FILTER

http://www.filternetwork.org/index.htm

SPONSORED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DIRECTORATE- GENERAL EDUCATION AND CULTURE, THE E-LEARNING INITIATIVE

Duration: 2003-2006

Scientific Responsible: Prof. Maria Giaoutzi (E-mail: giaoutsi@central.ntua.gr)

The Project Objectives

FILTER was set up in 2003 with five specific objectives in mind:
- Identify hidden mechanisms hindering accessible, fair and affordable knowledge
- Demonstrate specific economic filtering criteria and ownership mechanisms that lead to reduced educational access in the different countries
- Provide policy making communities in Europe with crucial FILTER factors to enhance the ideal of a Europe of knowledge
- Assess a viable and cost effective strategy to solve the FILTER problems, after consultation of country-experts
- Disseminate FILTER results throughout Europe

Partners

1. The Economic and Social Institute of the Free University Amsterdam (The Netherlands) (Project Leader)
2. The Flemmish Ministry of Education (Belgium)
3. The World Bank (Poland)
4. Bolger (Ireland)
5. NOU (formerly SOFF) (Norway)
6. Stockholm University (Sweden)
7. Boldic (Denmark)
8. CEDEFOP (Greece)

9. Compu'Train (The Netherlands)
10. Budapest Business School (Hungary)
11. The Open University (United Kingdom)
12. Aristeia Online (Italy)
13. SANTEC (Botswana)
14. Adviesbureau Veenhuis (The Netherlands)
15. The National Technical University of Athens (Greece)