[PAMEEP] - Plan and Manage Effectively your European Educational Project
Impressions from Previous Participants
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Almost all our trainees rate our course as excellent!Some QuotesJust wanted to thank you - our KA2 Erasmus+ project that I have revised in accordance with the knowledge gained on your training, was approved! I appreciate your tips and advice given during the training. [Aleksandra Kowal, Specjalista ds. doradztwa, wspierania i animowania edukacji obywatelskiej, zarządzania projektami, ewaluacji, badań i współpracy z uczelniami] "Hi Nikolaos, How are you doing? I just wanted to tell you that we won the project I was writing in Athens. It's also thanks to you and the great tips you gave me during the training! Thanks again". [Alexia Samuel, Policy Officer, EUCIS-LLL, Belgium] It was a really interesting seminar that fully met my expectations. The trainer had an excellent ability to communicate the subjects. [Vasiliki Tasoula, Manager, NGO Plan-B, Greece] The course was very useful with a lot of tips and good suggestions even for people already involved in EU project writing and management. [Nicola Franceschi, Project Manager, AGAT Associazione Geografica per l'Ambiente e il Territorio, Italy] The training course was delivered with professionalism, knowledge and expertise. The seminar was very interactive, practical and helpful, and entertaining too, enabling me to achieve my learning objectives. I highly recommend this course. [Valentino Di Palma, La Fabbrica dei Sogni società cooperativa sociale (social cooperative), Project Manager, Italy] I was impressed by the skills and knowledge of the trainer: he really masters his subject! Congrats! [Stephanie Groulard, Teacher, College Sain Julien, Belgium] This was an eye-opener course. [Stavros Polyzoidis, Researcher, Kings College, UK] I am very glad to attend at this course. It will be very helpful in my daily work. Thank you for your commitment, sharing your experience with us and useful tips. [Aleksandra Bielińska, Project Manager, Fundacja Wspierania Organizacji Pozarządowych “Umbrella”, Poland] The two-day seminar has been really helpful and inspiring. It combined very high levels of professionalism with a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.One of its strongest points is the existing platform that allows you to work on your own pace. I would definetely recommend it to those who would like to Design European Projects. [Maria Mavi, Director, Elliniki Paidia, Private Schools, Greece] Excellent, best training I have ever attended - really useful an needed for ngos and non-profit organisations (Kleoniki Giannakopoulou, NGO ΑΝΙΜΑ, Director, Greece] It completely fulfilled my expectations in all areas, gave a lot of new pieces of information. Some topics were really very challenging for me, so I will have to do lots of follow-up activities. [Adrienne Varga, Kozgazdasagi Politechnikum, Project Manager, Hungary] The instructor was really good and I would definitely attend another one of his courses. His knowledge of the subjects and experience in evaluating project proposals was an endless source of insider knowledge. Would definitely recommend to others. [Nadina Andreou, AKTI Kentro Meleton kai Erevnas, Project Coordinator, Cyprus] Excellent trainer with a sufficient knowledge and excellent teaching ability. The training was an above any expectation. [Rozita Pavlidou, Research Support Office, Technical University of Cyprus] I appreciated very much the training's fast pace. Very clear, precise, to the point, no repetitions - really useful content. [Vivy Anthopoulou, Manager, Lambrakis Foundation, Greece] Everything was planned perfect.It was very useful for me,i think that it will help me a lot in my future plans and definitely i will suggest this course to anyone who want to get involved with EU and EC projects. [Nikolaos Pappas, Traffic Manager at Athens Metro, Greece] The training was excellent conducted in a very straight forward and advanced way. It is definitely worth for anyone involved in the EU externally funded projects as it gives the ability for the participants not only to get knowledge on the opportunities available, tips for better project writing and management but also well it is a platform whereby one can share and get knowledge from other participants from other countries making it a very multicultural event at the same time. [Kersten Calleja, University of Malta, Graduate Trainee - International & EU Projects, Malta] Training with excellent proffesional gravity [Nektaria Chatzopoulou, Programme Manager, Lambrakis Foundation, Greece] It was a very interesting and complete training session because it gave many practical (tools) beyond the knowledge on the specific topic. [Agapi Papadaki, Project Manager Freelancer, Greece] I am glad to participate in this course. I had pretty valuable knowledge about successful project planning and management. Thank you for the efforts of the Trainer.