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Educational Advis ing Center/ Activity Report 2022. A summary of EAC's main achievements and activities in 2022, hig hlight in g th e org aniza tio n's hig h standards of transp arency and account ab il ity . The rep ort is inte nde d for p artners , bene ficiaries, and the gen e ral pu blic intereste d in th e Center's act ivities.

EDUCA TIONAL ADVISING CENTER A ctiv ity Report 20 2 2 Addre ss: 16 Puşkin str., Chişinău, MD 20 12, Republic of Moldov a Pho ne/fax: (+ 373 22) 22 11 72, ( + 373 2 2) 22 11 67; mob il e: (+373) 682 200 7 6 Web page: www .eac.md Facebook: Centrul de Informații Universitare Angela MUŞET, d irector Larisa BÎRSĂ, fi nan ci al d ir ector Rodica IOSIP , accountant Olga RU S U, progra m c oo rdinator Otili a PO JO G A, progra m coord inator Nata li a C HITO ROGA, pro gra m ass istant Vita lie R U SS U, netw or k a dmin istrator Ala MIHAILOV , support staff Educatio nal Adv is in g Ce nter (EAC) i s a pr iv ate instit ution, reg istered by the Ministry of Justice o f the Re public o f Mold ov a on 27.01.1 999, regist rati on nu mber 08 53. EA C i s a no n-co mmerci al, non-g ov ern menta l, no n-prof it , apolitica l orga niz atio n co nstituted i n the org an iz ation al- leg al for m o f a priv ate inst itution wh ic h oper ates i n con for mity with the Const itution o f the Rep ub lic o f Mold ov a and the law i n force of the Re pub lic of M old ov a, holder of a Cer tif icate o f p ublic co nv enie nce a nd ne cess it y no . M D 0004 74. CIU i s intere sted i n estab lishin g p art nersh ips with or gan iz ations/ institut ion s, a uthoriti es, an d d onors at the l oca l, natio nal, a nd intern ational lev els th at operate i n area s relate d t o the or ganiz ation's miss io n, status, and s trategy. CIU i s g uid ed by and adheres t o its interna l pro ced ures an d po licie s regar ding dec is ion- ma king tran s parency and do es not acc ept acti vit ies t hat con fl ic t w it h t he o rganiz at i on's v al ues. EAC represents the main source of complete, up-to-date and impartial information in Moldova in regards to poss ib ilitie s of c arry ing ou t studies abr oad, as we ll as educ ation al pr ogra ms a nd proj ects i n the cou ntry. EAC’s mission at the inter natio nal level is to encour age ed ucational m obility of students and grad uates f rom the Rep ub li c of Mold ova by: prov iding ac curat e, co mp rehens iv e, up- t o-date an d unb ias ed i nfor mati on c oncern in g alt er nativ es o f under gradu ate or graduat e progra ms, degree an d non-de gree, at colle ges an d univ ersiti es fro m abroa d , acces sible infor matio n t o all indiv idua ls intere sted i n educatio na l progra ms, traini ngs or research abr oad; pro moting the v alu es o f an open soc iety by offer ing t o stude nts, univ ersity profe ssors, res earch ers, lea ders a nd pro fe ssiona ls fro m the Re pub lic o f Mold ov a the poss ib ility t o partic ipate i n a s eri es o f rig orou s and co mpetit iv e educat ion al progr a ms set i n an alt er nativ e acad e mi c and c ult u ral env iron ment. EAC’s missi on on the national level is to supp ort a ra nge of educational initiatives aimed to i ntegr ate and sup port dif f erent target grou ps by: offering a series of scholarship programs and educational projects to promote academic excellence, dig it al e duc atio n and a mo dern ap proac h t o t he st ud y process; prov iding s upp ort to the v ulnera ble y outh by o fferin g the m the opp ort unity to ear n edu cati on that w il l ea s e t heir inte grat io n into s oci et y ; fac il itati on of the place me nt of y oung pe op le in c o mmer cia l an d non-c o mmerc ial e ntiti es; preparat ion a nd t rain in g of bene fi ciar ies for part i ci pat ion i n edu cati ona l progr a ms; fac il itati on of the acce ss of ben efic iar ies to mod ern techn olo gies; supp ort to schoo lin g and educ ation al institut ion s an d organ iz ation s. EA C tries t o ac hi eve t he s e object iv es t hroug h t he f oll o win g act i vit i es: free of ch arge co nsu ltatio ns regard in g the proce ss and ad mis sio n requ ire me nts for st ud ies a broad; administration of standardized tests SAT and LSA T; organ ization of differe nt e v ents within EAC and i n t he reg io ns with t he p urpo se o f pro motin g the Cente r: presentations (including video presentations), lessons, seminars, conversation groups, participation i n education al e xh ibit ion s;

Educational Advis ing Center/ Activity Report 2022. A summary of EAC's main achievements and activities in 2022, hig hlight in g th e org aniza tio n's hig h standards of transp arency and account ab il ity . The rep ort is inte nde d for p artners , bene ficiaries, and the gen e ral pu blic intereste d in th e Center's act ivities.

