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D’EP Institut boasts an extensive track record and a wide network of national and international partners, enabling research and innovation in new methodologies and services that address the emerging needs of individuals and institutions.

VRGreen Adventure: Promoting green lifestyles through virtual reality

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2022- 2024)

VRGreenAdventure aims to promote environmentally friendly behavior among students aged 10 to 14 and uses new technologies to play games and create attractive materials for this purpose. At the same time, the project promotes the empowerment of teachers to be able to teach students to develop sustainability skills through digital and innovative learning tools.

Led by: D’EP Institut.

Consortium: GEM Private Foundation (Spain), Uniao das Freguesias de Gondomor Valbom e Jovim (Gondomor- Portugal) Progressus Research Counseling (Greece), Private school Themistoklis (Greece), Pascal Private English School Lemesos (Cyprus), S.C.P. Serv Limited (Cyprus).

Green Game

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2022- 2024)

GreenGame is a project that aims to develop environmentally friendly behavior through awareness and mindfulness interventions. The project develops a series of materials for teachers and students between 10 and 14 years old: a psychoeducational program; an online game; a GreenGame manual for boys and girls; and a GreenGame support manual for teachers/educators.

Led by: Creative Ideas (Latvia).

Consortium: IBTR (Greece), Gimnàs Arsakeio de Patras (Greece), Akademia Humanistyczno Ekonomiczna w Lodzi (Poland), Union of Parishes Gondomar (S. Cosme), Valbom i Jovim (Portugal) and D’EP Institute.

PLEDGE: The promise of gamified online guidance tools to support career management skills

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2021- 2024)

The main goal of the Pledge project is to develop a solid, grounded and user-friendly online school guidance program, encouraging them in the decision-making process. In the project, a series of gamified activities and actions will be put into practice, in which an orientation towards the use of digital tools will be carried out. The project seeks to offer guidance services to students to improve skills related to career management, as well as to accompany them in transitions throughout their lives: lifelong and lifelong skills life necessary to navigate their educational and professional itineraries.

Led by: D’EP Institut.

Consortium: Centro Studi Pluriversum (Italy), Universidade do Minho (Portugal), IDV ÖZEL Bilkent Middle School (Turkey).

PRIME: PRomoting and IMproving career-related Education in primary education

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2021- 2023)

PRIME is a project that focuses on early career-related learning, community orientation and gamification to prevent disengagement from school and question professional stereotypes. This early learning includes activities in primary schools designed to give children from an early age a wide range of experiences and exposure to education, transitions and the world of work.

Led by: Assindustria Consulting (Italy).

Consortium: Centrul Judetean de Resource Si Assienta Educacionala Vrancea (Romania), , Centro Studi Pluriversum (Italy), Arsakeio Gymnasium Patras (Greece), ISON Psychometrica (Greece), Universidad de Valladolid (Spain), Virolai (Spain), D’EP Institut.

Cultura Universalis: Enhancing intercultural competence through art

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2021- 2023)

Cultura Universalis aims to develop and test a series of culturally based creative activity workshops and an online interactive game to improve intercultural competence and prosocial attitude through art. It is aimed at children aged 7 to 14, whose character and potential are still developing, so their receptivity to different stimuli is wider.

Led by: Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Lodzi (Poland).

Consorci: Cooperative d’Initiative Jeunes (France), Radosas Idejas (Latvia), ISON Psychometrica (Greece), Ellinoagliki Agogi (Greece), D’EP Institut.

TACKLE: Digital toolbox for schools to tackle Early School Leaving and disadvantage through guidance

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2021- 2023)

The main objective of this project is to develop assessment tools and digital support so that secondary schools can self-assess and develop their academic and professional guidance program in order to reduce early school leaving. In addition, online training will also be offered for teachers and guidance professionals through the TACKLE toolbox.

Led by: D’EP Institut.

Consortium: Barcelona Education Consortium (Spain), Centro Studi Pluriversum (Italy), ISON Psychometrica (Greece), Iskra Development SCCCL (Spain).

ENTRE-FORWARD: Enhancing Entrepreunership Skills

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2019- 2022)

The aim of this project is to promote entrepreneurial competence, creativity and a sense of initiative, especially among young people.

Led by: Coopérative d’Initiative Jeunes (FR).