[Rukiye Peker, Ankara Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü, International Projects Coordinator, Turkey] The training grove my confidence, that I can write successful projects, which is the best thing that it could do for me. [Eniko Gaspar, Bridge Language Study House, Project Coordinator, Romania] The trainig is fully in line with "ENA rule"; it is effective, efficient and actually very necessary! [Marina Toupitsyna Royer, Matica Crnogorska, Consultant, France] The course did not just reach my expectations, but exceeded what I could have wished for. I can only recommend this course to others involved in projects, regardless of what level they are on. I have recommended the course to my many contacts in Denmark, and I hope that they will take advantage of your great offers. Wish you all the best. Jan JOHANSEN [ Principal of Odense Aftenskole, Denmark] PPM is easy as your ABC Well it sounds like that….. after 5 days of intensive training. PPM course was fantastically delivered: in a quick and efficient manner, solutions oriented and offering a lot of practical tools. And the icing on the cake : the course took place in a very stimulating international environment. In this fast moving world, PPM course is a “must have” on your résumé. And as the conductor (a kind of project planning manager ;) Maestro Toscanini said "There are two kinds of conductors: those who have the score in their head and those who have their head in the score." [Karin MOELLON, Training manager ,Mediadix , Paris France] Le management de projet rendu aussi facile que de compter jusqu’ à 3 C’est ce que vous pourrez vous dire …. après 5 jours intensifs de cours. Le cours est dispensé de manière efficace, orienté solution et délivrant un nombre conséquent d’outils pratiques. Et cerise sur le gâteau : le cours a lieu dans une ambiance internationale très stimulante. Dans ce monde mouvant ce cours est un véritable plus sur votre CV. Et comme le dit le Chef d’orchestre (une sorte de chef de projet ;) Toscanini « Il y a deux sortes de chefs d'orchestre: ceux qui ont la partition dans la tête et ceux qui ont la tête dans la partition.» [Karin MOELLON, Responsable de fromation ,Mediadix , Paris France] “Perfect preparation and realization, lot of practical examples! The combination of gaining new information and sharing / exchanging experience is very useful and needed. The course provided lot of useful, practical and useful information for succesful project preparation and running. I am very happy that I was a part of it. Value added was also networking.” [Ivana KONDASOVA, Project Manager/Manager of Foreign Affairs, Bratislava Regional Chamber of Commerce, Slovakia] “Thank you Nikolas, also everyone involved. I like these days, very interesting; usefull and we also had a lot of fun. It's nice to be a European Citizen. It's great to know more about writing a proposal and manage projects. Thanks!” [Edward VINKEN, Headmaster of Primary School Sterrenbosch, Netherlands] Great training especially for beginners who want to start writing project proposals. [Gintare Cernikiene, VšĮ "Žmogiškųjų išteklių stebėsenos ir plėtros biuras, Social Programmes Coordinator, Lithuania] "It was exaustive and very complete! Personally enjoyed a lot the teaching method, the teacher and my classroom mates as well." [Valentina Manuela Pecora, EU projects manager, Malta Vocational Centre Association] "I value extremely positive the opportunity to write a PPO since give the possibility to direcly experience and put in practice what learnt and to face the possibile problems or difficulties together with the trainer. Great idea sharing with the participants useful e-free-tools that would help them in project planning and implementation!" [Francesca Pasta, Project Coordinator, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore] "The course covered all areas and fulfilled the expectations mentioned on the first day. Excellent training. I particularly appreciated the pragmatic approach applied by the trainer and the interactive way to present the topics dealt." [Germano Nervo, Project Coordinator, En.A.I.P. PIEMONTE] "I am leaving this training knowing exactly what scheme/tips/tools should I use in the project management area; By having this knowledge I can easily identify what I need to upgrade. I have a little experience in writing and coordinating projects and the biggest problem was that I did not know where am I, where should I go, in what kind of frameworks I need to work/play, it was so vague to me. Now it is a lot more clear, and I need to test on the field everything learned!" [Mirjana Gjorgjevska, Educator, Center for non-formal education TRIAGOLNIK] "Very good training, excellent quality ..." [Agnieszka Depta, teacher, MeadowHigh School] I came with really high expectations about the training. It was highly interactive and we had interesting exchange of thoughts. I must say my expectations were met, it wasn't a problem at all to study materials even at night. I am positive that applying this realy expert knowledge will improve my future work. [Kristjan ZEMLJIČ, Director, OdobrenO] “The course presented a very complete overview of relevant methods, Internet accesses and opened new horizons in managing EU funded projects.” [Cas van GINDEREN, Project Manager, Arcus College, Netherlands] “The training gave me some very useful tools not just used in European projects, but also in many others projects and funding” [Soeren MADSEN, Principal / Head of dept., AOF Midt, Aarhus, Denmark] “I have always hated mind maps but in this context they were absolutely marvelous. And what´s best, I can use them also afterwards!” [Päivi Linnanto, Teacher, SATAKUNTA VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE, FINLAND] “The course was very useful and practical, especially regarding specifics that cannot be found in the official calls for proposals or the guidelines. A very comprehensive course, providing important insights into planning European projects and tools for project management. Well structured and dynamic. A real asset for people in charge of drafting projects for their organizations” [Ivana GEORGIEVSKA, Project Coordinator, Community Development Institute - Tetovo/FYROM] It was a very interesting course, with a broad structure and the information very exhaustive. The development of the course was also very dynamic and participatory, with