Center for Social Innovation - CSI
Coordinator
Center for Social Innovation (CSI) is a Research and Development organization, which focuses on fostering social innovation that can bring about a positive change to local, national, regional, and global entities. These entities include but are not limited to governments, local administrative agencies, non-for-profit agencies, commercial entities, and educational institutions. The CSI team is composed of open-minded, fully equipped researchers, entrepreneurs, project managers, trainers, and Information Technology specialists. CSI encompasses the capability and capacity to identify social needs, design and implement adjusted initiatives, and provide for sustainable growth. The CSI team’s areas of expertise are in the fields of traditional education and e-learning, entrepreneurship, start-ups, innovation, creativity, negotiations, IP advisory services, social responsibility, business advisory solutions, data analytics, information technologies, project management, project evaluation services, product validation, training and computer gaming. CSI draws know-how and skills from its wide global network, which includes academic institutions, IT companies, public services, international organizations, start-ups, and public services.
Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth - State Institutes of Further Education
Partner
The State Institutes for Further Education (SIfFE) is one of the twelve afternoon/evening educational programs of the Ministry of education Sports and Youth (MoESY).
The SIfFE offer a wide range of coaching courses, educational programs and skills development courses addressed to pupils at all levels of education and adults, Cypriots and non-Cypriots, while several of them lead to certificates that are fully recognized by the Public Service Commission of Cyprus and the Educational Service Commission of Cyprus as formal qualifications for “Good knowledge or Very Good Knowledge of language”, for purposes of promotions or employment. Furthermore, the SifFE cooperate with the Centre for the Greek Language to prepare their students and enrol them for the Greek Language exams at all levels held by the Centre.
In addition, the SifFE, through its overall experience on educational matters for almost 65 years and its cooperation with national and international academic organisations has gained significant expertise and knowledge on teaching methodology and educational management.
Beyond their educational role, the SIfFE accomplish social work by offering full or partial scholarships to students who fulfil special academic, social and economic criteria, after the relevant decisions of the Council of Ministers.