Consortium: ISON Psychometrica (Greece), Centrum Wspierania Edukacji i Przedsiębiorczości (Poland), União das Freguesias Gondomar (S. Cosme) Valbom e Jovim (Portugal), Studio Risorse (Italy) and D’EP Institut.

Jobland: Teaching Skills and Resources for Improving Career Learning aSchool

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2017-2021)

The aim of this project is to identify and develop tools and methodologies to support the development of skills for the management of the educational and professional career in primary school.

Led by:Centrul de Resurse şi Asistenţă Educaţională al Municipiului Bucureşti (Romania).

Consortium: Institute of Educational Sciences (Romania), University of Florence (Italy), Centro Studi Pluriversum (Italy), Istituto Comprensivo di Maniago (Italy), VIA University College (Denmark), CASCAiD Ltd (United Kingdom), Ozel Bilkent Ortaokulu (Turkey) and D’EP Institut.

Keyway: Connecting Guidance Services to Key Impact Indicators

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2016-2018)

The aim of this project is the creation of a system of indicators to measure the results and impact of guidance services.

Led by: D’EP Institut

Consortium: Provincial Council of Barcelona (Spain), University of Applied Labor Studies-HdBA (Germany), ISON Psychometrica (Greece), Centro Studi Pluriversum (Italy).

LEADER: LEarning And Decision making Resources

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2014-2017)

The aim of this project is to identify and develop tools and methodologies to support the development of skills for the management of the training and professional career.

Led by: University of Camerino (Italy).

Consortium: Centro Studi Pluriversum (Italy), University of Derby (UK), Cascaid Ltd (UK), Politehnica din Bucuresti (Romania), Cukurova Universitesi (Turkey), Athens University (Greece), Institouto Anaptikis (Greece) and D’EP Institut.

Guiding Cities

Framework program: Erasmus + – Key Activity 2: Strategic Partnerships (2014-2016)

The aim of this project is the creation of a model and evaluation tool for cities and communities and their guidance services.

Led by: D’EP Institut

Consortium: Diputació de Barcelona (Spain), Centro Studi Pluriversum (Italy), MediaEra (Italy), Institute of Educational Sciences (Romania), Center for Education and Professional Development Step by Step (Romania), ISON Psychometrica (Greece) and Gymnasio Thrakomakedonon (Greece ).

MOB G.A.E.: MOBility as a source of personal and professional Growth, Autonomy and Employability

Framework program: Lifelong Learning Programme – Key Activity 4: Dissemination (2014-2015)

The aim of this project is to evaluate the impact of mobility experiences on the personal and professional growth, autonomy and employability of the participants in these experiences.

Led by: Accademia Europea di Firenze (Italy)

Consortium: Euroyouth (Portugal), Rede Inducar (Portugal), Pro European Network (Bulgaria), North West Academy (United Kingdom), Intern Europe (United Kingdom), PLATO (Cyprus), Intercultural Institute of Timisoara (Romania), Paragon Europe (Malta ), Vuste Envis (Czech Republic), Amadeus (Austria), GEB (Germany), CAP Ulysse (France), ZNI (Slovenia), Semper Avanti (Poland), Oneco (Spain), Nexes (Spain) and D’EP Institut.

D’EP Institut participates in the Programa Investigo

DEP INSTITUT, S.L. has been awarded a public grant from the ‘Programa Investigo’, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, with file number 2023-C23.I01.P03.S0020-0000748, financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU.

Prior to 2014, D’EP Institute has participated in the following projects:

  • DIGI Guidance (Leonardo da Vinci: Transfer of Innovation – 2013-2015).
  • Widening the Future (Comenius – 2012-2014).
  • T-Tactic@School (Leonardo da Vinci: Transfer of Innovation – 2011-2013).
  • JOBTRIBU (Progress Programme – 2011-2013).
  • IMPROVE (Grundtvig – 2011-2012).
  • WBS: webbased jobsearch support (EACEA: Key Activity 3 – 2010-2012).
  • Career Guidelines (Leonardo da Vinci: Transfer of Innovation – 2009-2011).
  • TACTIC (Leonardo da Vinci: Key Activity 4 – 2008-2009).
  • The Virtual Job Club (TVJ) (Leonardo da Vinci: Pilot projects 2004-2006).