acces s t o curr ent in for mation al res ource s at the EA C l ibrar y ; acces s t o internet a nd oth er fac il itie s (ele ctronic dat abas es, aud io eq ui p ment ) ; maintenance and actualization of EAC’s webpage, Facebook page and LinkedIn; partic ipation in inter nation al spec ia liz ed ev ents me a nt to promote educat ion al lin ks betwee n Mold ov a and other countr ies. Pro grams and proj e cts: Promotion and support of higher education abroad by means o f full and partial scholarships for BA , M A and Ph D studies at the Central Europ ean Univ ers ity i n Vienna, Austria offered t o Moldovan students and professionals – Central European University , ww w.ceu.hu Sup port in g g irls and w o men throu gh d ig ital and entr epren eursh ip educ atio n by creating a nd c ontinuo usl y ma inta in ing, fiv e no n-g ov ernm enta l org aniz ati ons i n the reg ion s o f Mo ldov a, a space de dic ated t o di git a l and v ocatio nal tr ai ni ng for project part ic ip ants, w it h ages bet w e en 18 and 4 5 y ears so t hat, follow ing t h e init iativ e, they beco me a ble t o l aun ch / man age and pro mote a s mall bus ines s, through th e pro jec t " Wo men 's Dig ita l Ce nter" – Or ange F oun dation Mo ldova , www.fundaţia.orang e.md Di git a l ed ucati on pro gra m ded icated t o d isa dv antage d y oung peo pl e, wit h t he goal t o co nt ribut e t o t he ir soci al a nd d igit a l i ncl us ion t hrough t ech nology and f aci lit ate t he ir acc ess t o t h e lab or mar ket, prepar ing t hem for f uture j obs. So l id arity FabLa b is desi gne d t o train v ulnera bl e y oung p eop le ag ed 14-25 w ho are eag er to learn v ario us dig ital tec hn iqu es and to ols such as 3D pr inter, sewing mach in e, laser c utter, electro nic equ ip ment and co mpo nents, an d as a res ult, to dev elop pra ctica l s kills an d digita l know led ge to face t he c urr ent real it y w it h a prof ess ion a dapte d t o t he require ment s of t he fut ure – Oran ge Fou ndation Mo ldova, www.fundatia.ora nge. md. Pro mot ing d ig ital e ducat io n through the cre atio n of t he Orange D igita l C enter - a key progra m for d igita l inclusion and e ducat ion fo r society, aimed at creat in g and dev e loping d ig ital a nd entrepre neur ia l s kills for ev ery one, t hrough a co ntinu ous l earn ing and pr o f essi ona l dev el op ment app roach - Orange Foundation Moldova, www.fundatia.ora nge. md & Orange Moldova, www.orange.md Trai ning an d strengthe nin g the dig ital s ki ll s of t ea ch ers t hrough the Future Cl a ssroo m, adv anc ed l ev el, for the creat ion a nd man a ge ment of digita l cont ent t o ensure h ig h-qu al it y t eachin g in ac cord ance w it h the requir e ments of nat ion al strateg ic an d nor mativ e docu me nts and t he c urr e nt curr icu lu m for t he subject - Orange F oun dation Mol dov a, www.fundati a.orang e.md. Enc ourag in g chi ldr en ag e d 9-13 t o lear n t he Scrat c h codi ng l ang uag e and to use t he ir t ime in front of computers pr oductively through the “#SuperCoders” program – Orange Moldova, www.orange.md & Huawei Moldova, www .huawei.com. Fac il it atin g acc ess t o su mmer recr eati on f or chi ldre n and t eena gers fro m U kr ai ne, who are refuge es in t he Re pub li c of Mo ld ov a, as w el l as for t ho se i n v ulnerab le s it uati ons in t he R epub li c of M old ov a, by organ iz ing a s u