Marie-Claude ESCULIER
Dirigeante, PASSEPORT EUROPE
My key-competencies : international marketing first as a manager for industrial SMEs and then as a consultant. Really fond of cultural diversity and of innovation generally speaking, I entered the European adventure in 1990. My aim : to coach and accompany any kind of organization to get european funding for projects and actions to enable new strategic capacities (visit my hub : Parlons vraiment de l'Europe !). Networking and partnership are the mainstreams of my activity. and teleworking ... to be connected with Europe and to leave in a charming village of 200 inhabitants in the middle of the wineyards is a pure pleasure ...
European relevant network since 1998
Professional skills :
Since 91 : Coaching to elaborate new strategies based on european access - fundraising - PASSEPORT EUROPE (independant activity)
87-90 : International Marketing consultant (SMEs/patents)
80-86 : Marketing manager France/International for industrial SMEs and multinational (Elf Aquitaine Health division SANOFI - dental products (Europe and USA)
Sales experiences (door-to-door, phoning, shops, negociation...)
Expertise :
- Independant Expert for French National Agency and the European Commission - 2004 - LEONARDO, SOCRATES, ERASMUS MUNDUS
- Creation of a specific training course "how to accede to european funding"
- Former member of the european networks set up by the DG Enterprise : BRE, BC-NET et COOPECO (Latin America) agreements
http://www.passeport-europe.com
St Macaire - Aquitaine - France
74 contactsManager, PASSEPORT EUROPE
since 1989 till now : Community development - independant business under the name PASSEPORT EUROPE
Activity : Fundraising - technical assistance to select EU tenders and submit applications,
- Identification of the adequate EU calls for tenders
- Supervision activities
- Elaboration of specific strategies including the access and the use of EU opportunities (funding, networks, partnerships ...)
- Technical assistance (writing, budgeting, partnersearch)
- Coordination and assessment when implementation
Main programs : IST, LEONARDO, SOCRATES, INTERREG, eLEARNING, EQUAL, DAPHNE – Structural funds
Clients : Public bodies, professional bodies, employment actors, associations, municipalities, enterprises ...
References (2003-2006)- as a partner or coordinator :
SOCRATES - MINERVA - LEONARDO
France "Collaborative expert portal for Alzheimer disease"
Spain "Fight Obesity and Other disorders"
France "Collaborative virtual environment for art teaching"
France "Virtual 3D platform for european languages courses"
Bulgaria "Renewable energies and SMEs"
France "SCALITY Elaobration of an european quality label for the care to elderly people
France "Creation of a mediation function to sustain the jobs of youngsters with problems"
Spain "Improving managing skills in e-Commerce"
INTERREG
Interreg 3B Atlantic Space - "Ecological valorisation of waterwaysnet"
Interreg 3C - "Cavesnetwork"
eLEARNING - Espagne - "New elearning environment for European SMEs"
FISHERY - Italy - "Women in fishery sector"
1987 - 1989Independant consultant in international marketing especially for industrial SMEs - laboratories, packaging, patents
1985 - 1987Elaboration of the strategy relative to consumables and new products - In charge of international suppliers' follow-up and price negociation - Avertisement - Sales management (35 persons)