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Under the EU Grant Program, a 12 module IT course to improve computer knowledge
and qualification of the workforce was offered to the unemployed and the
disabled. The courses started in September 2009 and were finished in March 2010.
The cost of the project was 33,000 €. TechnoPark applied for another course
under EU Grant Program after that, for 162,000 €, which was about Information
Security.
Another computer course, financed by the ‘EuropeAid/127585/C/ACT/CY
Schools’ Initiative for Innovations and Change II’ plan of general director for
enlargement, European Union Commission, conducted by Gazi Magusa Turkish College
of Education (GMTMK), supported on the technical issues by the EMU Institute of
Remote Education and on academic issues by the EMU English Preparatory School,
was offered to GMTMK teachers who were a part of Computer Assisted Foreign
Language Education program, within the TechnoPark Innovation Laboratory, between
the dates 15/12/2009 - 15/01/2010. The course was given by, the director of
Institute of Remote Education Associate Professor Işık Aybay and Hüseyin Hacı, a
Research Member of the Institute. The teachers of GMTMK were divided into two
groups according to their computer knowledge, the levels being Beginner and
Intermediate. Both groups had an education of 20 hours, and achieved improvement
on basic computer skills and of modern software knowledge. During the course, 20
personal computers, software installed on these computers, a data projector and
a Smartboard were used. 8 attenders of the Beginner level, and 19 attenders of
the Intermediate level successfully completed the course and were rewarded their
certificates.
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