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We All are Europe - AESAEC

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<strong>AESAEC</strong> – Glossary<br />

mostly operating from their home counties.<br />

Lump sum<br />

Member States of the EU<br />

Milestone<br />

Mobility<br />

Monitoring<br />

Multiplier effect<br />

National Agency<br />

National Agency<br />

Network<br />

Networking<br />

Non-Governmental Organisations<br />

(NGOs)<br />

Non-formal education / learning<br />

Non-verbal<br />

communication (NVC)<br />

Participative Democracy<br />

Grant based on a pre-defined flat rate amount calculated on the basis of<br />

different indicators, e.g. number of persons involved or days spent in connection<br />

with an EU project.<br />

One of the 27 sovereign states that have acceded to the EU, currently<br />

composed of twenty republics, six kingdoms and one grand duchy.<br />

Within the framework of project management a milestone is the end of a<br />

stage that marks the completion of a work package or phase, typically<br />

marked by a high level event such as the completion of a deliverable item,<br />

the publication of a document, a transnational meeting or a public conference.<br />

Spending a period of time during an EU project in another Member<br />

State in order to undertake study, work experience, other learning or<br />

teaching activity, or related administrative activity.<br />

Successful guidance and steering of an EU project by continuous<br />

evaluation of all relevant levels and objects; to gain best possible results<br />

the monitoring should be carried out by experts not directly involved in the<br />

project implementation, i.e. external experts.<br />

Replication by other people or organisations of a project's approaches,<br />

methods and services, particularly where the potential exists for their<br />

onward transfer to a further group of people or organisations.<br />

Official bodies set up at the national level (in each of the eligible countries)<br />

responsible for the coordination and implementation of a variety of<br />

EU programmes on behalf of the EU and / or the EACEA.<br />

The National Agencies <strong>are</strong> official bodies located in each of the countries<br />

responsible for the management of certain parts of the EU's programmes in<br />

the fields of education, culture and audiovisual at the national level.<br />

Formal, semi-formal and informal connection of natural (individuals) or<br />

legal (organisations) persons that sh<strong>are</strong> values, interests, activities etc.<br />

Activities to build up and maintain networks and / or to cooperate with<br />

networks.<br />

Term that has become widely accepted as referring to a legally<br />

constituted, non-governmental organisation created by natural or legal<br />

persons with no participation or representation in its operation by any<br />

government. In many jurisdictions these types of organisations <strong>are</strong> defined<br />

as "civil society organisations" or <strong>are</strong> referred to by other names. The<br />

number of NGOs operating internationally is estimated to be around<br />

40,000.<br />

Includes optional, often semi-structured education / learning within study<br />

circles, projects or discussion groups advancing at their own pace, with no<br />

formal examination and recognition at the end. (see also formal education/learning<br />

and informal education/learning).<br />

Usually understood as the process of communication through sending and<br />

receiving wordless messages. NVC can be communicated through gesture<br />

and touch, by body language or posture, by facial expression and eye<br />

contact. (see also verbal communication).<br />

Sometimes also called "direct democracy”; a process emphasising the<br />

broad participation of constituents in the direction and operation of political<br />

systems. Representative democracy tends to limit citizen-participation<br />

to voting, leaving actual governance to politicians. Participatory democracy<br />

strives to create opportunities for all members of a political group to<br />

make meaningful contributions to decision-making and seeks to broaden<br />

the range of people who have access to such opportunities.<br />

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