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Lightsource bp Team Members Complete Lean Practitioner Training Course and Gain SCQF Level 7 Qualification

(IN BRIEF) Lightsource bp has demonstrated its commitment to employee development by providing learning and development opportunities for its team members. Recently, 30 team members across EMEA, the US, and Brazil successfully completed a Lean Practitioner training course, earning their … Read the full press release

Ark Kapital’s EIF guarantee to support sustainability, innovation, and digitalisation-driven enterprises

(IN BRIEF) Ark Kapital, a tech-focused lender, has secured a portfolio guarantee from the European Investment Fund (EIF) to improve access to finance for high-tech SMEs. The guarantee enables Ark Kapital to offer over €146 million in new financing across … Read the full press release

Bloomberg and Junior Achievement Europe mentor even more students in 2023 with EU Women in Finance initiative

(IN BRIEF) Bloomberg has expanded its EU Women in Finance initiative, which aims to inspire and empower young women to pursue careers in finance, following a successful first year. The initiative offers specialized training on capital markets and mentoring from … Read the full press release

BAE Systems research ahead of National Apprenticeship Week: vast majority of young people prefer a job close to where they live

(PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 9-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA), a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company, has released a new research ahead of the National Apprenticeship Week, which finds that young people have a strong preference towards … Read the full press release

CLAAS and Carraro Group expand their decades-long cooperation with focus on knowledge transfer and exchange of skills

(PRESS RELEASE) HARSEWINKEL, Germany, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — CLAAS, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery, has announced it extended its decades-long cooperation with Carraro Group, a global leader in transmission systems for off-road vehicles and specialised tractors … Read the full press release

Atos provides solutions and computing power to help with the global fight against Covid-19

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 28-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital transformation leader, Atos brings its technology leadership, skills and innovation resources to the global fight against Covid-19. Atos is involved on multiple fronts to help contain the spread of the virus, providing … Read the full press release

A new flagship project on Additive Manufacturing skills aims to maintain Europe leading position in industrial competitiveness

Skills Strategy in Additive Manufacturing Project (SAM) will tackle the current European need of developing an effective system to identify and anticipate the right skills for Additive Manufacturing (PRESS RELEASE) PORTO SALVO, 25-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Technology is evolving at … Read the full press release

EY Building a Better Working Europe survey: Skill shortages in Europe are damaging the growth prospects of companies and the continent’s economy

European companies struggle to recruit and retain talent with digital skills Almost half (48%) lack cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and robotics skills Digitally mature companies record higher productivity and better top-line growth LONDON, 18-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Skill shortages in Europe are … Read the full press release

Scania Top Team World Final: the team from New Zealand finished in first place and received the prize of EUR 50,000

Södertälje, Sweden, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Out of 8,000 service technicians and parts experts from 70 countries, the team from New Zealand finished in first place and received the prize of EUR 50,000. In total, twelve service teams had qualified through … Read the full press release

High-level conference on ‘Investment, Technological Transformation and Skills’, Luxembourg, 28 – 29 November 2018

Interview and briefing opportunities with EIB Vice-President Andrew McDowell, EIB Director of Economics Debora Revoltella,  Director of the Center on Global Economic Governance at Columbia University Professor Jan Svejnar. KIRCHBERG, Luxembourg, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On 28 and 29 November, the … Read the full press release

UniCredit’s internal digital collaboration platform winner at Efma-Accenture Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards 2018

The prestigious award was given in the “Workforce Experience” category MILAN, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit MarketPlace won the Silver award in the Workforce Experience category at the prestigious Efma-Accenture Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards2018. The awards ceremony took place yesterday in Lisbon.  The MarketPlace is … Read the full press release

University of Leicester Students’ Union launches online resource designed to help students learn ‘How to Adult’

Leicester Students’ Union launches online resource to help students prepare for ‘adulting’ in the real world The online resource can be accessed at: https://www.leicesterunion.com/howtoadult LEICESTER, 31-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — An online resource designed to help students learn ‘How to Adult’ has … Read the full press release

UKFast event: 2018 is a ‘critical year’ for delivering a technology revolution across the UK’s education sector

2018 is a ‘critical year’ for delivering a technology revolution across the UK’s education sector, according to a panel of experts gathered to examine emerging tech trends at an event at hosting firm UKFast. MANCHESTER, 29-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — While augmented … Read the full press release

UTS launches the interactive sand box iSandBOX

Tomsk, Russia, 14-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Have you ever heard something about the augmented reality? Let us introduce you the world’s first interactive sandbox – iSandBOX launched by UTS, LLC. It’s a unique breakthrough equipment designed for education and entertainment. … Read the full press release

The LEGO Group to become sole owner of LEGO® Education in North America as of January 1, 2014

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since forming the venture in 1997 Pitsco and LEGO Education have forged a strong partnership and achieved remarkable growth. The decision to acquire the business in full reflects a desire by The LEGO Group to continue to prioritize … Read the full press release

Migrant children are more likely to face segregation and end up in schools with fewer resources, new European Commission study says

Brussels, 12-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This leads to under-performance and a high probability that the children will drop out of school early. The study suggests that Member States should provide targeted educational support for migrant children such as specialist teachers and systematic involvement … Read the full press release