{"id":454,"date":"2022-01-11T10:15:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T10:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/blocksy\/floreo\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:45:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qfors.euras-edu.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1f2e48c\" data-block-id=\"1f2e48c\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1f2e48c-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-950547c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"950547c\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-950547c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-950547c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-4d54fef\" data-block-id=\"4d54fef\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-606\" src=\"https:\/\/qfors.euras-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/about_slider.png\" width=\"1580\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qfors.euras-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/about_slider.png 1580w, https:\/\/qfors.euras-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/about_slider-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/qfors.euras-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/about_slider-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/qfors.euras-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/about_slider-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/qfors.euras-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/about_slider-1536x561.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1580px) 100vw, 1580px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-5444771\" data-block-id=\"5444771\"><style>.stk-5444771 {height:120px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-5444771 {height:70px !important;}}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3ec6c07\" data-block-id=\"3ec6c07\"><style>.stk-3ec6c07 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3ec6c07-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-018981d stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"018981d\"><style>.stk-018981d-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-018981d {background-image:url(https:\/\/qfors.euras-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/woocommerce-placeholder.png) !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-018981d {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - 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