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The present thesis aims to examine the benefits for the teachers that result from their participation in the eTwinning program, an action that encourages European schools and their teachers to develop partnerships and cooperative projects with the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). For this purpose, a research model with related research hypotheses was developed in order to investigate teacher’s improvement of digital and collaborative competences as well as the improvement of their perceived self-efficacy as a result of their eTwinning engagement. Relevant data were collected through a quantitative research effort that was undertaken in the Greek Primary and Secondary Education sectors with the participation of 407 teachers serving at public as well as private schools. The analysis of the data was performed on the basis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), which verified the validity of the research model and confirmed the associated hypotheses, indicating eTwinning’s beneficial impact on teacher’s digital and collaborative competences as well as on their perceived self-efficacy. The findings of the thesis highlight the value that eTwinning adds to the Greek Primary and Secondary Education sectors and lead to several conclusions and implications for teachers, school directors and policy makers of our country