The EcoPodcasts Consortium

Posts & News 11 May 2022

As is well-known, the success of any project relies on its team members and their co-operation among each other. We are therefore happy to announce that the EcoPodcasts Erasmus+ project has formed an excellent and complementary union, which we proudly want to present to you.

The Partner Institutions

1. The English Language School "Geo Milev" situated in Burgas, Bulgaria, is a secondary school with intensive study of English. In EcoPodcasts the school is the project coordinator and is responsible for the overall management of the project. It will develop the EcoPodcasts curriculum and produce students’ podcasts.

Find out more about Geo Milev: Homepage // LinkedIn // Facebook

2. The University of Macedonia (UoM) is located in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. In EcoPodcasts UoM is the leader of the development of the teachers’ training program that facilitates the implementation of the project’s curriculum within different schools, educational levels and national contexts.

Find out more about UoM: Homepage // LinkedIn // Facebook // Twitter

3. The 1st Primary School of Alexandria is a public school in a provincial town of Northern Greece. In EcoPodcasts, its task is to conduct pilot testing activities of the EcoPodcasts program, to develop various educational resources for the Resource Hub as well as creating students’ podcasts.

Find out more about 1st Primary School: Homepage

4. REACH Innovation Consultancy is situated in Graz, Austria, and supplies competent and efficient services for research, development and innovation projects. In EcoPodcasts, REACH is responsible for the creation of the website and the dissemination of the project’s outcomes, as well as for the exploitation of the project, creating a community of awareness for environmental concerns.

Find out more about REACH: Homepage // LinkedIn // Facebook // Twitter

5. The Camilo Castelo Branco School Group (AECCB) offers pre-school to secondary education all over Portugal. In EcoPodcasts, AECCB is the leader of the development of the resource hub and is responsible for developing various educational resources as well as many students’ podcasts.

Find out more about AECCB: Homepage // Facebook // Twitter

6. The International Integrity Foundation (IIF) is a not-for-profit organization from Malta that supports and empowers people and communities to build for themselves better lives and more sustainable and inclusive societies. In the EcoPodcasts project IIF takes a leading role in the identification of students’ and teachers’ needs and the development of training schemes for "green competences” of teachers as well as for increasing community engagement.

Find out more about IIF: Homepage // LinkedIn // Facebook

7. The University of Salento (Uds) in Italy collaborates with its Research Centre on Fishery and Aquaculture at Aquatina di Frigole. In EcoPodcasts, the researchers ensure the scientific soundness of podcasts and other contents issued by the project, host the international project workshop and foster the project’s network.

Find out more about UdS: Homepage // LinkedIn // Twitter

The Team Members

1. Geo Milev

Zhaklin Mutafyan-Neycheva is the principal and an English teacher.
Krasimira Miteva is the deputy-principal of the school and an English teacher.
Tatyana Shurelova is one of the school’s English teachers.

2. UoM

Jason Papathanasiou is an Associate Professor at the Department of Business Administration.
Giota Digkoglou is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Business Administration.
Marivi Belioka is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Business Administration.

3. 1st Primary School of Alexandria

Κyriaki Mousafiri is the head of school with 26 years of experience.
Olympia Gianneka is an English teacher who is trained in Computer Assisted Language Learning and also has certificates in Special Needs Education.
Ioanna Papageorgiou is a teacher who focusses on student activism.

4. REACH

Sandra Vidal-Weisch holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and has consolidated experience in project planning and controlling.
Fatima Dargam holds a Ph.D. in Computer Sciences and is an experienced ICT professional.
Johanna Heinemann holds a law degree and is currently finishing her Ph.D. thesis in legal philosophy.

5. AECCB

Rosário Ferreira holds a Ph.D. in Child Studies, a Master in special education, and a postgraduate in learning difficulties.
Sérgio Martins is a secondary school teacher of Physics and Chemistry.
Marta Vida teaches Geography.
José Castro is a special needs teacher.
Teresa Martins teaches Physics and Chemistry.

6. IIF

Anamaria Magri Pantea is the Secretary General of IIF. She is an economist with specialization in finance.
Katina Mladenova is the Chairperson of IIF. She holds a Master in Law with a specialization in International Law.

7. UdS

Maurizio Pinna is an expert in ecological indicators and lagoon systems.
Benedetta Saccomanno is an expert in genetics, with focus on plants and exploration of genetic libraries.
Lucia Fanini is an expert in sandy beach ecology and plastic pollution.
Valeria Specchia is an expert in genetics and environmental DNA for the study of ecosystems.
Fabio Bozzeda is an expert in small-scale fishery data analysis.

And those who want even more information about the partners, can find out more here.