Monday, June 7th, 2010
IRISH TIMES – It is clear from the early pictures of the raw young university, engineers have been a feature of Stanford from its very launch. More that a quarter of its first 559 students were engineering students. A gathering of civil engineering students and faculty in 1891 looks like extras from the Hollywood western Tombstone
Monday, June 7th, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – The condition of the environment is improving in France on certain points, but the overall balance remains a concern. The 2010 report prepared every four years by statisticians at the Department of Ecology, posted Friday, June 4, only 130 pages (against 500). It is packed with data, and gives an overview the most complete
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Geospatial experts from the world’s largest alliance of agricultural research centers will gather in Nairobi from June 8-12 to develop new strategies for using high-tech mapping and analysis to improve productivity and market access for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Read More
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
The New England Section ACSM and CALS are proud to present a GNSS Positioning Short Course offered on five consecutive Saturdays this summer starting on July 10, 2010 and ending on August 7, 2010. Each Saturday class begins at 8 am and ends at noon, and will be held at the University of Connecticut located
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Syria and Turkey will establish a joint company to produce solar panels and other renewable energy equipment, it was announced. The company will be a joint venture between Syria’s General Organisation for Engineering Industries (GOEI) and the Turkish Barak Company. It will have an initial capital of SYP 184m (USD 4m), employ 100 workers and
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
SAUDI GAZETTE – The Ministry of Education is building 874 multi-purpose auditoriums for girls and boys all over the Kingdom for extracurricular activities at a cost of SR6.4 billon, said Fahd Al-Hamad, Supervisor General of the Building Agency at the Ministry of Education here.He said the projects being carried out by a Chinese consortium will
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
JORDAN TIMES – ordan Engineers Association (JEA) plans to set up a JD100 million worth of real estate investments at the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA). Read More
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
The five-year research project EURODITE, sponsored by the EU’s 6th Framework Programme, has investigated how knowledge is generated, developed and transferred within firms or organisations, and between firms or organisations in their regional and wider contexts. Read more in the publication Knowledge Dynamics, Regional Development and Public Policy from Eurodite http://www.nordregio.se/?vis=nyhet&id=7412
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Regional Trajectories to the Knowledge Economy – Nordic-European comparisons (REKENE) Focus on the ICT, KIBS, New Media and Food & Drink sectors. Conference 24-25 August, Stockholm, Sweden How can regions learn to benefit from knowledge dynamics? Nordregio Academy with partners invite you to a conference on harnessing knowledge dynamics in regional economic development, 24th and
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
STOCKHOLM NEWS – Cycling in Stockholm has increased with record numbers. In ten years, the number of cyclists in has increased by 75 per cent, something that both bus drivers and the traffic police realy have noticed. But it is not the bicyclers who get the blame, but the city planing. Read More
