Our main objectives upon completion of the project were for the students to be able to gain international work experience, learn how a company is structured and how it operates in another European country, also to be in position to apply their existing knowledge, obtain new knowledge and skills relevant to their field of study and moreover improve their foreign language. In addition, they would strengthen their independence as individual adults, meet and collaborate with people from other cultures and learn about a new country. Trainers would improve their networking and collaboration skills through working with colleagues from other educational institutions, learn new teaching methods, different curriculae and educational approaches and enrich their skills and knowledge as trainers. Management staff to learn new and more advance methods employed by other similar educational establishments in management of these establishments.
MIEEK Limassol, is a further education public Vocational and Training educational organisation under the Ministry of Education and of the Republic of Cyprus based in Limassol. Our purpose is to provide quality vocational education in areas where there is a lack of highly trained and skilled personnel. Despite being a relatively young educational institution, our educational strategy includes the integration of international acceptable knowledge adapted to local needs and the European dimension (legal framework, principles, practices, case studies and trends) in all educational programs and activities. In this process there is a need for new knowledge, training tools and ideas that will shape the character of MIEEK to become an organisation providing local skills with a European perspective. This can be achieved through establishing networks with similar educational institutions and private organisations in Europe that are willing to train and provide skills to our students and trainers. This project enabled our students and staff to gain knowledge which was impossible to gain in Cyprus. It also helped all participants to better understand the European dimensions of the project.