interventions and very practical applications of real cases. Also met cultural aspects of the country: art, gastronomy, etc. Really I recommend it! [Anna M. SERRA, Docent d'ESDAP (Estudis Superiors de Disseny i Arts Plàstiques) at Departament d'Educació - Generalitat de Catalunya] A very good course for those who are really interested in European Projects managements. Well structured, well presented, allways connecting contents with pratical applications of real cases. Applying for participants interventions turned it dynamic and successful. [Maria MENDES, Professora- Coordenadora de projetos Europeus at Escola Secundária de Carvalhos, Porto Area, Portugal] “It was a very good experience! ...It was a great week with lots of great information and not just this. I keep in touch with the girls from the course. Maybe we will do a project together. I have already recommanded the course to other teachers and I will keep doing in the future because it really was a great course. [Anamaria BURADA, Headteacher Adrian Radulescu School, Romania] “The training was very useful for me and I learned a lot about Project Planning and Management. All was excellent. [Jose AFONSO TEIXEIRA, Teacher, Escola Básica e Secundária de Muralhas do Minho, Portugal] I have participated this course in January 2011. I recommend it to the colleagues who wants to prepare successfull european educaitonal projects. I have prepared 4 projects and all were accepted. Thanks to Nikolaos... [Nuri OZTURK, Proje Koordinatörü at Kızılcahamam Ar-Ge, Ankara, Turkey] This course has been fundamental for my job experience and professional skills. I have started to work on EU funded projects only a half a year before the course and, although I was already looking here and there for information, I still did not have any idea of the whole organization of EU project funding system. So if you want to know how EU funding system works and wish to propose a successful project, just go for it and apply! [Zoltan DENES, Employee of the Career Service at University of Padova] "It uses a modern approach and it is focused on the expectations and specific needs of participants. The fact that the group of participants is small, this allows to more interaction and gives the opportunity to address more questions by the participants." [Dr. Soraya Sierra, Project Leader EU FP7 Project, Naturalis Biodiversity Center] "Excellent Training. It's been a worthwhile experience". [Gordana JUGO, Head of Education Centre, CARNet] "Excellent Training, Very usefull, I like small group because it is interactive, trainer experienced" [Đorđija Blagojević, Operations Manager, SEE Change Net] "The training was excellent with a kind and experienced teacher :) Of course all sessions were not equally interesting because participants have a different degree of knowledge in project management but the course was exhaustive enough to satisfy everyone. Thanks for this week!" [Alexia Samuel, Policy Officer, EUCIS-LLL, Belgium] "Hi Nikolaos, How are you doing? I just wanted to tell you that we won the project I was writing in Athens. It's also thanks to you and the great tips you gave me during the training! Thanks again". [Alexia Samuel, Policy Officer, EUCIS-LLL, Belgium] It is very difficult to improve some aspects of training. For me, this approach to teaching new and very inspirational. It is seen that Nicolaos is a fan of teaching and lecturing and has a lot of excellent and qualified facilities. Really excellent course. Lots of new and interesting. Very good website structure. Findings from the course I will use when working in the field of regional development and especially in my teaching at Technical University. {Jiri Svitek, Director, Regional Development Agency Central Bohemia. Czech Republic] It was very good training and could involve actively people regardless of the different level of knowledge, skills and competences on the field they had. [Eleonora Turchetto, University of Malta, Project Support Officer, University of Malta, Malta] Excellent Training Overall! [Marina Jurkota Rebrovic, Coordinator for projects, Europa Nova d.o.o., Croatia] Excellent Training! [Julia Abad, Town Hall Granada, VET Trainer, Spain] The overall training exceeded my expectations. It was very well organized, all topics were clear, detailed and very well explained. The instructor answered all questions. Excellent Job!! [Bill Papoulias, Banker - Piraeus Bank, Greece] The course met my expectations to the fullest extent. It was very informative and the way sessions were delivered was excellent. We had the opportunity to share our views and discuss issues we encounter on a daily basis at our workplace. It was also a great chance to meet other students from other countries and appreciate diverse cultures. In my opinion, I would recommend to anyone who wants to succeed in project planning. [Graziella Mifsud Baron, Projects Coordinator, University of Malta, Malta] Very interactive enabling active participation so that the participants may think and reflect before answers are presented before them. This was excellent as it promotes more effective learning. [Angie Aleksovski, Projects Coordinator, University of Malta, Malta] Excellent! The most useful course I have attended so far. Every topic relevant to my job was explained in great detail. [Samantha Wilks, Projects Management Office, Middlesex University, UK] The course as a whole has given me a lot new ways to think about problems and solutions, and it has been very valuable. I also received a lot of tools in my next writing project. I must also say that my teacher has been clear all the time. [Mike Persson, Project Workers, Sensus Studieforbund, Sweden] |