[SUSTAIN] Develop sustainable european projects and successful proposals  based on effective dissemination and exploitation strategies and techniques

Course Objectives

By completing this course, the participants will be able on behalf of their organisation to 
  • comply with the new European Union Regulations and requirements in regards to dissemination and exploitation impact
  • plan and prepare a dissemination strategy that is realistic, cost effective and successful for their educational project
  • identify and exploit dissemination channels adequate to the scope and aims of their  european funded project
  • apply a promotion and raising awareness campaign for their project based on ethical standards
  • plan a realistic and balanced budget for their dissemination and exploitation activities
  • prepare a fully functional website for their project for free via innovative and user friendly web tools and increase its search engine optimisation without any coding
  • prepare easily with free tools press releases based on effective templates
  • use social media for promotion and raising awareness of their project results
  • organise a european or local project event successfully and cost effectively
  • use free web based tools for the administration, organisation and promotion through social media of their event
  • prepare an event agenda and engage key not speakers and guest speakers
  • engage the interest of their stakeholders including policy makers during the whole project life cycle
  • prepare an exploitation plan for the main outcomes of their european funded project 
  • understand different ownership and Intellectual Property Right (IPR) models and choosing the most suitable to be applied within a European Consortium
The training duration is five days from Monday to Friday, starting at 09:00 and finishing at 17:00 with core teaching till 13:30 and then after lunch based on the flipped classroom model  participants will be able to use individually and on their own pace the eLearning platform of the course and reflect on follow up activities and interact with the trainer.

The principles taught in this course obviously are not applicable only in educational projects but in all other areas (employment, culture, human rights, research, etc) that can be also addressed.

What makes us unique

  • Seven consecutive years on delivering such courses across Europe
  • Hands on practice with actual proposals and projects as baseline training material and real-case examples
  • The only course in Europe with direct involvement of EC experts as trainers
  • The only course in Europe that follows a unique structure and approach so that to address the expectations of all participants from beginners to senior project managers with many years of experience in european projects
  • The only course in Europe with satisfaction guarantee else money back
  • The only course in Europe that offers training of the highest quality at the lowest cost
  • The only course in Europe that 100% of our trainees rate our courses in this topic from very good to excellent
  • Our expertise, professionalism and impact in the topic that is confirmed with the skills of our instructor(s) as well as the testimonials from previous participants

Course Fee and Cost for Validating Learning Outcomes

More specifically, the training fee for the full five days is 350 € per participant. All participants at the end of the course will receive a certificate of successful attendance and a europass mobility if applicable. 
In any case, according to the new funding rules for the programming period 2014-2020, participants in european projects should prove their technical capacity for participating in most of the european projects and receive EC grants. In this case, such a certification for the organisation's staff will be a significant credit for the technical capacity of your organisation. 

Course Sessions

The following sessions have been planned till end of 2015. We advice you to register to the earliest ones, so that to be abe to apply and exploit the knowledge acquired as soon as possible.   ​
  1. [1216096 SUSTAIN] 12-16 Sept 2016
In case one organisation wishes to send at least 5 participants to get trained in one session, then we can arrange a special session just for that organisation at dates that are convenient for both sides. 

Course Structure

The course duration is five days with specific learning outcomes per day, as well as pre-arrival and follow up activities and provisions to evaluate the long term impact. For more details, download the full agenda and details. 
​There  three sessions planned for 2017 (Summer, autumn and winter of 2017. Dates (Five days per seminar) are flexible) and are arranged on an ad-hoc basis based on the availability of the majority of the participants.   
  • In case one organisation wishes to send at least 5 participants to get trained in one session, then we can arrange a special session just for that organisation at dates that are convenient for both sides.

Course Venue and Accommodation

The training takes place in the training premises of NSF CYBERALL-ACCESS, Aiantos 61 and Athinas 34 (Entrance from Athinas), ILION/Athens 13122. For full directions, please check our contact page. The best way to reach us from the center of Athens is by metro and bus with a total ride of around 30-35 minutes. You can arrange to stay at any hotel in Athens you prefer but for your convenience, comfort and cost effectiveness, we suggest you to arrange your accommodation at NOVUS City Hotel a four star hotel just two minutes walk from metro station Metaxourgio in the centre of Athens as well as 4 minutes walk from the bus station for picking up bus no. A11 or B11 to reach directly our training center within 30-35 minutes.  Prices for single rooms with breakfast start from 50 EUR and for doubles from 60 EUR. Please note that this hotel is quite popular and gets fully booked quite often and you need to act fast. For better rates, please use the instructor's name and/or the company's name (N. Floratos and/or CYBERALL ACCESS) and contact the F.O. Manager, Mr. Maniatis at reservations@novushotel.gr.
​Novus Hotel but also all centrally located hotels can be easily reached from the airport by metro, express bus, or taxi as follows:
By Taxi: If you wish to arrive in the city center by taxi, follow the signs to the taxi terminal at the Arrivals Hall of Athens International Airport. The taxi terminal is located at Exit 3. The fare from Athens airport to the city center is fixed:
  • Day time fare (05:00-24:00): 38 €
  • Night time fare (24:00-05:00): 50 €
This is total cost and includes luggage costs, highway tolls, and VAT. The same fixed fares apply going to the airport from Athens center.
Consult the airport website for indicative fares beyond the city center.
By Public Transportation: Athens enjoys a reliable network of bus and metro. The following two options will take you to Syntagma Square, which located at the very heart of Athens. You can check the website of your Athens hotel for specific directions on bus and metro lines to your hotel.
Metro: The train station is connected to the airport although one will require to go a level up from the Arrivals Hall using an elevator and cross over a pedestrian bridge. You are required to purchase a ticket from the station desk for €8 Euros per person. Trains run every 30 mins from 05:30-00:15 (02:00 on Fri & Sat nights) and take 40 mins from/to city center (Syntagma Square). For more information on fares and schedules, consult the airport website or the Attikon Metro portal.
Express bus: The express bus station is located just in front of the Arrivals Hall. The express bus X95 goes directly to Syntagma Square. For more information about the bus network and an interactive map please visit the Transport for Athens portal.
And as Athens is well into the smartphone era, you can also download one of the following apps which shall make getting around Athens much easier:

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There are possibilities for individuals  to participate through their organisation and have all their costs covered with a grant. More specifically,
  1. Educational personnel outside Greece can participate with a grant as long as their organisation has received  an ERASMUS+ KA1 grant or in some cases  a KA2 grant  that covers all the costs (travel, subsistence, course fee and issue of specialisation certificate). 
  2. Educational personnel outside Greece can apply through their organisation for an Erasmusplus KA1 mobility grant and you need to contact the Erasmusplus National Agency of your country for further details.
  3. In any case, any organisation that is currently involved in a European project may be able to send their staff in our training and have all the costs (travel, subsistence, course fee and issue of specialisation certificate) as eligible costs in the context of their european project.  

If you believe, your organisation can take advantage of any of the above options, please contact us with some more details for examining together your choices and how to exploit them. 
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Main instructor
Nikolaos Floratos

Mr. Nikolaos Floratos (B.Eng, M.Sc, DIC, MBA, PhD Researcher)  the last 16 years offers his services as an expert in large and small projects in the area of research, education, ICT (Information Communication Technologies), social inclusion, entrepreneurship, standardization and consumer issues.  This course is the outcome form a joint effort of an international team of experts in implementing projects including dissemination. Mr Nikolaos Floratos has organised successfully various dissemination events, award ceremonies, international workshops and competitions. He is an expert engaged from the European Commission on assessing european funded projects and has been key-note speaker in very big events organised by significant actors, e.g. by the European Commission and the United Nations in their headquarters in New York. He has supported vaious european projects and organisations in communicating effectively their project results. He is the author of the book with title "Stop Disseminating and Start Communicating" that is due to be published very soon. 

What our trainees say

I think it would be a good idea that everybody who will be a project coordinator in a EU-project for the first time, participates in a training like this. [Jo Peeters, Chairman, EDOS Foundation, Netherlands]
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