Human Resources
Grant Schemes

- 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;
- 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; and
- To promote joint projects between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot schools in order to foster reconciliation between the two communities.
Grant Beneficiary | Project Title |
Nicosia Turkish High School / Lefkoşa Türk Lisesi | Multiculturalism in Education |
Sedat Simavi Industrial Vocational High School / Sedat Simavi Endustri Meslek Lisesi | Modernisation of teaching and learning methods of Electrical Engineering |
Fazıl Plumer Nursery School / Fazıl Plümer Anaokulu | Teaching with Reggio Emilia Approach |
Değirmenlik Lisesi / Değirmenlik Lyceum | PEER POWER: Youth Mobilizing the Community |
Turkish Education College / Türk Maarif Koleji | Confucius says: “I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.” Modernizing and Enhancing Learning through Laboratory Practices |
Nicosia Anatolian Fine Arts High School / Lefkoşa Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi | Cultural and Environmental Recycling |
Yeni Yuzyıl Pre-primary School / Yeni Yüzyıl Anaokulu | “HELP ME DO IT BY MYSELF!” Integrating the Montessori Method into Pre-primary Education |
Nicosia Special Edcuation Centre / Lefkoşa Özel Egitim Merkezi | The Multi purpose and Sensory room in Special Needs Centre |
Haydarpaşa Vocational School / Haydarpaşa Meslek Lisesi | Global Hotel Management Software |
Namık Kemal High School /Namık Kemal Lisesi | Upgrading Science Teaching Practices and Methods at NKL |
The objective of this grant scheme was to enhance education and lifelong learning opportunities, providing for innovation and creativity, and the promotion of skills and key competencies, vital for a knowledge-based society. The call for proposals was focused on improving child-centred learning and teaching capacities, promoting joint projects between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot schools, improving employability by focusing on the enhancement of lifelong learning opportunities, and improving entrepreneurship skills by enhancing creativity and innovation at all levels of education and training.
With the total of €1,5M, this grant scheme is focusing on enhancing education and lifelong learning opportunities in the northern part of Cyprus, with a more holistic approach to allow for full participation of individuals in society, as well as allowing for innovation and creativity, and promotion of skills and "key competencies" which are vital in a knowledge based society. The call for proposals is divided into two lots, namely:
- Lot1: Innovation and Change in Schools;
- Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training
- Improving child-centred learning capacity with focus on key competencies
- Improving teaching capacity in line with global and EU trends through teacher's training programmes)
- Promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship
- Fostering further learning, active citizenship and intercultural dialogue
- Promoting joint projects between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot schools in order to foster reconciliation between the two communities
- Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training
- Lot 2: Improving Employability;
- Making lifelong learning a reality
- Enhancing lifelong learning opportunities - on vocational and labour market related skills and competencies - including training and re-training of unemployed and employed to contribute to competitiveness and employability
- Enhancing Entrepreneurship
- Improving entrepreneurial skills by enhancing creativity and innovation, at all levels of education and training
- Making lifelong learning a reality