European Center for Quality Ltd. is a consulting company founded in 2001. It specializes in the development and implementation of international projects linking enterprises and educational institutions, as well as in the implementation of international standards for quality management. It works in close cooperation with municipalities, business associations, chambers of commerce, research centers and NGOs. ECQ has developed and implemented projects for over 100 enterprises, 13 municipal projects, over 15 projects under Lifelong Learning Programme and 13 more recent Erasmus+ projects. Since 2008, ECQ also participates in Intelligent Energy Europe. ECQ has participated in several Erasmus+ projects that focus on STEM education, automation and collaborative learning in Engineering education.

ECQ is a member of E.N.T.E.R.- the European Network for Transfer and Exploitation of EU Project Result (926 Members in 44 countries), Bulgarian Association of Management Consulting Organizations; the Bulgarian Association “Club 9000” which promotes the harmonization of quality management in Bulgarian organizations with international standards (205 members).

The competences that ECQ will bring to the project include:
– experience in dissemination and exploitation of project results, quality assurance and stakeholder management in the frame of project activities;
– existing partnerships with education and training institutions and universities;
– links to business, especially SMEs
– expertise in entrepreneurship education and educational collaborations in the entrepreneurship field;
– expertise in European policies in the field of education and training and SMEs.