Irem Ebru Kuru

Current occupation

Specialist at EU and Foreign Affairs Office at Governorship of the Sinop Region, President of EPEKA, EVS Coordinator of Sahipsiz Hayvanlari Koruma ve Yasatma Dernegi, Junior Trainer in the Turkish NA, Secretary of Middle East and Africa Region of People to People International, Former Teacher of English

Work experience

Specialist, EU and Foreign Affairs Office at the Governorship of the Sinop Region. 19.09.2015 -

President, Youth Leader, Eğitim Programları ve Evrensel ve Kültürel Aktiviteler Derneği - EPEKA, Sinop, Turkey http://epeka.org.tr/ since 16.03.2012 -

EVS Coordinator of Sahipsiz Hayvanlari Koruma ve Yasatma Dernegi, Sinop, Turkey since 29.11.2012 -

Board Member, the Association of Sustainable Development since 01.10.2014 -

Junior Trainer of the pool of trainers of the Turkish Nantional Agency, Ankara, Turkey since 23.05.2012 -

Secretary of Middle East and Africa Region, Board of Trustees of People to People International - PTPI since 21.10.2010 -

Former Teaching Position: Teacher of English at Yenikonak Boarding Elementary School, Ayancik, Sinop, Turkey 11.09.2013 - 19.09.2015

Previous Teaching Positions are:

09.02.2009 - 10.09.2013
Teacher of English, Umitkoy Anatolian High School, Ankara, Turkey

18.03.2003 - 06.02.2009
Teacher of English, Etimesgut Anatolian High School, Ankara, Turkey

06.09.1999 - 18.03.2003
Teacher of English, Ozcan Sabanci Anatolian Girls’ Vocational High School, Sincan, Ankara, Turkey

27.10.1997 - 31.08.1999
Teacher of English, Sinop Ataturk High School, Sinop, Turkey

01.04.1996 - 01.10.1997
Teacher of English, Turkish – American Association, Ankara, Turkey

01.02.1995 - 01.10.1995
English Lecturer, Iskenderun TOMER Language Center, Hatay, Turkey

Secretary of Logistics, US Military Base, Sinop, Turkey June 1989 – Sep. 1990

Work Experience in International Level:

Trainer, “Volunteer! Get Better - Make Better”, Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility of Youth Workers Training Course, 6 – 13 January 2017, Turkey, Poland, Macedonia, Latvia, Spain, Italy and Romania. Theme: Volunteering, Venue: Izmir, Turkey

Project Coordinator, Erasmus+ EVS, Sending Project "Youth in One" 01.08.2016 - 31.01.2018 Themes: Work with children and elderly people, culture and art, and youth work. Venues: Xylokastro, Greece, Maribor, Slovenia and Porto Salvo, Portugal

Project Coordinator, Erasmus+ KA1 EVS, Sending Project "Limelight" 01.08.2016 - 31.01.2018 Themes: International Relations & Humanitarian Aid. Venues: Strasbourg, France and Murska Sobota, Slovenia

Project Coordinator, Erasmus+ KA1 EVS, Hosting Project "Children of the Rain" 01.05.2016 - 31.10.2017 Theme: Disability. Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Project Coordinator, Erasmus+ KA1 EVS, Hosting Project "Go Beyond the Limits" 01.05.2016 - 30.11.2017 Themes: Animal Welfare & Art and Culure. Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Project Coordinator, Erasmus+ KA1 EVS, Hosting Project “Give Me Your Hand” 01.01.2016 – 31.05.2017 Theme: Disability, Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Translator & Assistant Director, “Oral History and Documentary Film Making Workshop” of Sinop Sustainable Development Association 15 – 30 July 2015, Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Trainer, “Be Aware Take Care”, Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility of Youth Workers Training Course, 7 – 14 June 2015, Turkey, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Greece and Bulgaria. Theme: HIV/AIDS, Venue: Karabuk, Turkey

Trainer, “For-Ex”, Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility of the Youth Workers Training Course, 9 – 15 February 2015, Turkey, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Italy, Macedonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia and Ukraine. Theme: Conflict issues, Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Trainer, “Wanna Be Healthy”, Erasmus+ KA1 Mobility of the Youth Workers Training Course, 29 Nov – 5 Dec 2014, Turkey, Latvia, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Hungary and Poland. Theme: Alcoholism, Venue: Akcakoca, Turkey

Project Coordinator, Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships Project “A New Sound for the EU” with the schools from France, UK, Sweden, Malta and Croatia between the years 2014 – 2016.

