The overall objective of the programme is to support the strengthening and development of human resources policy in the Turkish Cypriot community through support to initiatives for innovation and change in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools in the northern part of Cyprus in line with global and European educational trends.

Three key priorities have been identified in the 2011 Commission implementing decision that will guide this call for proposals:

1. To promote the development of modern teaching and learning methods and raise the capacity of educational practitioners in line with global and European educational trends;
2. To improve the overall management of the educational system and to encourage networking between the educational stakeholders with the view to promote equity, social cohesion and active citizenship including specific attention to disadvantaged groups;
3. To promote joint projects between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot schools in order to foster reconciliation between the two communities.

The action proposed must contribute to the Programme priorities described above and falls into one of the following thematic areas/strands:

• Modernisation of teaching and learning methods in line with global and European educational trends
• Promotion of equity, social cohesion and active citizenship including specific attention to disadvantaged groups in view to contribute to the improvement of the overall management of the educational system and encourage networking between educational stakeholders
• Bi-Communal initiatives to foster reconciliation between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot Community.

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 0,70 Million EUR (Orientation of the budget)

• 23 November 2012 - 12 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Official page of the Call

• Call fiche EuropeAid/133327/C/ACT/CY (Guidelines for applicants)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• Candidate Countries
• Third countries

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