ECDL CYPRUS
THESAURUS Grundtvig Partnership
ECDL Cyprus Team
Antonis Antoniou
Coordinator
Personal Profile
Following my studies in the UK I worked for 6 years in the Computer industry. I worked as a Computer Systems Engineer for 3 years in a major private sector firm. Following that I was IT manager of the “Ford Motors” dealership in Cyprus for three and a half years. In addition to IT, I was involved in Senior Project Management (for various projects). After moving to the Government Sector, I now have 11 years of experience in Education, teaching Information and Communication Technologies.
I am an ECDL Certified Training Professional and lecture at ECDL Advanced Level. I chose to get involved in the Thesaurus project as I wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the subject. The Grundtvig programme has a really good reputation and offers us the opportunity to carry out exciting research, learn new things and widen our horizons. This project will enable me to meet and interact with new people from other European countries and I look forward to discover a lot more about different cultures and traditions, allowing me in a way to immerse myself in the diversity that Europe is so proud of. Hopefully, I might be able to contribute to it as well by letting the Europeans we meet learn about our culture as well.
Education and Qualifications
BEng in Electronic Engineering (1995), University of Sussex, UK
MSc in Digital Electronics & Parallel Processing Systems (1996), University of Sussex & University of Brighton, UK
Zina Paidonomou
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2001 School Counselor for the Ministry of Education of Cyprus
1996 - 2000 Research in various fields such as, Drug Addictions, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Juvenile Violent Behavior.
EDUCATION
1994- 1996 Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
1995- 1996 Clinical Exercise in Counseling Psychology
1990- 1994 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
LANGUAGES: Greek, English, French.
COMPUTER SKILLS : Excellent
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / ASSOCIATIONS AND CONFERENCES PARTICIPATIONS
Member of the Administrative Committee of the Psychology Association of Cyprus, Member of the European Federation for Psychologists Association, Member of the Counseling Committee of Cyprus for the Prevention of Domestic Violence , Member of the Cyprus Association of Family Planning Member of the American Counseling Association, Member of the American Mental Health Counseling Association, Participation and attendance of a lot of International and Local Conferences related to the field of Psychology.
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS PARTICIPATION
1990-1996 Member of the Greek Society of the University of Virginia , US , Including organizing and participating in a variety of cultural events such as , Cyprus and Greek nights, teaching Cyprus Cooking and Greek Dances and participating to organizing Street Fair Festivals in town.
Participating in the Thesaurus Grundtvig project would give me the opportunity to learn more about adult education in Europe. It would also give me the opportunity to learn more about the diverse cultures of Europe, meet new people, make new friends and help to promote my country to the rest of Europe.
Panicos Masouras
Personal Profile
After my graduation from the University in 1985 I worked for two years in the private industry as a Programmer/Analyst. In 1987 I started my career in higher education at the Higher Technical Institute, Nicosia where I reached the post of Senior Lecturer. Since 2008 I hold the post of Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences of the Cyprus University of Technology. I have been involved with the Cyprus Computer Society since 1996 and I participated in a number of European Projects under the Leonardo Da Vinci and Grundtvig Programmes. I hold the position of the ECDL Cyprus Project Manager since the introduction of the ECDL programme in Cyprus in February 1999. With the closed cooperation of a dedicated team of IT professionals and computer teachers of secondary education we managed to establish the ECDL as the standard certificate of IT skills for end-users in Cyprus. My involvement in the Thesaurus project was the natural result of my close cooperation with my associate and friend Antonis Antoniou who recommended it to ECDL Cyprus as an opportunity to expand our international horizons. I personally envisage contributing to the success of the project and I look forward to close cooperation with all project partners. The versatile origins of the project partners will give us all the opportunity to discover and appreciate different cultures and traditions, establish new friendships and contribute to the expansion of the European spirit of diversity. Education and Qualifications
BSc in Computer Science (1985), State University of New York
Yiangos Ioannis Ktorides
Retired ICT Deputy Head Master
Work Experience
Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus
1990 to 2008
Computer Science Teacher up to August 2004. From September 2004 Deputy Head Master.
IT service at the Ministry of Finance, Cyprus
1986 to 1990
IT officer Infotronics Ltd. Nicosia, Cyprus
3/1986 to 10/1986
System manager
Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd., South Africa
1981 to 1985
Analyst programmer
Water Research Commission, South Africa
1979 to 1981
Senior programmer
South Africa Weather Bureau
1975 to 1979
Assistant Meteorologist
From 2008 I am an ECDL examiner with the Cyprus Computer Society.
Education and Qualifications
University Degree in Natural Science (1973), National University of Athens, Greece
Diploma in Datametrix (1982), University of South Africa