mmer ca mp in part ner shi p w it h t he Minist ry of Edu catio n and Res earch of t he Rep ub lic of Mo ldov a – Soros Foundatio n Moldov a, www.soros.md. The m ai n pr omoti o nal e vents and act i vities: The A nnu al Europ ean C onferenc e for I nternat ion al Ed ucat ion (E urop ean Asso ci atio n for I nternat i o nal Edu catio n - EAI E) he ld i n Barc elo na, Spain, fro m Septe mber 13th t o 1 6th, 2022, a imed at fost erin g internat ion al c oop erat i on, pro moti ng an d f ac il it atin g col lab orat io n, and intern ation al e xch ang es i n edu cat ion . I t prov ided a platfor m for t he exc han ge o f best pra ct ices, ex per ienc es, and kn ow led ge a mong pr ofess io nals i n the field and contributed t o increas ing the mobility o f students and ac adem ic staff with in higher e ducation institut ion s. The leadersh ip wor kshop for NGOs fr om Central and Southeast Euro pe orga niz ed i n Wa rsaw, Po la nd, fr om Oct ober 17th t o 22nd, 2022, ai med at st rategic pl a nning, mar ketin g, and fun drais in g t o st rengthen inte rnal expertise, i mprov e the ca pacity t o interact w ith the genera l pub li c and g ov ernment sta keh olders, and t o dev elop intern atio nal n etw orks. Administering the SAT exam a s the authorized test ing center – 58735, during the months of Marc h, May, October, and December. Registration i s done i n a timely manner t o select and confirm the test date, t o ensure seat availability, allocate sufficient preparation time, and meet deadlines for applyin g t o colleges and univ ersit ies a broa d.

Educational Advis ing Center/ Activity Report 2022. A summary of EAC's main achievements and activities in 2022, hig hlight in g th e org aniza tio n's hig h standards of transp arency and account ab il ity . The rep ort is inte nde d for p artners , bene ficiaries, and the gen e ral pu blic intereste d in th e Center's act ivities.

• Official events with the awarding of grant certificates within the programs: "Women Digital Center" and "Solid arity FabL ab". Pro grams and proje cts admi nist ered in 2 022: 1. Bachelor, Master’s and Doctoral Degree Sc holarships A im: support in g intern atio nal ac ade mic mobil ity t o enab le hi gh sc hoo l, univ ers ity graduat es an d pro fess i ona ls fro m d iffere nt fields to obt ain a BA, MA or Ph D degr ee by means of fu ll or partial s cho lars hips with the e xplic it aim of he lp ing the pro ces s of transit ion fro m d ictator ship to d e mocra cy in coun tries of Ce ntral an d Ea stern Europ e,and Central Asia. Sp onsor : C entra l Euro pe an Un iv ersity Bu dg et: 2.000,00 E UR Targ et group: h igh s choo l, univ ersity gradu ates and profes sionals fr o m the RM. 2. Women’s Digital Center, edition 20 22 A im: digita l and e ntrepren euria l ed ucation for gir ls a nd w o men fro m the R epu bli c of M old ov a. Sp on sor : O rang e Fo undation Mo ldov a Bu dg et: 1.757.0 25,00 M DL The pro je ct supports the development and op tim iz ation, within 3 NGOs p laced i n the reg ions of Mo ld ov a, of th e space s create d, ded icate d t o dig it al e duc ation for w o me n, cal le d WD C, a s w el l a s st rength ening t he part n ershi p init iated with these first 3 regional partners - CONTACT-Cahul, FĂCLIA-Ungheni, C ONS ENS-Sîngerei - i n order t o recruit and train the tar get group t o develo p dig it al soc ia liz atio n and co mm unic atio n s