Welcome to the new REF website

REF urgently seeks interns fluent both in Hungarian and English

Call for interns fluent both in Hungarian and English

REF urgently seeks part-time candidates for the position of an intern, on voluntary bases to be involved mostly with administrative duties in REF`s European Commission supported pilot project, entitled "A GOOD START".

The main focus of the project is the development of Early Childhood Education and Care (for more info on the project, please visit http://www.romaeducationfund.hu/eu_roma_pilot/index.php?).

REF seeks applicants for the position of Director

The Roma Education Fund is seeking a new Executive Director

I. Introduction
The Roma Education Fund (REF) is seeking a new Executive Director to lead the organisation in the fulfillment of its 2010-2015 Strategy, approved by the REF Board in October 2009.

The REF runs six major programmes:

- Project grants to NGOs and governments
- Tertiary education scholarships to Roma students studying for BA, Masters and PhD.
- Policy development and capacity building
- Direct implementation of large-scale EU-funded projects
- Reimbursable grants to NGOs to ensure Structural Fund projects can start on time
- Communication and outreach

The REF annual budget has averaged around 6 million EUR over the last three years, but this is expected to increase over the course of the medium term strategy as the organisation becomes more successful in securing funding from European and national sources.

The Roma Education Fund is a headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, but has established foundations in Switzerland, Hungary and, most recently, Romania. The Executive Director serves as Executive Director for all three foundations. The Director is responsible to the REF
Board of each foundation.

REF Romania seeks a Country Director to its office in Bucharest

REF Romania seeks a Country Director

COUNTRY DIRECTOR
AUGUST 2010

Terms of Reference

Introduction

The goal of the Roma Education Fund is to close the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non Roma.

REF manages six main programmes:

• Project grants to NGOs and governments
• Tertiary education scholarships to Roma students studying for BA, Masters and PhD.
• Policy development and capacity building
• Direct implementation of large-scale EU-funded projects
• Reimbursable grants to NGOs to ensure Structural Fund projects can start on time
• Communication and outreach
  

Invitation to bid for research project on teacher absenteeism in Romania

Invitation to bid for research project on teacher absenteeism in Romania

The Roma Education Fund wishes to invite tenders for a research project which will be carried out by the successful tenderer in Romania.

The specific focus of the research will be on teacher absenteeism and its impact on Roma children in primary school education.  You will find bellow the Research Specification document and the Literature Review document, that would guide you in designing your research proposal.

The deadline for receiving project proposal is 30th of September 2010.

All applications received after this date would not be reviewed and would not qualify for the competition.

REF seeks a researcher

REF seeks a researcher for the preparation of a research report on special education in Hungary

REF seeks an educational expert and a Romani expert

REF seeks an education specialist and a Rromani specialist

REF Country Assessment Update for Czech Republic
The Roma Education Fund is seeking an education specialist and a Rromani specialist (who may be the same person) to contribute to preparing a revised Country Assessment on the education of Roma in the Czech Republic.

Revised priorities for REF activities in Slovakia

Revised Priorities for REF Activities in Slovakia 2010-2011

Zrevidované priority pre aktivity Rómskeho vzdelávacieho fondu na Slovensku

Quarterly Newsletter of the Roma Education Fund

The Roma Education Fund will regularly publish an electronic Newsletter of 8-10 pages, every three months as of 30 June 2010

The Quarterly Newsletter will report on all the important events, actions and changes that take place at REF throughout each period. The focus will be mainly on the developments of the EU Roma Pilot Project, but we at REF hope that you, our reader, will find all the relevant and important details that you are looking for concerning REF, REF /SP  and all our partner organisations supporting and enforcing REF'S efforts.

The REF team

Enjoy!

REF TEAM

ISSUE NUMBER 1
June 30 -September 30

REF Strategy 2010-2015

SUPPORT REF 2009

Why and How To Support The Roma Education Fund?

Despite, or even because of today’s global economic crisis, the demand for REF’s services is expected to increase during the coming years. This trend has already been demonstrated by the heavily increasing number of grant applications received in 2009.