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HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe

HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee operating from UK. It offers opportunities for students and teachers from 14 Central and Eastern European countries to respectively either study or teach in a British private school for an academic year.[1][failed verification]

HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe
FoundedMay 1992
FounderRobin Schlich, Roger Wicks
TypePrivate company limited by guarantee
Registration no.1074491
FocusEducation, Equality
Location
Coordinates52°29′03″N 0°53′50″W / 52.484171°N 0.897181°W / 52.484171; -0.897181
Area served
14 Countries in Central and Eastern Europe
MethodFor students: A scholarship to study in a private school for an academic year. For teachers: An assistant teacher position in a private school for an academic year.
WebsiteOfficial homepage
Formerly called
HMC Foreign Students Fund

History edit

Call to Action by Robin Schlich edit

In the spring 1992 Conference & Common Room[clarification needed] an article was published about schools forging individual links with countries in Central and Eastern Europe. This inspired Robin Schlich to call for a formation of a committee, so no countries would go under- or over-represented. On 5 October 1992 the first meeting of the committee was held in HMC offices in Leicester, with Roger Wicks as the chairman and Robin Schlich as the secretary. Also, in that September the first two students from Czechoslovakia came to the UK.[2][dead link]

First alumni edit

In September 1993 the first official HMC scholars came to United Kingdom as part of the students' scholarship scheme.[2] In that year students came from seven countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia. In 1994 Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland and Yugoslavia followed. Rest of the countries[clarification needed] have joined during the following years.

Foundation of Teachers Scheme edit

In 1996 a scheme for young teachers from Eastern and Central Europe was also set up. It was soon[when?] approved by the British Council and UK Border Agency. Since 1996 more than 300 teachers have joined British independent schools for a year.[3]

Member countries edit

Currently the project consists of 14 countries in central and eastern Europe. 13 of these take part in both of the schemes: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine.[4] [failed verification]Hungary only takes part in the teachers' scheme.[5] In 2013 Georgia will also be joining the project. Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia and Mongolia have also previously taken part in the project.

Participating schools edit

The project has sent students to almost 100 schools. The project mainly consists of public schools, but also includes some academies, like Wymondham College. During the years, some international schools have also taken part: Aiglon College in Switzerland, British School in Brussels, Salem Castle School in Germany and Bromsgrove International School in Thailand.

Notable alumni edit

Doina Cebotari - General Secretary of Washington European Society, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Moldova
Răzvan Orăşanu - former Senior Advisor on Economic Affairs for the Prime Minister of Romania

References edit

  1. ^ Smithers, Alan; Robinson, Pamela (September 2008). "HMC SCHOOLS: A Quantitative Analysis" (PDF). pp. 41–42. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Fox, Rodney (Autumn 2012). "HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe". Conference and Common Room. pp. 27–34. Retrieved 1 November 2012. [dead link]
  3. ^ de Voil, Peter (Autumn 2012). "HMC Projects: 300 Teachers since 1996". Conference and Common Room. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 1 November 2012. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Student Applications". HMC Projects. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Teacher Applications". HMC Projects. Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

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News items edit

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