kills, as well as support i n the tr ans itio n and a dapt ation t o pro fes si ona l l if e. Additionally, within the project, a new dig ital sp ac e has been cre ated and set up within the municip ality of Ch is ina u, spec i fic al ly w ithin the State Ped ago gical U niv ersity "I on Cre ang a", aime d at pote ntia l part i ci pan t s fro m the cap ital an d its su burb s, for the purpo se o f recr uit in g and furt her t rai ni ng t he t arget group i n t he di git al a nd entrepren euri al f iel d, so th at t hey can later lau nch, manag e, and pro mot e a s mall bus in ess or dev elo p ne cessary and r elev ant s ki lls for t he j ob mar ket. Results: The digital centers have received grants in the form of financial resources to carry out educational activ ities. Additio na lly, i n the 2022 e ditio n, project benefic iarie s who attended and co mp leted the fu ll trainin g cour se had the opportunity t o partic ip ate i n the Sma ll Gr ants Competit ion for Wo men. The WDC Sma ll Gra nts Co mp etition for Wome n a ims t o co mp lement, by offer ing gr ants of 20,0 00 lei each, the support and encoura geme nt of the 10 finalists o f the co mpet ition i n launch ing a new bus in e ss or dev elop ing an ex ist ing one, as well as enhanc ing their econo mic opp ortunit ies. 407 wo me n and g irls have benefite d fro m o ffline a nd online trainin gs, on 4 the mat ic mod ules: dig ita l liter acy, entrepren eurs hip in itiati on, onlin e bus in ess pro motio n, useful a pplic ation s, and w ebsit e creat ion – tra ini n gs offere d w ithin the proj ect by t he 4 activ e digit a l cent ers. 10 w omen an d gir ls h av e bene fit e d fro m gra nts, in t he for m of fina nci al res ourc e s. 3 . Soli dari ty FabLa b, edition 202 2 A im: the socia l and d ig ita l inc lu sio n of tec hnolo gy-disadv anta ged y oun g peo p le an d fa cilitating the ir ac cess t o the labor mar ket, preparing them for jo bs of the future. Young people learn how t o properly manage equipme nt and w or k t ools, t o de si gn t heir ow n pro je ct s fr o m t he design st age t o t he a ct ua l product ion, s uch as: s mart li ghti ng fixt ures, logos on plywood, leather o r glass, souvenirs produ ced at 3D print ers, embro id ered sewing ma ch in e acces sori es, e t c. Sp on sor : O rang e Fo undation Mo ldov a Bu dg et: 1.500. 3 10,00 M DL I n the second ed itio n of the So li darity FabL ab proj ect, part nershi ps w it h t he t hree regiona l center s w it hin t h e Fab Lab netw or k created a nd equippe d w ith the fina n cia l supp ort of US AID, Sw eden, and U K Ai d conti nu ed : t he Theoretical High School "Olimp" i n Sâ ngere i (Fa bLab Sângere i), the Business Incubator i n Soroca ( Fa bLab Soroc a), and the Distr ict Librar y i n O rhe i (Fab La b Orhei). Th an ks t o the part nersh ip e st ablis hed w ith t he Technical University of Moldova, the Solidar ity FabLab project was expanded. Thus, the fourth So lidarity FabLab, locate d within the FabLab Ch iș inău, was imp le me nte d b y the MicroLab Engin e ering Club tea m.

Educational Advis ing Center/ Activity Report 2022. A summary of EAC's main achievements and activities in 2022, hig hlight in g th e org aniza tio n's hig h standards of transp arency and account ab il ity . The rep ort is inte nde d for p artners , bene ficiaries, and the gen e ral pu blic intereste d in th e Center's act ivities.

