promoting the collaboration among experts, researchers and policy makers from both the EU and Latin America working within the Information Society - @LIS cooperation programme between Europe and Latin America. |
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2005 |
· The MASSIVE Project – Modelling Advice and Support Services to Integrate the Virtual component in higher Education (co-funded by the European Commission within the eLearning Programme) · The HELIOS Project – Horizontal eLearning Integrated Observation (co-funded by the European Commission within the eLearning Programme) · “Animation of Virtual Communities”, CEDEFOP · The TRIANGLE project – The European Foundation for Quality in eLearning, (co-funded by the European Commission within the eLearning Programme) |