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  Projects
    Assistance to Education Sector, Afghanistan (2003-2004)
    Consultancy on development of sector wide approach to Danish government assistance to primary education in Afghanistan.

    Advanced Diploma in Education - Mother Tongue/Literacy and Educational Studies Eritrea (2001-2003)(2003 - 2005)
    Design and implementation of two 'advanced diploma in education' study programmes requested by Ministry of Education, Eritrea.
    The diploma programme aims to support staff development for promoting Eritrea's policy on the use of the mother tongue as the
    language of instruction in primary school. Eritrea provides instruction in 8 of 9 national languages.

    European Schools Project (1987- )
    European Schools Project (ESP) composes a network from primary and secondary schools to universities in Europe and
    - To establish collaborative projects via Internet
    - To develop new educational material for use in the collaboration.
    - To strengthen the international dimension in education. 
    A network of coordinators in the different countries assists and supports the teachers in many different ways in their work of
    implementing the international collaboration in their teaching.
    1987 Four Danish and four English schools established a collaboration via data net in the project ’Schools in Network’ a research
    programme under ‘INFA’ at the Royal Danish School of Educational Studies, Denmark.1988 – 89 Schools in Iceland, Canada and
    USA join the collaboration.
    1989 – A closer cooperation is launched with the European Schools Project, a research project at the University of Amsterdam.
    1995 – More than 30 countries in Europe and beyond take part in the project.
    2003 – European Schools Project – DK is placed at CICED, Professionshøjskolen København, University College

    Teacher education - curriculum reform Eritrea (2001- 2005)
    Institutional and professional collaboration with the Asmara Teacher Training Institute to develop new teacher education
    curriculum for primary teachers and to support staff development of teacher trainers. Procurement of textbooks.
    Rural School Development Project Mongolia (2000- 2004)
    Technical cooperation for improving learning environment at 40 rural schools, training of teachers and principals, training-of-
    trainers, school-community collaboration and training of school board members, supply of equipment and materials.

    Secondary Education Sector Support Programme (2001-2003)
    Consultancies to assist the development and design of secondary education sector support programme. Particular emphasis
    on curriculum and teacher education reform.

    Coordination of Institutional Linkage Programme (1997-2003)
    Danida and the Nepalese MOE aimed to organise technical assistance for Basic and Primary Education Programme I& II
    under the framework of 'institutional linkages'. CICED was engaged to assist and coordinate the efforts to establish institutional
    linkages.

    Teacher training - special education, Kuwait (2004-2004)
    A three week teacher training course in special education for special school teachers from Kuwait. Special focus on theories and
    hands-on experience working with children with visual impairmaent, autism and Down's syndrom.

    Teacher education - strategy for capacity building (2003-2004)
    Consultancy for drafting a strategy for institutional and professional capacity building in teacher education in Nepal. A strategy
   aiming at training of a critical mass of teacher trainers.

    Education Sector Programme Development, Bolivia (2003-2003)
    Consultancies to prepare Danish sector programme support to primary education in Bolivia.

    Review of Alternative Basic Education Project, Ethiopia (2003-2003)
    CICED undertook a review of the Alternative Basic Education Project in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia run by Save the Children,
    Denmark. The review mainly focussed on identifying feasible strategies to ensure the sustainability of the project.

    Joint evaluation of Basic and Primary Education (2003-2003)
    Danida's Evaluation Section initiated a joint donor-government evaluation of the Basic and Primary Education Programme in
    Nepal. CICED was engaged to draft the terms of reference for the evaluation and to prepare for the international tender on the
    project.

    Training of Pedagogical Resource Centre Co-ordinators (2002-2005)
    The Danida support to education in Eritrea includes establishment of a number of Pedagogical Resource Centres serving
    elementary schools in all parts of Eritrea. A number of centres have been constructed and CICED is providing training of the
    prospective co-ordinators.

   Reform of teacher education, Mongolia (2002-2004)
   Academic and technical support to reform of teacher education curriculum at the Mongolian State Pedagogical University.

    Collaboration for Teacher Education Development (2002-2005)
    Danida is conducting a three year pilot-project in Tibet Autonomous Republic (TAR) in China. CICED is engaged in institutional
    collaboration for development of teacher education at Lhasa Teacher Training School. The CICED activities involves organising
    workshops and seminars introducing and discussing international trends and experiences in teacher education and related topics.