The pro ject i nclude s a coll ection o f sh ort-t erm train in gs ( 6 hours per su bj ect) for initi atio n into op erat in g eq uip ment and mach inery foun d within the FabLab center s suc h a s 3 D printers, Sewin g Mach ine, Laser C utter, emb edd ed sy stems, and c o mp one nts. Ben efic iari es o f th e S olid arity FabL ab proj ect, w hi l e att end ing cour ses, h ad t he fre edo m t o ch oos e t h eir ow n proje ct ide as. A s a resu l t, 18 pro jects d ev elop ed by the y oung p eop le g uided by t heir tr ainers w ere pre se nted at the exhibiti on ev ent, and 4, the most inn ov ativ e and creativ e ones, w ere aw arded. Th e w inn ing t ea ms receiv ed priz es o f t he first de gree - 20,000 M DL, t he seco nd degre e – 15,000 M DL, th e t hird degr ee – 10, 0 00 M DL, and t he fourt h d egree – 5, 000 MDL. Results: The Solidarity FabLab trainer teams received grants in the form of financial resources for conducting t raini ng se ssi ons w it h y ou ng peo pl e in t he reg io ns, and a ll mater ia ls/ acc ess ories w ere prov i ded by t he p roject . 1 8 7 y oung p eople aged 1 4-25 benefited fro m o fflin e trainings o n 4 bas ic mo dules: 3D pr inting, digita l sewin g machine, laser cutter, embedded sy stems, prov ided by the 4 Solidarity FabLabs. 4 teams of y oung people receiv ed pr iz es i n the for m o f fina nc ial re sourc es. 4 . Orange Digital Center, edition 2022 A im : inclusion and digital education for society, aime d at cr eatin g a nd d evelo pin g d ig ital and entre p reneur ia l skills for ev ery one, through a contin uou s learn in g and profe ssi ona l dev elo pment appro ach. Cre atio n and arrangement o f p hy sica l in frastructure w ithin the Stat e Pe dag og ica l Univers ity "Ion Cre angă" i n C hișin ău, building no.1, 2nd floor, 1 Ion Creangă Street, Chișinău. 1 ) Sp on sor : Orang e Fo undation Mo ldov a Bu dg et: 5. 188.36 8, 00 M D L 2 ) Sp on sor: Orang e M ol dov a Bu dg et: 3. 000.00 0, 00 M D L A glob al i nitiativ e laun ch ed by the Orange Group , reflecting a co mmit me n t t o bringing dig ita l inc lus ion an d educ ation c loser t o ev ery one. Free and acce ssible t o all, the Orange Dig ital Ce nter cov ers a wide range o f dig ital tools and t echn olog ies, theoretic al tr ain ing, pract i ca l w orksho ps, as w ell as expertise i n d igit a l s ki ll s tr ain ing an d dev elop men t, cod ing, d ig ital man ufacturi ng, entrepr e neursh ip, an d st art up in cu batio n and a cce lerat i on. At this stage, the pro ject h as be en i mp le me nted t hr o ugh a part ner shi p b etw ee n t he O ran ge Fou ndat ion Mold ov a, through the Educational Advising Center, and the St ate Pedagogical University "Ion Creangă". Res ult s : The Ora nge Di gi t al Ce nter i n the Rep ub lic o f Mo ldov a ha s bee n crea t ed and l ocate d o n a 46 0 squar e meter area within the State Pedagogical Universit y "Ion Creangă " i n Chișinău, building no.1, 2nd f loor, 1 Ion Creangă Street, Chișinău. It is a functional space, furnished with functiona l and intelligent networki ng, with a loca l fiber inter net networ k a nd WiFi, up t o 1Gb ps, fe atu ring a "we lco me" area, a Fab Lab e quipp ed with integrated furn iture and tech nical e q uip ment for con ducting digital ma nu factur ing w or ks hops, ope n spac e w orkin g areas, ded icated offices, as we ll as areas for brea ks an d s ocia l iz ing. 5. Program: "Digital Literacy for Teachers Phase III, A dvanced Level", edition 2022 A im : t o train and strengt hen the di git a l s ki lls o f teach ers at a n adv an ced lev el, for t he dev el op ment an d ma nag e me nt of d ig it al c o ntent t o ensur e hi gh-q ualit y teaching pr actic es, i n ac cordan ce w it h t h e requ ire me nts o f natio nal st rate gic a nd nor mat iv e docu ments, and th e curr ent curr ic ul u m f or t he subj ect . Sp on sor: Orang e Fo undation Mo ldov a Bu dg et: 500.00 0,00 M DL The Digital Literacy Program for T eachers, Advanced Level, was conducted through a partnership between the Ministry of Education and Research, Orange Foundation Moldova through the Educational Advising Ce nter, the Future Technologies Project funded