BRIDGES: Approval of Erasmus+ 2025 Funding for the Laboratory of Counseling Science and Vocational Career
The Laboratory of Counseling Science and Vocational Career announces the approval of its proposal under the Erasmus+ 2025 Programme in the field of School Education.
The project entitled Building Relationships, Inspiring Development, Guiding Empowerment and Sustainability – BRIDGES aims to “build bridges” of sustainable career development for students in schools located in remote areas of Greece, Italy, and Spain.
The members of the project implementation team aim to contribute to the development of innovative counseling practices that respond to the specific needs of local communities and can be effectively implemented in regional contexts.
The collaboration with Ithaca Gymnasium, IES AL Baytar in Benalmádena, Spain, and Istituto Comprensivo S. Bagolino in Alcamo, Sicily, constitutes a valuable opportunity to support students and teachers operating in environments with limited resources and career guidance opportunities.
The project involves Associate Professor Katerina Argyropoulou, Director of the Laboratory of Counseling Science and Vocational Career; Professor Christos Parthenis, Director of the Intercultural Education Studies Lab; Assistant Professor Anastasia Gkotovou from the University of Ioannina; and the specialized career counselors of the Laboratory of Counseling Science and Vocational Career, Aspasia Karavia, Eirini Andrioti, and Olympia Chaidemenaki.
Provision of career counseling services within the project entitled:
“Targeted support for unaccompanied minor refugees, aiming at socio-economic integration and preparation for their transition out of accommodation facilities upon reaching adulthood,”
funded under the European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Mechanism Programme 2014–2021.
Laboratory of Counseling Science and Vocational Career, Department of Educational Studies, in collaboration with FREEDOM GATE GREECE (Non-Profit Organization).
Scientific Coordinator: Associate Professor Katerina Argyropoulou.
“Learning about Hospitality Professions”
(“Skills Workshops” initiative of the Hellenic Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, within the subject of Career Guidance).
Laboratory of Counseling Science and Vocational Career, Department of Educational Studies, in collaboration with the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.
Scientific Coordinator: Associate Professor Katerina Argyropoulou.
“Design, pilot implementation and evaluation of a Unified Career Education Program which will be made available to the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs to support the professional development of primary and secondary education students in the country”
[EOPPEP – Erasmus+]
(NKUA Project Code: 19652/2023)
Laboratory of Counseling Science and Vocational Career, Department of Educational Studies.
Scientific Coordinator: Assistant Professor Katerina Argyropoulou.
Training Programme for Career Counselors of DYPA (Public Employment Service):
“Empowerment of specialized career counselors of the Public Employment Service in Career Counseling and the provision of group counseling services”
(NKUA Project Code: 15253/2023)
Laboratory of Counseling Science and Vocational Career, Department of Educational Studies.
Scientific Coordinator: Assistant Professor Katerina Argyropoulou.
“Children’s University 2023”
Innovation Center of Attica Region (I.C.A.R.)
(OPS Code 5030984, Operational Programme “Attica 2014–2020”)
Project Coordinator: Associate Professor Zacharoula Smyrnaiou
https://hub.uoa.gr/kids-uni-2023/
“Transforming Education with Emerging Technologies (TransEET)”
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03-01 [Twinning]
Project No: 101078875
(NKUA ELKE Project Code: 19013/2023)
Educational Technology Lab, Department of Secondary Education.
Principal Investigator: Professor Chronis Kynigos.
The Exten.(D.T.)² Project: Extending Design Thinking with Digital Technologies
(Project No: 101060231 – HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01)
https://extendt2.eu/
Educational Technology Lab, Department of Educational Studies.
Principal Investigator: Professor Chronis Kynigos.
Research–Pilot Programme “The School as an Organization and Learning Community” (2021)
Laboratory of Experimental Pedagogy, Department of Educational Studies.
Project Coordinator: Associate Professor Dimitrios Foteinos.
Action “Skills Workshops – PLATFORM 21+”:
Training Programme “Teacher training in skills development through workshops” (2021)
Department of Educational Studies, Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Institute of Educational Policy.
Scientific Coordinator: Associate Professor Zacharoula Smyrnaiou.
European Programme LOOP (2020–2023):
Scaffolding in Teachers’ Development: Mentoring and Mentors in Induction Programs
Funding body: European Union, Erasmus+
Department of Educational Studies.
Project Coordinator: Associate Professor Zacharoula Smyrnaiou.
Supportive interventions in Roma communities for improving access to education and reducing school dropout among children and adolescents (2020–2023).
Intercultural Education Studies Lab, Department of Educational Studies.
Project Coordinator: Associate Professor Christos Parthenis.
“STEAMTeach – STEAM Education for Teaching Professionalism” (2020–2023)
Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 – Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices
KA201 – Strategic Partnerships for School Education
Project Code: KA201-96C773E0
Educational Technology Lab, Department of Educational Studies.
Principal Investigator: Professor Chronis Kynigos.
«Teacher training in the implementation of distance learning (holistic approach)» (T4E)
ESPA Project mooc.edu.gr (2020–2022)
Department of Educational Studies.
Subproject 2 Coordinator (NKUA): Associate Professor Faye Antoniou.
GAMMA – Game-Based Learning in Mathematics (2020–2022)
Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 – Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices
KA201 – Strategic Partnerships for School Education
Project No: 2020-1-HR01-KA201-077794
Educational Technology Lab, Department of Educational Studies.
Principal Investigator: Professor Chronis Kynigos.
European Project “Cos4Cloud”:
Co-designed Citizen Observatories Services for the EOS-Cloud”(2019–2023)
European Horizon 2020 Project
Environmental Education Lab, Department of Educational Studies.
Project Coordinator: Associate Professor Maria Daskolia.
“T-CREPE”: Development of an innovative web-based platform to support co-creation-based learning, with a focus on entrepreneurship, particularly (but not exclusively) in textile engineering (2019–2022).
KA2 Erasmus+ Project No: 612641
Educational Technology Lab, Department of Educational Studies.
Principal Investigator: Professor Chronis Kynigos.
European Project “CREATIONS”
H2020-SEAC-2014-1 CSA, Project No: 665917 (2015–2018)
Department of Educational Studies.
Project Coordinator: Associate Professor Zacharoula Smyrnaiou.
