PARTNERS

Coordinator Institution

1. Ankara Provincial Directorate for National Education, Ankara -Turkey ( AMEM) is the second biggest local public authority in education, of 81, in Turkey. It is responsible for the planning, coordination and management of all kinds of educational and training activities at local level.

Partners Institutions

2. The School of Education at Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Digital Inclusive Support Unit (NAID ) for Assistive Technologies and Department of Special Education, Porto - Portugal (ESE/IPP) is a higher education institution mainly devoted to training and certification of education professionals (teachers and education related technicians) but also with courses in Cultural Heritage, Social Education, Arts and Crafts, Special Education, Supervision technologies, etc. It is the biggest Polytechnic institute of Portugal.

3. The Polo Europeo della Conoscenza,Verona-Italy ( EUROPOLE) is a network of schools, teachers, researchers, associations and educational institutions at national level. It works for the European social and educational integration. Its main fields of activity are to promote the European dimension and integration through European and extra - European workshops, seminars, conferences, partnerships and projects.

4. Cerebral Palsy Greece, Athens-Greece ( CPG) was founded in 1972, by a group of parents to provide care for people suffering from Cerebral Palsy in Greece. It is a non-profit NGO with nation-wide and acknowledged pioneering activities in the field of disability. It offers a wide range of services for diagnosis, medical care, therapy, treatment, rehabilitation, education, social integration, recreation and vocational training of children and adults with CP.

5. Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cerebral Palsy Unit in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Ankara-Turkey (H.U.) is a reference center for all Turkey. Cerebral Palsy Unit has a primary role in preparation of physiotherapy and rehabilitation programmes for children diagnosed as CP and their families, in referring them to appropriate locations and in regulation of physiotherapy and rehabilitation programmes helding in home.

6. Center of Professional Training in Culture, Bucharest-Romania ( CPPC) is one of the main training providers in Romania, especially in the cultural field. CPPC were involved in 12 EU projects as a coordinator and partner organisation. CPPC staff comprise people with a high level of expertise in coordination and collaboration in European projects (Socrates – G1 and G2, Leonardo, FP5).

7. Helene Elsass Center, Charlottenlund- Denmark (HEC) was established in 2007.The main objective of it is to initiate research and development on Cerebral Palsy (CP). The center is based on a partnership agreement with University of Copenhagen – especially the departments of neuroscience, sports and exercise science.