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       |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
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==Relation to Future Worlds Center==
==Relation to Future Worlds Center==
Irini has been an intern with the [[Future Worlds Center]] between ............ She has worked under the guidance of [[Kerstin Witting]] 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.
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:
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* 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 World Center]] in the creation of the new Integration Plan as stipulated by the Ministry;
* 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 World Center]] legal
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 sociology (and History, 2nd subject) from the Johannes-Gutenberg-University in Mainz.


[[Category:Past interns]]
[[Category:Past interns]]

Revision as of 08:30, 26 January 2012

Irini Armouti
Irini Armouti
Period at FWC 2010
Field of Study Sociology & History
Sending University Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz – Magister of Arts for sociology and history Mainz
Local Mentor Kerstin Wittig
Involvement at FWC Global Education Unit
New Media Lab
Achievements Successful organization of Accessing Development Education final Conference, Limassol 8 – 10 April 2010 with 100 participants from across Europe




Relation to 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:

  • The most notable achievements as an intern was the successful organization of the final European Conference for the EU funded project [[Accessing

Development Education]] in Limassol (08 – 10 April 2010) with 100 participants from all across Europe

  • Drafting of Self-Evaluation and Team-Evaluation surveys for the FWC associates, based on examples of good practice produced by other NGOs, corresponding to the needs of the organization
  • 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;
  • 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;
  • 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);
  • 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.

Biography

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.