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home > Media services > News > eTwinning presented in Rhodes eTwinning presented in Rhodes European Schoolnet was invited on 10-12 May to the “Twinning for tomorrow’s world” conference in Rhodes, Greece to present the activities of the EU’s eTwinning action which has been successfully running for three years. In Rhodes, the EUN representative gave an overview of how schools can participate in eTwinning in a specific session on youth and twinning: an initiation to public life. eTwinning is the main action of the EU’s eLearning programme. With more than 26,000 schools registered on the portal and 4,000 registered projects, the eTwinning portal has become the European port of call for all schools seeking to establish European partnerships with other European schools online. The portal which is run by European Schoolnet acting as Central Support Service for eTwinning offers various tools and techniques to meet other classes and engage into stimulating, ICT-based activities. In Rhodes the aim was to show how links can be made between the two EU programmes eTwinning and town twinning. eTwinning can for example, give a pedagogical dimension to town twinning projects, and, having a town twinning partnership is one approach to get started with an eTwinning activity. It was highlighted that both programmes have the same underlying values and aim namely to foster intercultural understanding and collaboration. The “Twinning for tomorrow’s world” conference in Rhodes was organised by the Council of European municipalities and regions (CEMR). It brought together 600 representatives from local and regional government in Europe; national associations of towns, municipalities and regions. Key presentations at the conference included a presentation of the new programme “citizens for Europe” 2007-2013 and a video link to Ján Figel’, European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, talking from Brussels. The Director General of the European Commission's DG Education and Culture, Odile Quintin, highlighted the need to open twinning to all municipalities, including small towns. Jordi Llopart, representing the United Nations' campaign for the Millennium Development Goals, told delegates how important the role of local government and twinning is to meet these objectives. More information can be found at the website of the Council of European municipalities and regions:
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