Technical University Level Education and Training in Control Engineering in Finland Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 7th IFAC World Congress

1978 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. xxxv-xxxvii
Author(s):  
Jaakko Numminen
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
World Congress ◽  
Control Engineering ◽  
Opening Ceremony ◽  
University Level ◽  
Technical University ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Association Between Components of Cognitive Reserve and Serum BDNF in Healthy Older Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Collins ◽  
Edward Hill ◽  
Aidan Bindoff ◽  
Anna E. King ◽  
Jane Alty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Reserve ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Age Related ◽  
University Level ◽  
Life Education ◽  
The Brain ◽  
And Training ◽  
Serum Bdnf

Background: The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein has been shown to have a prominent role in neuron survival, growth, and function in experimental models, and the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism which regulates its expression has been linked to resilience toward the effects of aging on cognition. Cognitively stimulating activity is linked to both increased levels of BDNF in the brain, and protection against age-related cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between serum BDNF levels, the BDNF Val66Met genotype, and components of cognitive reserve in early and mid-life, measured with the Lifetime of Experiences Questionnaire (LEQ).Methods: Serum BDNF levels were measured cross-sectionally in 156 participants from the Tasmanian Healthy Brain Project (THBP) cohort, a study examining the potential benefits of older adults engaging in a university-level education intervention. Multiple linear regression was used to estimate serum BDNF’s association with age, education, gender, BDNF Val66Met genotype, later-life university-level study, and cognitively stimulating activities measured by the LEQ.Results: Serum BDNF in older adults was associated with early life education and training, increasing 0.007 log(pg/ml) [95%CI 0.001, 0.012] per unit on the LEQ subscale. Conversely, education and training in mid-life were associated with a −0.007 log(pg/ml) [−0.012, −0.001] decrease per unit on the LEQ subscale. Serum BDNF decreased with age (−0.008 log(pg/ml) [−0.015, −0.001] per year), and male gender (−0.109 log(pg/ml) [−0.203, −0.015]), but mean differences between the BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms were not significant (p = 0.066). All effect sizes were small, with mid-life education and training having the largest effect size (ηp2 = 0.044).Conclusion: Education in both early and mid-life explained small but significant amounts of variance in serum BDNF levels, more than age or gender. These effects were opposed and independent, suggesting that education at different stages of life may be associated with different cognitive and neural demands. Education at different stages of life may be important covariates when estimating associations between other exposures and serum BDNF.

Stiftungsprofessur an der TU Berlin – ein Projekt der „Stiftung Zuckerindustrie“

2010 ◽  
pp. 449-450
Author(s):  
Günter Jakobiak
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Sugar Industry ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Food Technology ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Master Degree ◽  
Winter Semester ◽  
Technical University ◽  
And Training

Sugar companies and their suppliers have established a foundation of the sugar industry in Berlin devoted to the promotion of science, research, education and training, particularly in the area of renewable resources. Central to its activities is the creation of an endowed professorship at the Technical University Berlin, which is expected to be filled for the 2010/11 winter semester. This will offer courses leading to a bachelor or master degree in food technology. The sugar industry and its suppliers have thereby gained a dedicated partner for the pursuit of individual and company-specific projects in the utilization of renewable resources.

HTA EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN EUROPE

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 808-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Douw ◽  
Hindrik Vondeling ◽  
Leiv. S. Bakketeig ◽  
John Gabbay ◽  
Niels Würgler Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Bilateral Cooperation ◽  
University Level ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Eu

Objective: To identify training programs and educational resources in health technology assessment (HTA) in Europe.Methods: A postal survey among potential informants in European countries and Israel, expanding on surveys among ISTAHC and INAHTA members. Informants were identified either using HTA networks or by means of Internet sources.Results: The combined results of the three surveys show that in the European Union (EU), including Norway and Switzerland, 13 of 17 countries (76%) provide either university level courses or continuing education HTA courses. In the candidate EU countries, 4 of 10 countries (40%) provide HTA courses. In the remainder of countries, only Israel provides HTA courses. Ten different types of courses were identified, mainly applying traditional teaching methods. A substantial number of the courses were first organized in recent years. Many countries in central and eastern Europe expressed the wish to become more involved in HTA.Conclusion: There is a rapid increase in the number and diversity of courses in HTA in Europe. In particular, countries in the EU are well represented. Education and training in HTA is scarce in EU candidate membership countries, and virtually absent in the remainder of countries. In general, HTA as a field is in the process of becoming established and institutionalized both in individual countries and internationally. To stimulate this development in the area of education and training, both bilateral cooperation and an EU-wide coordinated effort are recommended.

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