Project A New Beginning in EPAL – Meeting with the European Commission

On Monday, September 12, 2022, the Director General of NOESIS, Thanasis Kontonikolaou, invited by representatives of the Ministry of Development and Investments, met the Director of the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Social Inclusion of the European Commission, Barbara Kauffmann, the Head of the EMPL Department. F.5 of the European Commission, Patrick Paquet and the Head of Unit B 2.3 “Management of Lifelong Learning Operations and connection of Education and Training with the labor market”, Florence Karavatas at EPAL Kalamaria.

After the service of sanctification, they were guided through the premises of the school and the Laboratory Center, came in contact and talked with students and teachers, while at the same time they congratulated them for the projects implemented at EPAL with funding from the European Social Fund through the Operational Program Human Resources Development Education and Lifelong Learning: “A new beginning in EPAL”, with beneficiaries the NSRF Executive Structure of the Ministry of Education, the Science Center and Technology Museum – NOESIS, the Institute of Educational Policy and the “Post-Secondary Year – Apprenticeship Class”, with the beneficiary being the Executive Structure of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.

The General Manager of NOESIS and the Coordinator of the project, Katerina Kyriakides, presented the content and the substantial impact of the Action Plans of the EPAL students, the implementation of which is managed by NOESIS.

The European Commission team was also accompanied by Maria Kostopoulou and Filippos Zervas from EYSEKT. The tour was undertaken by the Director of the school unit, Kleareti Seitanidou, the Deputy Director of the Laboratory Center of Kalamaria, Mrs. Kostelidou, the Director of the Evening EPA.L. Kalamaria, Nikos Gerakis and the Director of the R.C. of Kalamaria, Konstantinos Tsivikis.

The presence of the Secondary Directorate of Thessaloniki with: Angeloudis, Head of Vocational Education, P.D.E., Kontoleta, Head of Educational Affairs of the Public Administration of Thessaloniki, Hatzipetrou, Head of the Independent Directorate of Administrative, Financial and Pedagogical Support, Sotirakis, Head of A’ Administrative Affairs of P.D.E., Stephanopoulos, Head of C’ Personnel of P.D.E. etc. was also dynamic.

#ΕΣΠΑ – Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning