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Project cooperationUpdated on 5 May 2026

Proposal under HORIZON-CL2 -2026-01-DEMOCRACY-07

Director of Programme Development at Center for the Advancement of Research and Development in Educational Technology

Nicosia, Cyprus

About

CARDET is the leading non-profit R&D center in Cyprus, with 50+ staff and 500+ projects in 40+ countries. We combine strong expertise in education, training, digital innovation, civic engagement, inclusion, and social development with close links to government and policymaking.

Our team can strengthen projects through citizenship education, democratic participation, stakeholder engagement, SSH integration, capacity building, policy support, and dissemination.

Relevant work includes CivicChampions on civic space, human rights, and democratic values; EMERGE on civic engagement and participation; SPARK on political participation among young people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities; Digital4All on migrant inclusion and resilience against disinformation; and EPIC on active citizenship and social change in the Western Balkans. These projects show CARDET’s capacity to support inclusive, participatory, and policy-linked approaches that help institutions, civil society, and communities contribute to democratic resilience and recovery. e also contributed to the Lifelong Learning Strategy 2021–2027 for Cyprus and the national strategy for civic engagement and participatory democracy, strengthening our ability to connect education, policy, and practice.

Stage

  • Drafting - writing the project proposal

Type

  • A consortium to join as partner

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