HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe

HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe
Founded May 1992
Founder Robin Schlich, Roger Wicks
Type Private company limited by guarantee
Registration no. 1074491
Focus Education, Equality
Location
Coordinates 52°29′03″N 0°53′50″W / 52.484171°N 0.897181°W / 52.484171; -0.897181Coordinates: 52°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
Method

For students: A scholarship to study in an independent school for an academic year.

For teachers: An assistant teacher position in an independent school for an academic year.
Mission Providing students and teachers from Central and Eastern Europe opportunities to develop and educate themselves in British independent schools
Website Official homepage
Formerly called
 HMC Foreign Students Fund

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 independent school for an academic year.[1]

History

Call to Action by Robin Schlich

In the spring 1992 Conference & Common Room 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]

First alumni

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

Foundation of Teachers Scheme

In 1996 a scheme for young teachers from Eastern and Central Europe was also set up, it was soon 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

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] 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

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

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

  1. ↑ Smithers, Alan; Robinson, Pamela (September 2008). "HMC SCHOOLS: A Quantitative Analysis" (PDF). pp. 41–42. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 Fox, Rodney (Autumn 2012). "HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe". Conference and Common Room. pp. 27–34. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ↑ de Voil, Peter (Autumn 2012). "HMC Projects: 300 Teachers since 1996". Conference and Common Room. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Student Applications". HMC Projects. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Teacher Applications". HMC Projects. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

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