Daily Archives: 13, August 2015

Egmont Foundation study: intensive learning courses benefit the individual child but also strengthen the inclusion and the learning environment for the whole class

A new study from the Egmont Foundation shows that intensive learning courses benefit the individual child but also strengthen the inclusion and the learning environment for the whole class. COPENHAGEN, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Intensive learning courses benefit the individual … Read the full press release

The University of Nottingham’s CEVM researchers to hold series of training events on evidence-based veterinary medicine (EVM) across the UK

Researchers at the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine (CEVM) are hitting the road to take training out to the veterinary profession. NOTTINGHAM, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Evidence-based veterinary medicine is the use of a combination of the best available scientific … Read the full press release

Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted on Q2 results 2015: solid performance in the second quarter

Sales: +13.5% to 4,695 million euros (organic: +2.4%) Operating profit*: +14.0% to 768 million euros EBIT margin*: +0.1 percentage points to 16.4% Earnings per preferred share* (EPS): +11.2% to 1.29 euros Strong organic sales growth in emerging markets: +5.1% Düsseldorf … Read the full press release

Czech HealthCare Institute poll: ŠKODA health insurance ‘ZPŠ’ wins first place in Czech Republic

Mladá Boleslav, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ŠKODA health insurance ‘ZPŠ’ takes first place in poll by Czech HealthCare Institute for the quality of health insurance. National survey among 156 hospital managers in Czech Republic. ŠKODA gets top marks 2.1; all seven … Read the full press release

ŠKODA sends six classic cars at the 13th Sachsen Classic from 13 to 15 August

Mladá Boleslav, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ŠKODA is sending six classic cars on the scenic route through Saxony – from the 1926 ŠKODA 430 to the ŠKODA 110 R sports coupé. 13th Sachsen Classic from 13 to 15 August: 180 teams, 628 … Read the full press release

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: six international research talents to receive The 2015 Sofja Kovalevskaja Awards chosen

Six international research talents each receive up to €1.65 million in award money to establish their own research groups in Munich, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Bochum and Hannover. BONN, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has chosen six … Read the full press release

Pearson to sell its 50% stake in The Economist Group for £469 million, payable in cash

Pearson is today announcing that it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in The Economist Group for £469 million, payable in cash. LONDON, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EXOR S.p.A. has agreed to purchase 27.8% of The Economist Group’s Ordinary … Read the full press release

Gemalto to deliver EMV​ consulting services to consortium of leading U.S. debit network providers

AMSTERDAM, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been selected by the Debit Network Alliance1 (DNA), a consortium of leading U.S. debit network providers, to deliver EMV​ consulting services​. Gemalto’s EMV Allynis … Read the full press release

Kalmar received EUR 25 million port equipment order from long-standing customer Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura S.A. (SPRBun) in Buenaventura, Colombia

HELSINKI, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a major port equipment order from long-standing customer Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura S.A. (SPRBun) as they gear up for growth at their operations in Terminal Especializado de … Read the full press release

ASELSAN participates in a conference entitled “Integrated Air & Missile Defence – Eastern Europe” in Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw, Poland, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Defence Systems Technologies Business Sector participates in a conference entitled “Integrated Aİr & Missile Defence – Eastern Europe”, held in Warsaw/Poland, on July 28-30. Participants, composed of authorities from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, … Read the full press release