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-The '''New Media in Learning Laboratory''' (NML), active in both research and social intervention, runs experimental projects that aim to develop new theories of learning, new IT-rich and mobile-based curricula, technologies to assess the role of emotions, attention and mental states in learning, and to integrate state of the art technologies (computers, IT, mobile phone) in the educational context.
+{{FWC_Units
+  |acronym=NML
-The LAB develops new theories of learning based on mental attributes, web-based, video-game-like testing interfaces to evaluate cognitive profiles and learning abilities. It has developed a diagnostic tool known as MAPS - [[Mental Attributes Profiling System]]. Furthermore, it develops software-based systems for the treatment of various conditions.
+  |image=NML_Logo.jpg
+  |current_head= Elena Aristodemou
-The New Media Lab is currently implementing several projects, among which is the coordination of the [[Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center]] and the coordination of a KA3 - ICT project on unifying learning differences (e-Hoop -  www.e-hoop.info). NML is a partner on an FP7 project - Cardiac - focused on advancing research and development in the area of accessible and assistive ICT, on a Grundtvig Multilateral Project - Mingle - focused on language learning and on the EU Kids Online Network.
+  |past_head= Georgina Shitta, Yiannis Laouris
+  |year=2008
-The New Media Lab maintains strong and close collaborations with key stakeholders of the island such as the [[Police Department - Cyber Crime Unit|Cyprus Police]], the [[Ministry of Education and Culture - Cyprus Pedagogical Institute|Ministry of Education and Culture]], the [[Cyprus Ministry of Interior (Audio Visual Section)|Ministry of Interior]], the [[Ministry of Finance (Information Technology Services Department)|Ministry of Finance]] and the [[Cyprus Pedagogical Institute]].
+  |keywords=technology, learning, online safety, cybercrime
+  |link=Link(s) to resource e.t.c
+}}
+[[Category:FWC Units]]
+The '''Humanitarian Affairs Unit''' constitutes a major department at FWC and it directly responds to the needs of vulnerable populations, with emphasis on asylum seekers and refugees. The Unit offers direct services to these populations, and also advocates and raises awareness on related issues among stakeholders and the general public. The main projects implemented by the Unit are the [[UNHCR]] funded project which provides legal aid and social support to asylum seekers and refugees under the project name [[Strengthening Asylum]]; the [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]] (URVT) operating the [[UNVFVT]] project, which offers services and rehabilitation to victims of torture, who are asylum seekers and refugees and the project [[Improvement of the Situation of Asylum Seekers in Cyprus]], funded by the embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
+For updates on the work we do visit:
+Our blog: https://strengtheningasylum.wordpress.com/
+Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/strengtheningasylumFWC
-{{:Current Members of the New Media Lab}}
+Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FWCHumanitarian
-The LAB works in close collaboration with the members of the IT Team most of whom participate in the LAB's projects.
+== Ongoing Projects==
-{{:Current Members of the IT Team}}
+*[[Strengthening Asylum]]
+[[Strengthening Asylum]] has been implemented by the [[Future Worlds Center]] since May 2006.  It is funded by the [[UNHCR]] Representation in Cyprus.  This project’s main objective is to ensure that beneficiaries have access to a fair and efficient asylum procedure, while they can enjoy the rights they are entitled to according to national, European, and International law.  To this end, [[Strengthening Asylum]] assists asylum seekers through the asylum procedure, as well as refugees in Cyprus under international protection, with free legal and social aid.
+*[[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]]
-==New Media Lab Projects==
+The [[Unit for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture]] (URVT) is a project that aims to support and promote the empowerment and rehabilitation of torture victims and victims of trafficking who are asylum seekers or persons granted with international protection status in Cyprus and to assist them to integrate into the local society. It takes a holistic approach, offering legal advice and social assistance directly to the persons of concern and their families, as well as referring them for medical and psychological care. Its services are facilitated through a structure designed on the standards of the Istanbul Protocol - United Nations Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - and its services are offered to the beneficiaries by specialised, experienced and well-trained personnel. In addition, URVT functions in association to a network of volunteer service providers, medical professionals, and interpreters. URVT operates under the Humanitarian Affairs Unit of the Future Worlds Center. One of the most important beliefs of the Future Worlds Center is that by befriending and understanding people of different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, the future world becomes a better place. [http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Good_practice_%28Torture_Victims%29 For information click here]
-The following is a list of projects implemented under the New Media Lab:
-{{#categorytree: NML Projects|mode="all"|hideroot=on|mode=pages|style=bold}}
+*[[ Provision of Free Legal Assistance to Asylum Seekers]]
+[[Provision of Free Legal Assistance to Asylum Seekers]] is a project funded by the [[European Refugee Fund]] and the Republic of Cyprus. This project will compliment the additional projects run by [[Future Worlds Center]]'s Humanitarian Affairs Unit. Its mission is to provide asylum seekers with free, confidential, independent legal advice and representation, throughout the asylum procedure, and ensure access to a fair and effective examination of their case.
+*[[Improvement of the Situation of Asylum Seekers in Cyprus]]
-[[Category:FWC Units]]
+"Improvement of the Situation of Asylum Seekers in Cyprus" is a project funded by the Federal Republic of Germany. The project aims to take a holistic approach by working both at the individual and the societal levels. By offering legal services, we will respond to the needs of the target population, who are one of the most marginalised groups in the country and by launching public advocacy and awareness-raising activities we will affect xenophobic public attitudes, discriminatory state policies and practices in an effort to make Cyprus a more inclusive and accepting host society. This projects works complimentary to the other projects of the [[Humanitarian Affairs Unit]].
+*[[AIDA - Asylum Information Database]]
+The AIDA project is jointly coordinated by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), Forum Réfugiés-Cosi, Irish Refugee Council and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. It aims to provide up-to date information on asylum practice in 16 EU Member States (AT, BE, BG, CY, CR, DE, FR, GR, HU, IE, IT, MT, NL, PL, SE, UK) which is easily accessible to the media, researchers, advocates, legal practitioners and the general public through the dedicated website www.asylumineurope.org. Furthermore the project seeks to promote the implementation and transposition of EU asylum legislation
+reflecting the highest possible standards of protection in line with international refugee and human rights law and based on best practice. The Humanitarian Unit contributes to the database by writing an annual detailed report on Cyprus' asylum practice and conditions. The latest updated report (February 2015) can be found here: http://www.asylumineurope.org/reports/country/cyprus
+==Members of the Humanitarian Affairs Unit==
+{{:Current Members of the Humanitarian Affairs Unit}}