Written by Administrator | 26 November 2009

 T-learning to Improve Professional Skills for Inter-Cultural Dialogue

Exploration Μeeting Report

An exploration meeting was held by our organization, the International Security Forum (ISF) at its headquarters in Lefkosia, Cyprus. The meeting took place on 15th of September 2009.

A number of issues regarding the use of Tips course were brought to the attention of the invited representatives of local organizations.

The objectives of the meeting were to:

i)                    Introduce potential beneficiaries to Tips project.

ii)                  Consider options of increasing domestic and international resources for cultural mediation in efficient and equitable ways including through inter-organizational cooperation between Cypriot organizations and Tips partners.

iii)                Present hitherto prevailing outcomes of Tips project and discuss expectations of local organization in field of Tips course.

iv)                Assess the actual possibilities of embedding the project into the training portfolio offered by the Cypriot coaching companies.

The meeting stimulated a set of initiatives to be developed  in future cooperation.

Written by Administrator | 17 October 2009

The ISF Director, Dr Yiorghos Leventis, departs for Athens and Bratislava on Saturday 24 October 2009. In Athens, Dr Leventis will have consultations with Dr Charalambos Tsardanides, Director of the Institute of International Economic Relations (IIER). Plans for future co-operation will be at the epicentre of the discussions.

He will then continue his trip to Bratislava where he is invited to participate in a day conference on EU Policy Towards the Russian Federation to be held at the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) on Wednesday 28 October.

Dr Leventis is the SFPA’s guest speaker on Thursday 29 October. He will address the Slovak audience on Navigating through Troubled Waters. Security or Insecurity in the Eastern Mediterranean?

His next engagement is participation in a  day conference on EU Institutions to be held also atthe SFPA in Bratislava on Tuesday, 3 November.

On the margins of the two Bratislava conferences, Dr Leventis will have a private meeting with the Director of the Research Centre of the SFPA, Dr Alexander Duleba to discuss future plans of cooperation between the two international NGO organizations.