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This programme:
- Promotes academic voluntary service
- Sets up and promotes networks
of centres and projects for teacher training
- Cooperates with universities
- Responds to requests made as when
the need arises
Academic voluntary service
Volunteers
- Are involved in university teaching
or research
- Are specialists in teacher training,
with at least 5 years experience in this area
- Share the ideals and motivation
of EDIW and wish to participate in teacher training
- Commit themselves :
- Present a plan of the subject
matter, to be discussed in advance with those in charge
of the project
- Become involved in the global
organisation of the course
- Accept the conditions of accomodation
provided, wherever their voluntary service takes place
- Cooperate with EDIW in seeking
funding for travel expenses to the place of work
Applications
People may be register
by writing to EDIW, indicating possible areas of cooperation, similar
experience in the past and, if appropriate, the names of EDIW members
supporting their applications.
Once registration
has been confirmed, all relevant information will be sent regularly
to the person concerend.
Networks
of centres and projects for teacher training
What they are
The networks of centres
and projects for teacher training are formed by centres which have
an agreement to share :
- Information
- Teaching staff
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Publications
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Research
And are integrated
in specific networks sponsored by the European Community or by private
organisations.
Applications
Applications should
be made in writing, requesting to join in a network of centres and
projects, indicating the type of support required, the contributions
that can be offered and what previous experience there has been
in this kind of activity. In every case, it will be necessary to
specify the academic as creditation held by teacher training programmes
that are put forward to receive any support from the network.
Admission is finalised
when agreement is reached on both sides.
Cooperation with universities
Which universities
EDIW cooperates with
European Universities in programmes for building knowledge ( Building
bridges programme ), as well as with Universities from any other
country on projects for teacher training. At the present, EDIW focuses
its cooperation on Universities in Central Africa, particularty
those in the Cameroons and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What cooperation is given
- In specific actions, to support
teaching and training in research
How is it carried out ?
Requests at specific
junctures
This programme accepts
requests that are made, as when a particular need arises, by groups
outside the network, especially from countries in Eastern Europe.
How applications are made
The conditions of
cooperation will be established by a mutually accepted agreement.
Requests will be adressed
to EDIW, which will study each case individually and the facilitate
the connection between the group making the request and a network
already in existence or, if appropriate, will provide the help required
directly.
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