by USAID an d Swe den, the Natio nal Center for Dig ital Innovations i n Education "Future Classroom" at the State Pedagogical University "Ion Creangă", and National Experts. This progra m i s a cont inu ation o f t he "F uture C las sroo m" project i nit i at ed i n 201 7. Wi t h in the pro gra m, a curr icu lu m w as d ev elo ped t o contrib ute to the train in g o f t each ers fr o m sch oo ls i n t he use of mod ern d igita l tech nolo gies i n the ed ucat ion al pr ocess. Part ic ipa nts acqu ir ed adv ance d fu nctiona lity i n us ing digital tools i n variou s curr icular activities (teaching, learn in g, assess me nt). The progra m c onsisted of 90 hours, inc ludin g 24 hours o f dir ect contact and 66 hours of ind iv idual wor k, and offere d partic ipa nts - beneficiaries cert if ic ates of 3 cred it s. Results: The developed educational program was donated to the National Center for Digital Innovations in Education "Future Classroom" to be delivered upon request. As a result, the portfolio of services of the CNIDE was div ersified to ensure s ustain ab ility and to become more co mpetit iv e in the mar ket of cont inu ous pro fessiona l dev elop ment co urse prov i ders. As a res ult of th e progra m, 192 1 t each ers fro m t he co untry regist ered f or t he course, 15 22 part ici pat ed, and 142 2 grad uates r ec ei v ed accred it ed cert i fi cat es , each w ort h 3 cr edit s.

Educational Advis ing Center/ Activity Report 2022. A summary of EAC's main achievements and activities in 2022, hig hlight in g th e org aniza tio n's hig h standards of transp arency and account ab il ity . The rep ort is inte nde d for p artners , bene ficiaries, and the gen e ral pu blic intereste d in th e Center's act ivities.

6. #Su per Co der s National Co ding Pro gram, 6th edition Aim: digital education for the younger generation through coding initiation and promoting a safe, efficient, and respon si ble u se of time sp ent in fr ont of t he c o mput e r 1 ) Sp on sor : O rang e Mol dov a Bu get : 641.6 82,00 M DL 2 ) Sp on sor: Huawe i M ol dov a Bu dg et: 586.80 6,00 M DL The # Su per Cod ers pro jec t w as organiz ed i n co ll ab orat ion w ith Orange M ol d ov a and H uawe i Moldov a . Here, codi ng b eco mes a t rue di git al adv ent ure, w here ch i ldren cr eat e ga mes an d s hort ani mat ion s, asse mbl e log ica l seg me nts, and "bring ch ar acters t o life". These se e ming ly ele mentary action s are extreme ly instructiv e, fo stering logica l thin king, creativ ity, as well as teamwor k s kills . The pro je ct i s desig ned for children a ged 9 t o 1 3, who grow up with daily a ccess t o tech no logy and intuitiv ely learn how t o use it . A s a resu lt, chi ldre n l earn t he ba sic con cepts of Sc ratch progr a mmi ng, dra g & dro p techniques, and develop proje cts. Thus, they study ele mentary computer pro gra mming conc epts, dis cov ering a fun, simple, and educational perspective on the value o f the digital environment. T eachers, i n turn, are well- prepare d t o lev erage t he Scratch p lat for m i n t he t ea chin g proc ess. Res ult s : I n t he 2 022 edit i on, 140 0 st ud ent s an d 70 t eachers fro m 70 sc hoo ls across t h e cou ntry (primary and secondary cycle) participated i n coding workshops. Additionally , all 70 participating schools i n the 2022 edition were entered into a prize draw sponsored b y Orange and Huawei. And 8 schools, selected by lottery, each receiv ed 3 lapto ps. 7. See ds for the Fut ure Ro mania & Mol dov a Pr o gram Aim: to develop and improve knowledge transfer , promote understanding and interest among young people in the ICT se ctor, and enc ourage their participation in the digital co mmunity. Sponsor: ICS Huawei T echnologies SRL, Romania Bu dg et: 3.000,00 E UR The See ds for the Future progr a m h as b een exp an ded, an d f or t he first tim e, Mold ov an stude nts w ere eli gi bl e for the pro gra m. Stud ents fro m un iv ersit ies a nd v oca tiona l institutions i n Mo ldo v a w ere recruited for this t rain ing, organ iz ed i n Buc harest, R oman ia, w ith all costs cov ered, incl ud ing transp ort ation, acco mmod ation, and t uit ion fee s. Results: 12 Moldovan students participated in the 8-day training program in Bucharest, where they improved both their t ech nical a nd so ft s ki lls. 8. The n ational camp aig n "Gigabit Internet for Your S ch ool " Aim: to ensure Gigabit connectivity for primary , secondary , and high schools, both public and private, in cities (mu nic ip alitie s) and t ow ns (region al ce nters), as w ell as schoo ls i n rural ar eas. Sp on sor: Orang e Mol dov a Bu dg et: 31. 