LEBPASS NATIONAL SEMINAR (MARCH 9, 2021) Ms. Emma Zeniou, Mobility Officer Head of Mobility Support Office, International Relations Service, University of Cyprus (UCY), Cyprus

1. LEBPASS National Seminar:
Europass and the Cypriot
Experience
Presenter: Emma Zeniou,
Head of Mobility Support Office,
International Relations Service
University of Cyprus
9 March 2021, Online

2. Europass at a glance
 To succeed in the labour market, one has to be able to present his/her skills and
qualifications in a professional way. The Europass was created for this very purpose.
 The Europass is a portfolio consisting of five different types of documents. It gives
all European citizens a clear and standardized means of presenting the capabilities
and skills they have acquired in school, at university or while studying or training
abroad.
 Currently a total of 31 European countries are participating in the Europass Initiative.

3. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Curriculum Vitae (CV)
 Europass Language Passport
 Europass Mobility
 Europass Diploma Supplement
 Europass Certificate Supplement

4. Europass Centres all over Europe

5. Europass Centres in Cyprus

6. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Curriculum Vitae (CV)
What is it?
A well-crafted curriculum vitae is the key to applying successfully for a vocational education or
training placement or an interesting job. The Europass Curriculum Vitae (Europass CV) is
standardized throughout Europe. It allows you to present your education/training, work experience,
language and other skills clearly and comprehensively.
What we do at the University of Cyprus:
We encourage our students or young graduates, wishing to take part in the ERASMUS placement
programme (an exchange programme to acquire professional experience) to prepare their CV’s in
the EUROPASS CV template. The document assists them in their effort to present themselves
professionally to potential host organizations.

7. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Curriculum Vitae (CV)

8. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Language Passport
What is it?
The Europass Language Passport allows someone to describe his/her language skills, skills that are
vital for learning and working in Europe.
The Europass Language Passport was developed by the Council of Europe as part of the European
Language Portfolio which consists of three documents: the Language Passport, the Language
Biography and the Dossier
One can fill out the Europass Language Passport him/herself on the basis of a self-assessment grid
with a six level scale of the 'Common European Framework of Reference for Languages’ (A1, A2, B1,
B2, C1, C2). On it one can record his/her language skills in detail.

9. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Language Passport

10. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Mobility
What is it?
The Europass Mobility is a record of any organized period of time (called Europass Mobility experience)
that a person spends in another European country for the purpose of learning or training.
This includes for example:
A work placement in a company;
An academic term as part of an exchange programme;
A voluntary placement in an NGO
The mobility experience is monitored by two partner organizations, the first in the country of origin and
the second in the host country. Both partners agree on the purpose, content and duration of the
experience; a mentor is identified in the host country. The partners may be universities, schools, training
centers, companies, NGOs, etc.

11. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Mobility

12. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Mobility
Who is it for?
Europass Mobility is intended for any person undergoing a mobility experience in a European country,
whatever their age or level of education.
Who is responsible for completing it?
The Europass Mobility is completed by the home and host organizations involved in the mobility project in
a language agreed between both organizations and the person concerned.
The National Europass Centre must be contacted for registration purposes.
What do we do at the University of Cyprus
We encourage our students taking part in Erasmus placements to prepare the contact the EUROPASS
National Centre of Cyprus to get their EUROPASS number and then ask their host organization to complete
the EUROPASS mobility document for them.
This can be used to evaluate any professional experience by future employers.

13. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Diploma Supplement
What is it?
The Europass Diploma Supplement is issued to graduates of higher education institutions along with
their degree or diploma. It helps to ensure that higher education qualifications are more easily
understood, especially outside the country where they were awarded.
The Europass Diploma Supplement was developed jointly with Unesco and the Council of Europe.
What it is not?
The Europass Diploma Supplement is not:
A substitute for the original diploma or degree;
An automatic system that guarantees recognition
Where can it be obtained?
The Europass Diploma Supplement is issued by the higher education institution awarding the original
diploma or degree.

14. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Diploma Supplement
What we do at the University of Cyprus
We issue the document free of charge to all our graduates of all study cycles in Greek and
English.
It is a document which is easily readable and comparable all over Europe regarding the
qualifications obtained.
Responsible issuing services:
➢ The Student Affairs and Welfare Service for the undergraduate study level
➢ The Graduate School for the graduate levels

15. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Diploma Supplement

16. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Certificate Supplement
What is it?
The Europass Certificate Supplement is delivered to people who hold a vocational education and training
certificate; it adds information to what is already included in the official certificate, making it more
easily understood, especially by employers or institutions outside the issuing country. The information in
the Europass Certificate Supplement is provided by the relevant certifying authorities.
What it is not?
The Europass Certificate Supplement is not:
A substitute for the original certificate;
An automatic system that guarantees recognition.
Where can it be obtained?
The Europass Certificate Supplement is issued by the authorities that award the original vocational
certificate

17. Europass consists of five documents:
 The Europass Certificate Supplement