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The first ever three Leonardo da Vinci Awards presented

The first ever Leonardo da Vinci Awards launched by the Directorate General for Education and Culture of the European Commission were presented in December in Maastricht. A special gala ceremony was held in the Fort Saint Pieter to reward the three projects which were judged the best examples of dynamic transnational vocational education and training (VET) in Europe.

Mark Rutte, Dutch State Secretary of Education presented the awards along with Nikolaus van der Pas, Director General of Education and Culture of the European Commission, and Jane Davidson, Welsh Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning.

From a shortlist of 32 nominated projects, the final three equal first winners are as follows:

Pan-European project – Leonardo Power Quality Initiative (LPQI)
Powerful learning creates professional energy
Promoter: European Copper Institute
Partner countries: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, UK
www.lpqi.org

Norway – Accumulated Knowledge and Skills
Giving credit for accumulated knowledge and skills benefits everyone
Promoter: ELBUS – Norwegian Electro-technical Research and Development Centre
Partner countries: Denmark, Greece, Norway, Sweden, UK
http://komptest.prodoc.no - http://www.aks-international.com/

United Kingdom – European Medical Imaging Technology Training
E-learning develops medical imaging skills
Promoter: EMIT Consortium
Partner countries: France, Italy, Sweden, UK
www.emerald2.net

Three shining examples of European VET win prestigious Leonardo da Vinci Awards
Award designed by apprentice European goldsmith Katrin Marx from Germany.

More detailed information on the Leonardo da Vinci Awards 2004:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/leonardo/new/valorisation/maastricht_en.h
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