Project Coordinator, Erasmus+ KA1 EVS, Sending Project “Look Beyond” 01.08.2014 – 15.04.2016 Theme: Art and Culture. Venue: Maribor, Slovenia

Project Coordinator, Erasmus+ KA1 EVS, Hosting Project “It’s Your Turn” 01.07.2014 – 15.03.2016 Theme: Disability. Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Trainer, 'Are You Free', Partnership Building Activity, 29 April - 4 May 2014 with Albenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Latvia, Macedonia, Egypt, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Morocco, Tunuis, Georgia, Romania, Azerbaijan and Turkey. Theme: Employment

Participant Trainer, 'Building a Network of European Youth Trainers' PBA, 10 - 14 March 2014, with Ireland, UK, Romania, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Armenia, Bulgaria, Austria, Poland, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Moldova, Belarus, and Hungary. Theme: Building a network of trainers. Venue: Co.Clare, Ireland

Trainer, 'Wake Up' Youth in Action 4.3 Training Course, 2 - 8 February 2014, with Turkey, UK, Bulgaria, Romania, France, Germany, Croatia, Latvia, and Italy. Theme: Health Care: Smoking addiction. Venue: Akcakoca, Turkey

Trainer, ‘Message in a Bottle’ Youth in Action 3.1 Training Course, 12 – 19 October 2013, with Turkey, Slovenia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine. Theme: Leadership Skills and Seamanship. Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Junior Trainer, Accreditation Training 08 – 11 September 2013, Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Junior Trainer, Pre-acting Training Course for the projects 1.1 and 3.1 Youth Exchanges, 22 – 25 August 2013, Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Formal Representative of “Working On Women – WOW” Grundtvig Project of EPEKA Turkiye with the organisations from France, Spain and Greece between 2013 August - 2015 August. Theme: Developing entrepreneurship skills of the housewives

Project Coordinator, 'I can see, I can hear, I can speak!' Comenius Project, 06 - 14 April 2013, with France, Spain, Slovakia, Norway and Turkey, Theme: Media and Communication, Venue: Tenerife, Spain

Facilitator, 'I can do it' Grundtvig Project, 11 - 15 March 2013, with France, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Turkey, Theme: Disability. Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Project Coordinator, 'I can see, I can hear, I can speak!' Comenius Project, 04 - 08 February 2013, with France, Spain, Slovakia, Norway and Turkey, Theme: Media and Communication. Venue: Lucenec, Slovakia

Trainer, 'Focus On Ability' Youth in Action 3.1, Training Course, 22 - 29 January 2013, with Ukraine, Slovakia, Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belarus, Lithuania and Turkey, Theme: Disability. Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Junior Trainer, Final Evaluation Meeting for the Volunteers, 19 January 2013, Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Project Coordinator, 'I can see, I can hear, I can speak!' Comenius Project, 2 - 7 December 2012, with France, Spain, Slovakia, Norway and Turkey. Theme: Media and Communication, Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Trainer, 'Media Training for Youth Workers' Youth in Action 4.3, Training Course, 18 - 24 September 2012, with Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, Italy, France, Sweden, Romania and Turkey, Theme: Media. Venue: Aksaray, Ankara

Trainer, 'Effective Transmission' Youth in Action 3.1, Training Course, 09 - 15 September 2012, with Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, Romania, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Georgia, and Turkey, Theme: Communication Skills. Venue, Ankara, Turkey

Legal Representative, 'Save Our Surroundings - SOS' Youth in Action 3.1, Youth Exchange, 28 August - 5 September 2012, with Ukraine, Slovenia, Latvia, Russian Federation, Armenia and Turkey. Theme: Nuclear Plants. Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Youth Leader, 'Ecopicnic", Youth in Action 1.1, 21 - 28 July 2012, with Spain, France, Poland, Romania and Turkey. Theme: Healthy Diet and Healthy Living. Venue: Albacete, Spain

Facilitator, 'Keep, Love, Let, Live' Youth in Action 1.1, 30 June - 6 July 2012, with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Turkey. Theme: Environment. Venue: Bilecik, Turkey

