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ECVET4Practitioners

17 August 2017    By Eric Wijmenga

The ECVET4Practitioners project aims to facilitate and promote student geographical mobility as a recognised and integrated part of Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification programmes within the hospitality sector. The project aims to achieve this goal by developing a mobility network in hospitality which will…

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Tackling Stereotypes

17 August 2017    By Eric Wijmenga

The aim of Tackling Stereotypes is to analyze on a European level the barriers that women encounter in their promotion and professional development in the field of science and technology, and to propose actions aimed at removing them. The project is led by members of…

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SET4change

17 August 2017    By Eric Wijmenga

Set4change is a European Commission funded Life-Long Learning programme with the aim of supporting the wider participation of women working in the fields of Business, Science, Engineering and Technology to enter the field of Social Entrepreneurship and make a real difference in the world. The…

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Get Mobile

17 August 2017    By Eric Wijmenga

99% of all enterprises in Europe are SMEs; 90% of these are micro-enterprises (less than 10 employees). SMEs traditionally under-utilise the potentially valuable resource and source of innovation and creativity that European female graduates undertaking mobility could provide. Get Mobile aims to provide training and…

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TYNET 50+

17 August 2017    By Eric Wijmenga

The objective of TYNET 50+ is to promote intergenerational learning through sharing European expertise on methodologies, in order to support young women living abroad, and 50+ women who have family abroad, to develop mentoring relationships primarily for supporting ICT development. Promoting this inter-generational and European…

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FE:MALE

15 August 2017    By Eric Wijmenga

FE:MALE aims to transfer innovative training methodologies from the UK to 3 member states and enhance European vocational educational training (VET), personal development/mentoring support to equip women with the necessary soft skills to start developing entrepreneurial activities.

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Burnout

3 August 2017    By Eric Wijmenga

Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. it occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose the interest or motivation that led you…

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Mind the GAP

25 May 2017    By Eric Wijmenga

It is estimated that 1,300 million people with technical skills will be required by 2020. However, Europe is facing a major skills shortage in STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) sectors as highlighted by the Europe 2020 strategy. Furthermore, women make up a very small…

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