4,971
edits
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
|mentor=[[Kerstin Wittig]] | |mentor=[[Kerstin Wittig]] | ||
|involvement= [[Global Education Unit]]<br> [[New Media Lab]] | |involvement= [[Global Education Unit]]<br> [[New Media Lab]] | ||
|achievements=Successful organization of [[Accessing | |achievements=Successful organization of [[Accessing Development Education]] final Conference, Limassol 8 – 10 April 2010 with 100 participants from across Europe | ||
Development Education]] final Conference, Limassol 8 – 10 April 2010 with 100 participants from across Europe | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Relation to Future Worlds Center== | ==Relation to Future Worlds Center== | ||
Irini has been an intern with the [[Future Worlds Center]] | Irini has been an intern with the [[Future Worlds Center]] in 2010. She has worked under the guidance of [[Kerstin Wittig]] in the [[Global Education Unit]], while she also got involved in the Structured Democratic Dialogue facilitations with local authorities in the cities of Larnaca and Nicosia. | ||
During her internship at [[Future World Center]], Irini completed the following tasks: | During her internship at [[Future World Center]], Irini completed the following tasks: | ||
Line 22: | Line 21: | ||
* Learned about the Structured Democratic Dialogue (SDD) methodology and actively participated in the team of Facilitators in an extensive series of SDD workshops for local authorities from Nicosia and Larnaca. This involved preparation of the workshops, assisting in organizing the workshop venue, following up on invitations, preparing workshop welcome packs for the participants, preparing the working materials for the facilitators, acting as co-facilitator during four 2-day SDD workshops under the lead of [[Yiannis Laouris]] and [[Aleco Christakis]] | * Learned about the Structured Democratic Dialogue (SDD) methodology and actively participated in the team of Facilitators in an extensive series of SDD workshops for local authorities from Nicosia and Larnaca. This involved preparation of the workshops, assisting in organizing the workshop venue, following up on invitations, preparing workshop welcome packs for the participants, preparing the working materials for the facilitators, acting as co-facilitator during four 2-day SDD workshops under the lead of [[Yiannis Laouris]] and [[Aleco Christakis]] | ||
* Contributed to the creation of a Photo-Pack for teacher trainings; visiting the asylum seeker reception centre to take photos to be included in the Pack; | * Contributed to the creation of a Photo-Pack for teacher trainings; visiting the asylum seeker reception centre to take photos to be included in the Pack; | ||
* Drafting of a letter to the Minister of Interior, suggesting the participation and consultation of [[Future | * Drafting of a letter to the Minister of Interior, suggesting the participation and consultation of [[Future Worlds Center]] in the creation of the new Integration Plan as stipulated by the Ministry; | ||
* Translation of legal, administrative documents from Greek to English; | * Translation of legal, administrative documents from Greek to English; | ||
* Administrative support (correspondence, managing office supplies, managing telephone | * Administrative support (correspondence, managing office supplies, managing telephone calls of asylum seekers and refugees, scheduling their appointments with [[Future Worlds Center]] legal advisors and social workers); | ||
calls of asylum seekers and refugees, scheduling their appointments with [[Future | |||
advisors and social workers); | |||
* Liaison with student organizations and youth groups for initiatives promoting the Millennium Development Goals; | * Liaison with student organizations and youth groups for initiatives promoting the Millennium Development Goals; | ||
* Participation in capacity building workshops about Media Involvement, Media Crisis Management, and Audio Post-production organized by the [[Cyprus Community Media Centre]]. | * Participation in capacity building workshops about Media Involvement, Media Crisis Management, and Audio Post-production organized by the [[Cyprus Community Media Centre]]. | ||
==Biography== <!-- Second Level Heading --> | ==Biography== <!-- Second Level Heading --> | ||
Irini was studying sociology and History at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University in Mainz before joining [[Future Worlds Center]] and she continued for a Magister (M.A.) in Sociology (and History, 2nd subject) from the same university after her internship. | |||
Irini continued for a Magister (M.A.) in | |||
[[Category:Past interns]] | [[Category:Past interns]] |