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George Zisimos

@gzisimos

Senior Expert on EU Education & Training Policies. Head of Unit in an EU Agency responsible for Policy Advice. Personal opinions only. Τρέχω, μαγειρεύω, γράφω.

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Great to see #skills & human capital development integrated in the discussions of Danube Region Strategy annual forum in #Vienna. Skills is an essential element for prosperity. Danube can be an excellent model of cooperation that connects EU countries & regions & accession countries. European Training Foundation 🇪🇺

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Centres of vocational excellence in Africa are gaining ground. Thriving examples are well established. Full room today in #Morocco to launch seminar by Enabel & European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 that offers platform to stake stock of developments #AFRICA & best practices of CoVEs.EU Social 🇪🇺

Centres of vocational excellence in Africa are gaining ground. Thriving examples are well established. Full room today in #Morocco to launch seminar by <a href="/Enabel_Belgium/">Enabel</a> &amp; <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a> that offers platform to stake stock of developments #AFRICA &amp; best practices of CoVEs.<a href="/EU_Social/">EU Social 🇪🇺</a>
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Today at the Secove Congress in San Sebastian discussing excellence & European collaboration in vocational education & training. The #Basque country shows the way helping us to reflect on skills ecosystem. Policy shapers, municipalities, experts, schools & academia all there.

Today at the Secove Congress in San Sebastian discussing excellence &amp; European collaboration in vocational education &amp; training. The #Basque country shows the way helping us to reflect on skills ecosystem. Policy shapers, municipalities, experts, schools &amp; academia all there.
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What a great discussion on display. Here is a thought from Dr. Pilvi Torsti of European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 “Centres of vocational excellence put in practice today in a very organic way those changes that policy makers have been trying to achieve for decades when reforming VET systems”. EU Social 🇪🇺

What a great discussion on display. Here is a thought from <a href="/pilvitorsti/">Dr. Pilvi Torsti</a> of <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a> “Centres of vocational excellence put in practice today in a very organic way those changes that policy makers have been trying to achieve for decades when reforming VET systems”. <a href="/EU_Social/">EU Social 🇪🇺</a>
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Full room in our European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 workshops today at the #Lyon Excellence Forum where we unfolded our experience in internationalisation of centres of vocational excellence both in how to boost entrepreneurial capacity & how to use tools for further improvement of CoVEs. EU Social 🇪🇺

Full room in our <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a> workshops today at the #Lyon Excellence Forum where we unfolded our experience in internationalisation of centres of vocational excellence both in how to boost entrepreneurial capacity &amp; how to use tools for further improvement of CoVEs. <a href="/EU_Social/">EU Social 🇪🇺</a>
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The moment we announce the 1st Winter Camp on Vocational Excellence in Nova Gorica in Slovenia on 10-13 February 2025. Another great deliverable to support internationalisation of centres of excellence under a project funded by European Commission & operated by European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 EU Social 🇪🇺

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Listening individual stories of young people is a very useful practice. They are courageous testimonies of problems and obstacles they face … Often dismissed in policy debates. Living war & fragility was such a story at the International Youth Forum linked to work of European Training Foundation 🇪🇺

Listening individual stories of young people is a very useful practice. They are courageous testimonies of problems and obstacles they face … Often dismissed in policy debates. Living war &amp; fragility was such a story at the International Youth Forum linked to work of <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a>
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Quality exchange @ the group of intern. organizations working in vocational education & training. Focus on trends in VET including internationalization & strive for excellence. 👍 for policy oriented synergies. European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 International Labour Organization OECD Education @BMBF_Bund UNESCO EU UNESCO-UNEVOC #education #skills #training EU_Cedefop

Quality exchange @ the group of intern. organizations working in vocational education &amp; training. Focus on trends in VET including internationalization &amp; strive for excellence. 👍 for policy oriented synergies. <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a> <a href="/ilo/">International Labour Organization</a> <a href="/OECDEduSkills/">OECD Education</a> @BMBF_Bund <a href="/UNESCOEU/">UNESCO EU</a> <a href="/UNEVOC/">UNESCO-UNEVOC #education #skills #training</a> <a href="/Cedefop/">EU_Cedefop</a>
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Visit to a vocational centre of excellence in #Chisinau specialising on construction. Impressive! The school functions as centre for development of curricula for other schools in #Moldova . As always the happy faces of students say a lot! European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 EU Social 🇪🇺 Chiara Riondino

Visit to a vocational centre of excellence in #Chisinau specialising on construction. Impressive! The school functions as centre for development of curricula for other schools in #Moldova . As always the happy faces of students say a lot! <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a> <a href="/EU_Social/">EU Social 🇪🇺</a> <a href="/ChiaraRiondino/">Chiara Riondino</a>
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Full room for the presentation of European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 on the Rapid Education Diagnosis in Moldova. Findings on Inequality, financing & governance factors of the education & training system as part of @eu_near funded project on Supporting Education Reforms & Skills in Eastern Partnership.

Full room for the presentation of <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a> on the Rapid Education Diagnosis in Moldova. Findings on Inequality, financing &amp; governance factors of the education &amp; training system as part of @eu_near funded project on Supporting Education Reforms &amp; Skills in Eastern Partnership.
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Arrived to #Tashkent today with European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 colleagues for the High level group meeting with deputy ministers from the Central Asia region responsible for education & employment. EU funded project DARYA well on it’s way. Already had a great meeting at the EU in UZBEKISTAN

Arrived to #Tashkent today with <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a> colleagues for the High level group meeting with deputy ministers from the Central Asia region responsible for education &amp; employment. EU funded project DARYA well on it’s way. Already had a great meeting at the <a href="/EU_Tashkent/">EU in UZBEKISTAN</a>
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We start our session on Building sustainable systems with a dialogue on stage between European Training Foundation 🇪🇺 & The EBRD & Asian Development Bank here in Tashkent under EU funded project DARYA. Here is our maths formula: sustainable impact=(financial investment+human capital investment)X Partnerships

We start our session on Building sustainable systems with a dialogue on stage between <a href="/etfeuropa/">European Training Foundation 🇪🇺</a> &amp; <a href="/EBRD/">The EBRD</a> &amp; <a href="/ADB_HQ/">Asian Development Bank</a> here in Tashkent under EU funded project DARYA. Here is our maths formula: sustainable impact=(financial investment+human capital investment)X Partnerships
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Opening of the @POLAND25EU meeting of the Directors general for vocational education & training. Centres of vocational excellence is the main topic of discussion as engines to drive reforms in VET. Strong international partnerships are needed.EU Social 🇪🇺 EU_Cedefop & ETF on board.

Opening of the @POLAND25EU meeting of the Directors general for vocational education &amp; training. Centres of vocational excellence is the main topic of discussion as engines to drive reforms in VET. Strong international partnerships are needed.<a href="/EU_Social/">EU Social 🇪🇺</a> <a href="/Cedefop/">EU_Cedefop</a> &amp; ETF on board.