{"id":6856,"date":"2025-10-03T10:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kemea.gr\/?p=6856"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:31:16","slug":"cepol-framework-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kemea.gr\/en\/cepol-framework-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"CEPOL &#038; Framework Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo.png\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6857\" src=\"https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo-300x98.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo-1024x334.png 1024w, https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo-768x250.png 768w, https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo-1536x500.png 1536w, https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo-1170x381.png 1170w, https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo-585x191.png 585w, https:\/\/kemea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CEPOL-logo.png 1569w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CEPOL &amp; Framework Partnership<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Since 2016, the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) has been a <strong>Framework Partner<\/strong> of CEPOL (the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training). In this role, KEMEA works closely with CEPOL to plan, deliver, and evaluate training activities that adhere to CEPOL\u2019s quality standards and methodologies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our role and contribution <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>KEMEA has organised and delivered CEPOL training courses <strong>across a wide range of thematic areas<\/strong>, including forensic technologies, cybercrime and OSINT, public order and football security, hate crimes, fundamental rights and soft skills.<\/li>\n<li>For several years, KEMEA has implemented CEPOL\u2019s flagship <strong>Train-the-Trainers<\/strong> course, in close collaboration with partner institutions from Portugal and Austria. Through this, KEMEA has gained significant expertise in designing and delivering train-the-trainer activities, which equip participants with both specialist knowledge and the pedagogical skills to cascade this expertise within their own organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Beyond CEPOL-specific activities, KEMEA actively <strong>contributes to the training dimension of EU-funded projects<\/strong>, ensuring that innovative results are translated into practical learning opportunities for practitioners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Team &amp; infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KEMEA maintains a dedicated team of training experts, consisting of researchers and Hellenic Police officers seconded to the Centre. Training activities are supported by KEMEA\u2019s facilities, which include a main multipurpose hall (capacity ~200) suitable for large-scale events, as well as several fully equipped rooms for breakout sessions and group work, allowing for flexible, interactive, and practice-oriented learning. It also accommodates dissemination events and workshops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KEMEA also maintains an active presence in CEPOL\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cepol.europa.eu\/training-education\/cepol-knowledge-centres\/interoperability\"><strong>Knowledge Centre for law enforcement cooperation, information exchange and interoperability (CKC INT)<\/strong><\/a>, where experts from Member States and EU bodies come together to shape CEPOL\u2019s training portfolio in these critical areas for security and border protection in the European Union.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">For more information, see some of the recent educational activities organised by the Center for Security Studies on behalf of CEPOL:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.cepol.europa.eu\/newsroom\/partners-news\/cepol-course-migrant-smuggling-and-digital-investigations-held-ioannina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cepol.europa.eu\/newsroom\/partners-news\/cepol-course-migrant-smuggling-and-digital-investigations-held-ioannina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"\">CEPOL course on migrant smuggling and digital investigations held in Ioannina<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.cepol.europa.eu\/newsroom\/partners-news\/osint-advanced-practitioners-trained-trainers-cepol-activity-athens\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cepol.europa.eu\/newsroom\/partners-news\/osint-advanced-practitioners-trained-trainers-cepol-activity-athens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"\">OSINT advanced practitioners trained as trainers in CEPOL activity in Athens<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.cepol.europa.eu\/newsroom\/partners-news\/kemea-organised-cepol-train-trainers-step-2-course-thessaloniki\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cepol.europa.eu\/newsroom\/partners-news\/kemea-organised-cepol-train-trainers-step-2-course-thessaloniki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-ogsc=\"\">KEMEA organised the CEPOL Train-the-Trainers Step 2 course in Thessaloniki<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEPOL &amp; Framework Partnership Since 2016, the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) has been a Framework Partner of CEPOL (the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training). 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