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
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
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
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
SOFIA BULGARIA – Bulgaria and countries around the globe mark Saturday, June 5, World Environment Day (WED), under the patronage of the United Nations. In Bulgaria, the Ministry of Environment has organized several large-scale national campaigns. Environment Minister, Nona Karadzhova, and the Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, are launching the events in Sofia’s South Park,
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
SANTIAGO TIMES – A proposal to build a wind farm in Casablanca, a city about one hour from Santiago and known for its wine and proximity to the Pacific coast, was approved unanimously during the latest Regional Environment Commission (Corema). Read more
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
GLASGOW HERALD – The UK construction sector increased its overall workforce in May for the first time in two years, as recovery from deep recession continued, a key survey has shown. And the civil engineering sub-sector finally returned to growth mode in May, after a 23-month downturn, according to the survey from the Chartered Institute
Friday, June 4th, 2010
BBC – The European Commission has threatened to take the UK to the European Court of Justice over air quality breaches. The UK could end up paying as much as £300m in fines. The government received a second and “final” warning from the commission after the levels of dangerous airborne particles, or PM10s, in London
