In the framework of the AlphaEU project, an adult mediators’ blended training programme developed by the project consortium was completed in all the partner countries. The training consisted of two face-to-face meetings and a series of online activities that needed to be completed by the participants.

On March 2014, the staff in LMETB (Louth and Meath Education and Training Board) held a very interesting training session in their offices in Navan. The topic of the training was Using Science Fiction in the classroom. It was very well received and people were interested in implementing the genre in a number of different subject areas and with a number of different age groups.

Literacy students in Ireland have been encouraged to use Science Fiction literature in their studies recently in an effort to use more diverse and engaging genres to stimulate reader’s interest and enjoyment in reading.

CARDET organized the final conference for the project “Are we Reading”, on March 28, 2014. The project was supported by the Research Promotion Foundation, DESMH 2009-2010, which is co-funded by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Development Fund.

Innovade completed a large scale research on the reading habits of young children.

Innovade & CARDET organized the final conference for the project “Are we Reading”, on March 28, 2014. The project was supported by the Research Promotion Foundation, DESMH 2009-2010, which is co-funded by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Development Fund.

In the framework of the SciFiEd project, teacher training workshops are being completed during the month of March in all the partner countries. In Cyprus, these workshops were held on the 13th, 14th, and 18th of March at the University of Nicosia.

With the occasion of 3rd meeting of the SciFiEd project held in Piteşti, on 17th and 18th of March 2014, a dissemination event was organized by the host institution (University of Piteşti – UPIT).