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European Union and UNESCO to strengthen their cooperation on education, culture, science and technology, water and oceans, and freedom of expression

Brussels, Belgium, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Union have today announced they will strengthen their cooperation and scale up their joint operations on areas of mutual interest, such as education, culture, … Read the full press release

Selex ES to design and manage the new Information System for the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR)

Rome, Italy, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, will design and manage the new Information System for the Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR). The five-year contract includes the development of innovative digital education applications, management services … Read the full press release

Roland Berger’s Global Executive Committee member Charles-Edouard Bouée presented his book “Light Footprint Management” at the Harvard Business School

Today’s business world is “VUCA”: volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous Companies need new approaches to succeed on global markets In his book “Light Footprint Management”, presented at the Harvard Business School, Charles-Edouard Bouée, member of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants’ Global … Read the full press release

Universum’s annual World’s Most Attractive Employer ranking named EY the world’s most attractive professional services employer

London, 23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — EY is the world’s most attractive professional services employer – and second most attractive employer overall – in Universum’s annual World’s Most Attractive Employer ranking. Based on the preferences of almost 94,000 business students from the world’s top academic institutions … Read the full press release

Russell Group’s Director General Dr Wendy Piatt comments on QS World University Rankings

23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the publication of the QS World University Rankings for 2013, Dr Wendy Piatt, Director General of the Russell Group, said: “Russell Group universities continue to be ranked amongst the best in the world, with four in the … Read the full press release

The European Investment Bank provides €230M for the redevelopment of VU University Amsterdam campus, EIB’s largest ever loan for a university

23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide EUR 230 million, for construction of new buildings and development of the VU University Amsterdam campus. This is the EIB’s largest ever loan … Read the full press release

40 young students sailed on board the 200ft tall ship Stavros S Niarchos as part of HSBC-funded Tall Ships Youth Trust Voyage of Achievement

19-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — 40 young students from the Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham will return to London today for the last night of a 9 day sailing adventure with the Tall Ships Trust. 20 young people from Kingsford Community School and … Read the full press release

European Commission encourages UK students and businesses to study foreign language

16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — More needs to be done to encourage British students to study languages at A Level and university, according to the European Commission. The importance of foreign language skills is self-evident in all EU countries, given that businesses increasingly … Read the full press release

EU Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou supports Lithuanian EU Presidency’s push for quality education and opportunities for young people

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will visit Lithuania on 5-10 September to support the Lithuanian EU Presidency’s push to ensure that quality education and opportunities for young people are at the top of … Read the full press release

EADS-owned TESTIA launched Non-Destructive Testing and Training in Aerospace company in UK

Newport-based TESTIA Ltd will produce new generation of aerospace engineers World-class bespoke training, research and development Non Destructive Testing of new aircraft materials will ensure consistent product quality and life cycle longevity 60 new jobs in five years Newport, 04-9-2013 — … Read the full press release

Airbus and S7 Engineering partner to develop A320 long term maintenance training partnership in Russia

Local operators to get easier access to Airbus’ standards and latest technologies in maintenance training Blagnac,  04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — During the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2013, Airbus and S7 Engineering, part of Engineering Holding, signed an agreement to develop long … Read the full press release

EC endorses Italian control measures to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in Emilia-Romagna poultry farms

27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A decision confirming the risk areas set up by the Italian authorities in relation to the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry farms located in Emilia-Romagna was today adopted by the Commission. At the extraordinary meeting … Read the full press release

Professor Paulus Kirchhof at ESC Congress 2013: Personalised management to close mortality gap for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)

27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The fourth AFNET/EHRA consensus conference was convened to discuss how to identify the underlying main pathophysiologies of AF in individual patients so that more targeted therapies could be developed to close the mortality gap. Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Tuesday 27 … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow’s Professor Andy Furlong: Europe’s youth unemployment may not be temporary

27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s young people are facing a bleak future with a fragmented and precarious labour market that is only just beginning to be appreciated in the West, according to a paper to be presented this Thursday to the European … Read the full press release

Novartis invites 60 selected students from leading international universities to its headquarters in Switzerland for the International Biotechnology Leadership Camp

The International Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp) fosters idea exchange with leading scientists as well as entrepreneurship for young talents 60 selected students from leading international universities attend to explore science and innovation at Novartis headquarters in Basel, Switzerland Novartis CEO … Read the full press release

Universität Tübingen researchers combined PET and MRI imaging techniques for better brain function diagnoses

Tübingen researchers integrate PET and MRI images for better diagnoses 26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The ability to measure brain functions non-invasively is important both for clinical diagnoses and research in Neurology and Psychology. Two main imaging techniques are used: positron emission tomography … Read the full press release

Firm archaeological evidence: Faroes human colonization happened 300-500 years before the Vikings

The Faroe Islands were colonized much earlier than previously believed, and it wasn’t by the Vikings according to new research. 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New archaeological evidence places human colonization in the 4th to 6th centuries AD, at least 300-500 years earlier … Read the full press release

Freie Universität Berlin supports Apache Software Foundation by hosting servers and setting up and maintaining new systems at no charge

Free Server and System Maintenance for Apache Software Foundation 23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Freie Universität Berlin and the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), following an initiative of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, are cooperating in making servers available in the data … Read the full press release

University of East Anglia citizen science project to tag diseased and healthy ash trees across UK

21-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A new project to help scientists identify species of ash tree that are resistant to Chalara fraxinea or ‘dieback’ will be launched by the University of East Anglia today. Members of the public are being called on to … Read the full press release