The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Spain in Madrid (CCIS) is a Spanish association that was born thanks to both Spanish and Italian entrepreneurs in order to foster their bilateral relationships, above all within the economic field due to the intention of boosting the spirit of entrepreneurship. CCIS is a private and no-profit association which actively works to develop economic relationships in Europe, especially by promoting bilateral relationships between the Italian and the Spanish markets. Active since 1914 throughout the Spanish territory, CCIS has its headquarters in Madrid, with delegations in Valencia, Vigo and Seville, and with territorial representations in Burgos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Coruña and Oviedo. CCIS has also been officially recognized by the Italian government since 1970. CCIS contributes to various field related to the European policies and programs, thanks to the presence, within its institutional organization, of a department specialized in European projects, that is supported by those departments which are responsible for the projects’ execution (such as the Training department, the Touristic Office, The Communication department and the Event and Management department. The staff is skilled and responsible for preparing proposals and for the management, development, evaluation and financial reporting of the projects.
www.italcamara-es.com

Coopération Bancaire pour l’Europe is a Brussels-based European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG), funded in 1992 by a group of European banks. CBE has 10 members from 3 European Countries, including European banks and chambers of commerce, therefore reaching a large network of banks, SMEs and economic associations from all over Europe. CBE aims to foster economic development in Europe and to contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets by providing its members and their clients with information and support to properly understand EU policies and strategies. The final aim of CBE is supporting innovative SMEs in getting access to EU market and finance. CBE carries out several initiatives aimed at helping European SME’s and public authorities to develop internationalization processes and to access EU funds. Such initiatives include:
Monitoring EU regulations on specific thematic areas;
Organizing thematic conferences and seminars;
Publishing manuals and guides on European and international funding opportunities;
Elaborating project proposals and performing project management, supporting SMEs and Large industries in accessing EU tenders.
CBE has long-standing expertise in economic development, EU policies and strategies. Furthermore, CBE participated in several EU supported projects and initiatives.
https://cbe.be/

Emphasys Centre (EMPHASYS) was established in 1998 and is operating as a highly successful ‘Education, ICT Training (VET) and Research Centre, approved by the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MOECYS). Emphasys is adequately staffed by 12 F/T and 4 P/T committed and highly qualified professionals, both researchers and teachers, with extensive experience in thematic areas relevant to the organisation’s expertise covering a wide range of areas such as IT, Computer Science, Business, Psychology, Sociology, Logistics, Graphic Design, etc. Emphasys is fully equipped with modern facilities that includes 2 lab rooms, big conference area, 8 offices and top of the range technology to support the needs of an IT training centre: such as interactive boards, 70 inches’ flat screen TV, gaming laptops, tablets, Virtual Reality equipment (Oculus Rift S), Craftbot+ 3D Printer, a selection of robots (e.g. Edison, Lego Boost, Lego Mindstorm, Arduino, Engino) etc.
Emphasys comprises of four main directorates:
Education Directorate which offers
ICT Training Directorate which is active both at the national/regional and EU level through the various training courses/ seminars/ summer schools/ etc. offered to different target groups such as students/ young people, as well as professionals (adults, teachers, youth workers, adult educators, seniors, youth etc.).
Research Directorate which cooperates closely with several organisations for the preparation, implementation and management of various EU projects in different programmes, such as the Erasmus+ in the field of Education, VET, Sports and youth, AMIF, Justice and other national programmes.
Software Development Directorate which is involved in the design, development, pilot-testing and evaluation of various elearning tools, platforms, websites, applications and assessment portals.
www.emphasyscentre.com