PROJECT «Science and Innovations for Society»

The Workshop “SME Education in Transition 2007” is the first international event of newly created training centers network (TCnet) of ECA region aiming at exchanging information and experiences, generating knowledge and data bases on the issues of business education, introducing Internet-based tools for promoting training services for clients regionally and internationally, skills-building in network management. The Workshop will be carried out in two formats: on-site and on-line, thus enabling unlimited number of virtual participants to take part in.

Expected participants:

• training and consulting centers` representatives,
• international experts in entrepreneurship development,
• entrepreneurs' associations,
• local authorities and governmental business support organizations,
• international business development programs,
• representatives of the World Bank and other financial institutions,
• participants of training networks.

Contents:

1. Keynote presentations:
   • current state and prospects of business education in the ECA region countries,
   • experience of training networks in the ECA region and worldwide,
   • remote education services for clients - distant learning, coaching, etc..
2. Skills-building on network management.
3. On-line lectures for remote participants.
4. Planning TCnet development session.

See tentative Workshop Agenda at the Workshop web-site.

Venue and Accommodation:
Workshop Venue: 5th floor, Small Conference Hall, Institute for Single Crystals, 60, Lenina Avenue.
Participation in the Workshop is free of charge.
If you want to participate in the International Workshop you have to register at the Workshop web-site www.TCworkshop.eca-network.org.
For more information, please, contact directly Workshop organizers: info@eca-network.org