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MASELTOV researches and develops innovative information technologies to facilitate bidirectional integration via local community building and to empower cultural diversity.

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Press Releases

The New Londoners magazine, featuring political comment and stories from and about migrants who contribute to daily life in London
The New Londoners
 
Integration per Smartphone: App hilft Sprachbarrieren überwinden
Der Standard (Austrian Newspaper)
 
Integration per Smartphone: App hilft Sprachbarrieren überwinden
Tiroler Tageszeitung (Austrian Newspaper)
 
App hilft Sprachbarrieren überwinden
Wiener Zeitung (Austrian Newspaper)
 
App hilft Sprachbarrieren zu überwinden
nachrichten.at
 
App hilft Sprachbarrieren überwinden
Austria Presse Agentur eG
 
Neue App gegen Sprachbarrieren
ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation)
 
Grazer App hilft bei Sprachbarrieren- Überwindung
Die Krone (Austrian Newspaper)
 
MASELTOV: Alles Gute!
Austria Presse Agentur eG
 
Zur Überwindung von Sprachbarrieren
Die Kleine Zeitung (Austrian Newspaper)
 
Apps – Integration per Smartphone: App hilft Sprachbarrieren überwinden
Windows aktuell
 
App hilft Sprachbarrieren zu überwinden
ToasterNET Mobile Apps
 
Information and learning at immigrants’ fingertips
Distributed by the OU press office. See also The Open University: News
 
The UOC takes part in European project on mobile assistance for migrants
UOC Website.
 
Desarrollan aplicaciones móvil para mejorar la integración de los inmigrantes
http://www.europapress.es.

 
 

European Commission

Socio-cultural integration of adult migrants with limited literacy: Insights from multilingual Luxembourg
Slides presenting the Project
Funded by “Office Luxembourgeois de l’accueil et de l’intégration” and “Fonds européen d’intégration”

 
Clustering Activity: Digital Games for Empowerment and Inclusion
EC Joint Research Centre – IPTS: DGEI Homepage

 
The UniteEurope FP7 project:
http://www.uniteeurope.org/

 
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S INTEGRATION HANDBOOK (three editions):
http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=1212
http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=1214
http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=12892

 
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S DRAFT MODULES ON INTEGRATION:
http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/resources/detail.cfm?ID_ITEMS=25494

 
THE INTEGRATING CITIES TOOLKITS:
http://eurocities.eu/eurocities/news/New-tools-for-cities-on-migrant-integration-WSPO-8TRH5E

 
 

Online sources of relevant cases and initiatives

The European Web Site for Integration:
http://ec.europa.eu/ewsi/en/

 
The ePractice web site also promoted by the European Commission devoted to e-government, e-health and e-Inclusion:
www.epractice.eu/

 
The web site of the European Network Against Racism:
www.enar-eu.org/

 
 

Projects on Learning in General

MOLENET:
http://www.molenet.org.uk/.

 
ALPHA-BETA – NEW METHODS FOR SERVICES TOWARDS ILLITERATES IN ADULT EDUCATION:
http://www.alpha-eu.de/index.php?id=3

 
ENSEMBLE – EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP LIFELONG MOBILE LEARNING:
http://www.ensembleproject.org/

 
MYMOBILE: EDUCATION ON THE MOVE:
http://www.mymobile-project.eu/

 
 

Projects on Learning the Host Country/Second Language

Social networks specifically dedicated to teaching and learning languages through informal approaches and peer tutoring:
busuu: http://www.busuu.com/
Babbel: http://babbel.com/
Livemocha: http://www.livemocha.com/
My Happy Planet: http://www.myhappyplanet.com/
Palabea: http://www.palabea.com/

 
MYVOCAB FOR L2 LEARNING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STOCKHOLM:
www.stockholm.se/Arbete; www.stockholm.se/sprakstod www.myvocab.com

 
MOBILE-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING AT THE WORKPLACE, DENMARK:
http://www.vifin.dk/default.htm

 
ESPAÑOL A LA CARTA – VOCATIONAL TRAINING INNOVATION IN THE HOTEL SECTOR:
http://www.mlearnig.com/demo/portada.html

 
NT2 NIEUWSLEZER (L2 NEWSREADER), NETHERLANDS:
http://www.edia.nl/files/demofilm/nt2nl.html; http://www.nt2nieuwslezer.nl/

 
Another service which also uses daily news as the basis for reading and other exercises in language learning is offered by US-based:
http://voxy.com/

 
ANSPEAR’S MOBILE PHONE BASED LEARNING ESOL, U.K.:
http://www.anspear.com/projects/, http://www.anspear.com/projects/dit/

 
SIMOLA – SITUATED MOBILE LANGUAGE LEARNING:
http://www.simola.org/, http://itrg.brighton.ac.uk/simola.org/lingobee/index.php

 
SPEAKEASY, LANGUAGE CLUBS FOR L2 LEARNING:
http://www.speakeasy-net.eu/

 
LANGO – LANGUAGE ON THE GO:
www.lango.eu

 
E-BRIDGE TO MOBILITY:
http://www.2mobility.eu/

 
 

Projects on Labour Market and Broader Economic Participation

 
ONLINE JOB CENTRE FOR FOREIGNERS, CZECH REPUBLIC:
http://portal.mpsv.cz/sz/zahr_zam/prociz/vmciz

 
VOTRE BANQUE ICI ET LA-BAS, FRANCE:
https://particuliers.societegenerale.fr/clientele_internationale/votre_banque_ici_et_la_bas.html

 
KC4ALL – KEY COMPETENCES FOR ALL AND THE EMPLOYABILITY TOOLKIT:
http://www.keycompetences.eu

 
SURFEN ZUM JOB, GERMANY:
http://www.surfen-zum-job.de

 
EPORTFOLIO SKÅNE FOR COMPETENCE VALIDATION:
http://www.eportfolioskane.se/

 
MATCH PROJECT FOR MIGRANTS EMPLOYABILITY:
http://match.cpv.org

 
 

Projects on Social Participation and Inclusion

 
TELEPHONIE SOLIDAIRE, FRANCE:
http://www.emmaus-defi.org/telephonie.html

 
DUALIA – TELETRANSLATION SERVICES IN SPAIN:
http://www.dualia.es/?atala=1

 
VOZMOB – MOBILE VOICES OF L.A. IMMIGRANTS, USA:
http://vozmob.net/

 
MEGAFONE.NET – A COMMUNAL WEBCASTING DEVICE&COLLECTIVE PROCESS:
http://www.megafone.net/INFO/

 
DIGITAL ACTIVISM COURSES AT MRCF IN LONDON, U.K.:
http://www.mrcf.org.uk/whatwedo/education-training/digital-activism-training

 
GLOBALNET21 – PHOTOJOURNALISM AND PODCASTING FOR MIGRANTS’ VOICE IN THE MEDIA, U.K.:
http://www.globalnet21.org/

 
Media4us project:
http://thenewlondoners.co.uk/media4us/

 
NEWEXPAT, FRANCE:
http://www.pop-development.fr/; http://www.marcopolis.fr/index.php?

 
LIFE 2.0 – GEO-LOCATION SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND SOCIAL INTERACTION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE:
http://www.life2project.eu/

 
 

Websites providing migrants from around the world with information on their desired destination

Worldwide (by Sharehoods)
 
Netherlands
 
Austria
 
Catalonia