    PROMISE: the Project Method in School Projects through E-learning (2001-2004)
    The objectives of the PROMISE project are to offer a structured and tested method, make it more widely used and at the same
    time combine different uses of the Internet to support the professional development (E-learning) of teachers and the learning outcome
   of their students. Technology will be implemented and used according to didactic considerations and PROMISE will make
   downloadable resources from the European School Net. The project will demonstrate how on-line courses and mixed approaches
   m

    ECOLE: The European Collaborative Learning Network (2001-2004)
    The overall objective of the European COllaborative LEarning network (ECOLE) activities is to make available content for
    collaborative learning projects, in combination with making available content for teacher education, and the creation of a
    learning community of teachers and pupils within compulsory education. The contents plus the E-learning activities provide a full
    context for education, rather than either focussing on the relevance on ICT, without any specific content, or on a thematic area.

    Inclusive education, Nepal (2000-2004)
    CICED provides technical assistance for the development of special needs education/inclusive education under Danida support to
    Basic and Primary Education Programme II, Nepal. The assistance includes training workshops and seminars, development of
    teaching materials and conduct of research for further improvement of inclusive education.

    Human Resource Development Plan (2000-2002)
    Institutional analysis and development of human resource development plan for Basic and Primary Education, Nepal

    Feasibility study on secondary education (2000-2001)
    A comprehensive feasibility study for planning of Danida assistance to secondary education in Nepal.

    Capacity building - Faculty of Education, University of Asmara. (2000-2003)
    Academic and technical cooperation for curriculum reform and staff development at the Faculty of Education/University of Asmara.

    Review of Teacher Education Project (1999-1999)
    Review of Danida assistance to primary teacher education in Zambia.

    Teacher education (1999-2000)
    Training of trainers and programme developers in contemporary theories and experiences on teacher education.

Teacher Training Programme - Kosovo (1999-2002)
    In-service teacher training workshops and seminars with the aim to renew pedagogical practices in primary and secondary
    schools with a particular focus on participatory oriented methods and democracy in the classroom.

    Coordination of Masters and PhD programmes, Nepal (1998-2003)
    Under Danida assistance to Basic and Primary Education Programme I & II in Nepal two cohorts of MPhil students and one
    group of PhD students were enrolled at the Danish University of Education. CICED was in charge of the planning, design and
    coordination of these study programmes. CICED was also responsible for the establishment and running of a Study and Resource
    Centre in Kathmandu to support the Nepalese students. Further CICED took care of all books and equipment supplies.

    TRANSPRO: Transnational Educational Projects using the Project Method and ICT in In-service Training (1998-2002)
    The project aims to create transnational and cross-curricular projects between schools/teachers/pupils using the project method.
    Implementation of ICT as an educational tool in transnational projects. Basic ODL courses on the educational use of the Internet.
    Link local and regional authorities to institutions of higher education in different countries to exchange knowledge in the field of
    education. Establish web pages for the projects.

    Co-ordination of Institutional Linkage Programmes (1997-1999)
    Coordinaton of technical cooperation for primary education to be organised trough institutional linkage programmes between
    Eritrean and international institutions

    Basic and Primary Education Programme I & II/Nepal (1996-2004)
    Technical assistance to institutional capacity building and staff development in: teacher education, non-formal education,
    curriculum development, special needs education. Consultancies on development of sector programme for BPEP II.
    Development of concepts and strategies for capacity building based on 'institutional linkages'.

    Review of Primary Education Project (1995-1995)
    Review of Primary Education Project in Tanzania supported by Danida

    Special needs education (1994-1997)
    Technical assistance for training of trainers, curriculum development and institutional capacity building of Kenyan Institute of
   Special Education

    Special needs education (1994-1997)
    Technical assistance for training of trainers, curriculum development and institutional capacity building of Ugandan Institute of
    Special Education

    Education Reform of Primary and Secondary School Sector (1992-1999)
    Management and provision of technical assistance to reform of curriculum, textbooks, assessment and examination, teacher
    education, educational management and special needs education. School-based innovation, training of teacher trainers and
    regional educational consultants. Development of community based rural schools. Supply of textbook publishing and printing
    equipment, paper, computers, vehicles, solar panels and various supplementary education materials. CICED conducted more
    than 300 workshops.  

  Other Assignments
    Curriculum development/curriculum implementation and new ways of teaching and learning (2003)
    One-week seminar carried out in collaboration with the Pedagogical University of Sarajevo. Target group: School managers
    and teachers. The work was also carried out in collaboration with the Danish University of Education.
    Curriculum development/curriculum implementation and new ways of teaching and learning (1997)
    Seminar carried out in Tuzla at the request of and in collaboration with the teachers union in Tuzla.