Facilitator, 'Look Beyond Disability', Grundtvig Project, 22 - 26 Febaruary 2012, with Belgium, France and Turkey. Theme: Disability, Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Facilitator, 'The Identity Disk of Death', Youth in Action 1.1, 20 - 27 January 2012, with Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Italy, Slovakia and Turkey. Theme: HIV/AIDS. Venue: Didim, Turkey

Youth Leader, 'Take a Chance', Youth in Action 1.1, 27 December 2011 - 4 January 2012, with Slovenia, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Turkey, Theme: Unemployment. Venue: Maribor, Slovenia

Trainer, 'The Future of Children' Youth in Action 4.3 Training Course, 8 - 14 November 2011, with Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Turkey. Theme: Crime, Venue: Akçakoca, Turkey

Trainer, ‘Unemployment and Hunger’ Youth in Action 4.3 Training Course, 22 – 28 August 2011, with Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy and Turkey. Theme: Unemployment. Venue: Sinop, Turkey

Youth Leader, ‘Act’ Youth in Action 1.1, 8 – 15 July 2011, with Holland, Slovakia, Poland and Turkey, Theme: Social Issues. Venue: Utrecht, Holland

Youth Leader, ‘Let’s Make a Difference’ Youth in Action 4.3 Feasibility Visit, 24 – 28 February 2011 with Denmark, Slovakia, Spain, Lithuania and Turkey, . Theme: Disability. Venue: Bogense, Denmark

Coach, 'Disabled Young People Learning 'Ebru' Handicraft', Youth in Action 1.2 Youth Initiatives, with Slovenia and Turkey, 24 - 31 July 2010, Theme: Disability. Venue: Ankara, Turkey

Youth Leader, ‘Folk Jammin’’ Youth in Action 1.1, with Lithuania, Slovenia, Turkey, Spain and Latvia, 2 – 14 July 2010. Themes: Music and Handicrafts. Venue: Ignalina, Lithuania

Project Coordinator, ‘Tell Tale Thrills’ Comenius Project with Miejski Zespol Szkol Nr 4 - Gimnazium Nr 6, Bedzin, Poland, Lycée Jean Moulin, Revin, France, Istituto Tecnico Commerciale Statale ‘Maria Lazzari’, Dolo, Italy and Umitkoy Anatolian High School, Ankara, Turkey, 2009 – 2011 Academic Years

Project Coordinator, ‘Faraway Teachers’ Teacher Exchange Program, 23 – 31 January 2010, Atlanta, USA, Bolton Academy, Atlanta, GA, USA and Umitkoy Anatolian High School, Ankara, Turkey

Project Coordinator and Youth Leader, ‘Tell Me A Story’ Youth in Action 1.1, with Romania & Turkey, 21 – 30 May 2009, Themes: Story writing and Drama. Venue: Ankara, Promoter: Gordion Youth Club

Project Coordinator and Youth Leader, ‘Unchained Harmony’ Youth in Action 1.1, with Lithuania & Turkey, 21 – 30 September 2008. Themes: Photography and Music, Venue: Ankara, Promoter: Gordion Youth Club

Project Coordinator, ‘Far or Close, Language Always Flows’ Comenius 1 Language Project with Istituto Tecnico Commerciale “Antonio Gramsci” in Padova, Italy. Period of the project is 2006 – 2007 education year.

Project Coordinator, Preparatory visit to Bedzin, Poland, December, 2005 for Comenius School Project with the title of ‘Mystery of Myths and Legends: Fiction and Reality’ with Poland, Holland and Lithuania.

Project Coordinator, 2004 - 2006 Lip Sync and Poetry Jam Activities of World Class Schools, Del Valle High School,Texas, USA.

Project Coordinator, 2005 - 2006 "Let’s Sing Together", Teleproject, with Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Faculty of Science, Kosice, Slovakia.

Project Coordinator, E-twinning project with Tunaskolan Comprehensive School, Lulea, Sweden.

Project Coordinator:
2005 – 2006 Friends and Flags Project with Russia and USA.
2006 – 2007 Friends and Flags Project with France and USA.

Project Coordinator, 2005 - 2010 Holocaust Project, Is it Spring Yet, Mom Project, Dad Project of Global Dreamers, with Ein Ganim School, Petach Tikva, Israel

Project Coordinator, Global Warming Student Speakout 2006 of Global School Net