SYNTHESIS Center for Research and Education Ltd

We are a pioneering enterprise, which  promotes social entrepreneurship across the island and implements projects of positive social change. In view of promoting social entrepreneurship across the divided country and contribute to peace and reconciliation, we are based in the United Nations’ “buffer zone” of the divided city of Nicosia. Our philosophy is that “social entrepreneurship makes people, better human beings; it contributes to the development of tolerance, understanding, empathy, and caring for others,” leaving the seeds of racism and xenophobia to dry out. We are working to promote social entrepreneurship through training, research, motivational speaking, and promotional activities. We are the organisers of the only European Conference on Social Entrepreneurship that is held on  the island, bringing together practitioners, policy makers, academics and teachers from Cyprus and abroad. We offer customised training programmes for aspiring young entrepreneurs, small business owners, teachers, and policy makers.  We also offer an exclusive blended learning course Entrepreneurship Training programme, suitable to young people with no business studies or background. We have more than ten years experience in European cooperation, including monitoring and evaluation of projects funded by the European Union and the Norwegian Fund. We have been working with European partners in developing and implementing projects of educational and social value in fields such as  personal development, entrepreneurship, employment, inclusion, migrant integration, and culture heritage. Our partners include universities, NGOs, associations, and European networks. Our staff and associates have advanced degrees in education, business, social and political sciences. We are soon launching the award-winning “Hub Nicosia” in Nicosia’s buffer zone offering space, networking opportunities and support services to budding entrepreneurs from both divided communities; the co-working hub which has received the Stelios Award for Business Cooperation in Cyprus 2013 (set up and given by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet). In the current decade, we focus on actions that can "open people's minds," improve social inclusion, and have a green and sustainable effect on the planet we live on.