610,00 MD L Sup portin g sch oo ls i n Moldov a by prov iding free fix ed inter net for 2 4 month s, w ith spee ds o f up t o 1G b /200Mb, with 1 ac cess po int and a router fro m Or ange Mo ldo v a, which will a llow teac hers and students t o ex plore use fu l app lic atio ns, dig ital too ls, and on line in for mat ion al r esourc es without l imits, b oth i n the teaching and ev alu ation proces ses, ma king les son s mor e att ractiv e and int eract iv e. Partn ers: Min istry of Ed u cation, Cu lture, and Res e arch of t h e Re pub li c of M o ldov a. Results: 26,000 students and teachers from 100 schools in 35 districts across the country benefit from free internet for two y ears. 9. “Eu ajut” so cial project A im: supportin g v ulnera ble fa mil ie s in Mo ld ov a, ami dst a dee p eco no mic an d energy cris is ag ai nst the b ac kdro p of a war in the neighboring country, by prov idin g firewood, up to 5 cu bic mete rs per fa mily. Sp on sor: Orang e Fo undation Mo ldov a Bu dg et: 1.500.00 0, 00 M D L The Repub lic o f Mo ld ov a i s facing a pro fo und econo mic and e nergy crisis aga inst the b ac kdr o p of an unprec edented war i n the neighboring country. I n these geopolitica l and soc io-ec onomic con ditions, inflatio n, unemploy ment rates, and migration have auto mat ic ally increa sed i n the coun try. Th e purc hasing powe r of the population has dra matica lly decreased s imu ltaneously with the rise i n prices fo r a ll prod ucts, inc ludin g fo od and energy. The most affected by the situation i n the c ountry have been househ old fa milies, especially those with ma ny childr en. The so cia l project "Eu ajut" contribut ed t o supporting fa milie s with ma ny childre n i n Mo ldova by

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providing them with firewood for the winter . As a result, the daily worries of these families have been reduced, ma ki ng it eas ier for the m t o get through t he c old s ea son. Partners: The "Moldsilva" Agency, Social Assistance and Family Protection Depart ments (DASPF). Results: 243 vulnerable families from 32 districts, 190 localities, approximately 2,000 beneficiaries, including 1,200 c hi ldre n, rece iv ed th e nec ess ary support to re d uce the ir d aily w orr ies, br in gin g w ar mt h a nd joy into p eop le's ho mes. 10. Authorized T esting Center for the SAT Exam Aim: The Scholastic Assessment T est (SAT) i s designed t o assess the academic readiness o f high school students for coll ege ad mis sion. Th e test i s intende d t o mea sure stude nts' bas ic comp etenc ies i n crit ica l read ing, math e matics, and writ ing, inc lud in g ana ly tical a nd pr oble m-so lv ing s kills. SA T Weekend - i s administered seven times a year, i n March, May , June, August, October, November , and December. It i s important t o stay infor med and plan ahead t o select dates that best fit both academic and p ersona l schedules. Genera lly, taking the test i n the spring and later i n the fall o f the final y ear of high s chool i s reco mme nde d, depen di n g on t he obtain ed score and pers ona l objectiv es. The reg ist ratio n proce ss shou ld be pla nne d i n adv an ce to ens ure a spot an d av oid po ssi ble a ddit ion al fee s. The SAT score i s used by higher educatio n institut io ns as an importa nt criterion i n the ev aluation and admiss io n proces s, alongs id e othe r co mpo nents s uch as hig h sch oo l gra des, extracurr i cul ar activ it ies, t eacher recomme ndat ions, and a person al statement. Ca ndidates c an o nly reg ister onlin e: www.colle gebo ard.co m . Starting from Marc h 2023 , t he SAT tes t w ill b e administere d i n dig ital for mat.