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Consortium
Partners The consortium comprises of the University
of Cyprus (Host Organization), Digipro
Computer Consultants (Partner 1), and PrimeTel Plc (Partner 2). University
of Cyprus (HO): The University of Cyprus (UCY), located in Nicosia, Cyprus,
is the leading research University in Cyprus that aspires to promote
scholarship and education standards of excellence through teaching and
research. The University of Cyprus and its Office of Sponsored Research have
previous experience in managing projects funded by the Cyprus Research
Promotion Foundation and the European Commission. UCY has received successful
competitive research funding that has exceeded the 15 million Euro mark over
the 1996-2007 period.
Recently, the UCY has revised its research policy in order to increase the
efficiency of the University to utilize research funding and opportunities
and to better promote research initiatives in Cyprus. Specifically, the host
Electrical and Computer Eng. (ECE) department has, in 2003-2007, received
several million Euro
in research funding and its faculty has published around 90 journal papers,
180 conference papers and 20 patents. Digipro Computer
Consultants is a software
development company that was established in Cyprus in 1990 and has extensive
expertise in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), software
development, and e-learning applications and training. The Digipro Research
Team is participating in a number of European projects such as the KLAB
(Knowledge & Learning Among Business) project (an innovative e-learning
service that exploits the reality and need of SME managers to learn from
peers. It does so by offering a web-based service that includes elements of
structured learning). Digipro is also the developer of the FUNecole Creative
Learning Environment which is included as number one best practice by JRC,
IPTS & DG Education & Culture in their comprehensive report on
innovation and creativity in education for 2010. PrimeTel Plc (PA2) is a Telecom and IT company based in Cyprus.� It owns and operates a truly regional
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