scholarly journals European Underground Laboratories Association EUL – An International Partner for Underground Research Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Mischo ◽  
Krzysztof Fuławka ◽  
Jari Joutsenvaara
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Sustainable Operation ◽  
Underground Facility ◽  
Set Up ◽  
New Research ◽  
And Training

<p>Underground experimental sites and laboratories are rare and offer unique opportunities for research, development, innovation, education and training, among other usages due to their special boundary conditions. Each underground facility is highly unique in its geological and geophysical characteristics. These sites can be either dedicated infrastructures built for specific usage or mines and parts of mines freed from underground extraction. Since they are usually isolated from environmental influences and, conversely, shield experiments as far as possible from the environment, they offer unique research conditions and possibilities compared to surface laboratories.</p><p>However, the sustainable operation of such underground experimental sites is not an easy task. Hence, to foster and accommodate the use, scientific collaboration and interdisciplinary scientific research among European underground research facilities, a specialized association has been set up by a number of European partners under the name European Underground Laboratories Association EUL.</p><p>This association defines its purpose by forming a network between the underground laboratories and client organizations from business, science and administration sectors. The goal is to bundle and develop existing competencies, and thus providing a common platform for members and prospective researchers and costumers on order to share and exchange information and experience, and in turn to contribute to the development and implementation of new research projects. As an Europe-wide and internationally active association comprising EU members and non-members, EUL also supports and promotes European integration and international cooperation.</p><p>This paper provides an overview over the structure and the organisation of EUL, its member institutions and associated underground research laboratories as well as the possibilities the association may offer for its members and interested partners in the fields of:</p><ul><li>providing a comprehensive overview of the research possibilities and conditions at the different underground sites to clients and the public</li> <li>infrastructure development at the research locations and improvement of research conditions in each underground facility</li> <li>execution of joint research proposals and respective project planning</li> <li>setting up and extending the spread of advertising materials and publications</li> <li>education and training of students, researchers and professionals,</li> <li>enabling the exchange of researchers, professionals and/or students among partnering facilities</li> </ul>

scholarly journals Overcoming Equity-Related Challenges for the Education and Training Systems of Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
Stephen Gorard
Keyword(s):  
Grade Retention ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Clear Correlation ◽  
Absolute Level ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Training

This paper is a discussion of the challenges to equity faced by the education and training systems of the 28 EU countries (at time of writing), based on secondary sources and official reports by individual countries. The data are descriptive and simply summarised for this paper. The systems of all countries are fairly similar, modelled on those set up to deal with challenges of early industrialisation, and all now face several similar problems and opportunities. There is a clear correlation between family background, average attainment, and subsequent participation in education and training. All 28 countries show some signs of progress over time, both in terms of the absolute level of attainment, and in terms of reduced gaps between social and economic groups. These trends are historical, and thus hard to link to specific policies. However, looking at the common characteristics of countries with similar levels of equity can produce a tentative guide to its determinants. Some of the main suggestions are: More countries to set up monitoring systems for school intakes and outcomes; more robust evaluations of policy interventions; fair funding and opportunities for all students; extra funding for students facing challenges; no selection by ability or anything else; all taught in mainstream settings; no tracking or grade retention; more recognition of prior experience and learning; respectful interaction with all students; and use of context when allocating places in higher education, or simply more open access.

scholarly journals Regional Education Hubs -- Rhetoric or Reality

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Knight
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Branch Campuses ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Foreign Universities ◽  
And Training

The recent trend in cross-border education is building education hubs. There are three categories among education hubs. First, the student hub focuses on recruitment of international students. Second, the education and training hub includes invitation of foreign universities to set up branch campuses. Finally, the knowledge and innovation hub encourages foreign universities to set up a research base to collaborate with local institutions for the production and distribution of knowledge and innovation. Further work is needed to analyze these education hubs.

scholarly journals Handbook of vocational education and training: Developments in the changing world of work. In 2 volumes. Springer: Dordrecht.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J Mulcahy
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Scholarly Writing ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Current Thinking ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
And Training ◽  
Changing World

Why this handbook?The Handbook of vocational education and training: Developments in the changing world of work (‘the Handbook’) is as ambitious as it is significant. The editors have articulated the need for the Handbook as being a consequence of the ‘mushrooming of new journals, the expansion of the volume of research, and the widening of international cooperation by international Vocational Education and Training institutions’.5 The ambition of the Handbook is to provide a comprehensive overview of current thinking and scholarly writing in the field of vocational education and training (VET).

scholarly journals History and Current Status of Optometric Education in Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
Sampson Listowell Abu
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Additional Training ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Optometric Education ◽  
And Training ◽  
Education In Africa

Over the last decade, 16 new optometry programs have been established across Africa and there are efforts to set up additional training institutions in the future. Also, existing optometry programs are undergoing modifications to offer an international standard of optometric education and training. This paper focuses on the history and further assesses the current status of optometric education on the continent of Africa. Additionally, optometric education in Africa is compared to North American training programs. Challenges facing optometric programs in Africa are highlighted with recommendations to address them.

Perfusion Education and Training in Europe

Perfusion ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Merkle
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Minimum Level ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
The Us ◽  
Professional Body ◽  
National Languages ◽  
And Training ◽  
European Board

Perfusion education and training varies considerably throughout Europe. Unlike in the US, where a common curriculum for perfusion education has been established, each European country has its own education system. This fact is further complicated by a multitude of national languages and cultures. Thus, perfusion education programmes vary, not only in content, but also in their academic levels. This article aims to give a comprehensive overview of the situation in each of the 20 member states of the European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (EBCP). The EBCP delegates were polled for a description of the process of training and education of clinical perfusionists in their respective countries. Following the initial delegate poll in 2001, an update of the material was performed in spring 2005. In summary, training of clinical perfusionists in Europe varies considerably between countries. A professional body is necessary to oversee the training process and to guarantee a minimum level of clinical competency for cardiovascular perfusionists.

scholarly journals Simulation training programs for acute stroke care: Objectives and standards of methodology

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-335
Author(s):  
Barbara Casolla ◽  
Maria Alonso de Leciñana ◽  
Raquel Neves ◽  
Waltraud Pfeilschifter ◽  
Veronica Svobodova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Simulation Training ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Stroke Care ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Acute Stroke Care ◽  
Simulation Techniques ◽  
Team Working ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Training

The European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Simulation Committee was established in 2017 with the intent to promote simulation education and training in the stroke field. The application of simulation methodology in education and training improves healthcare professional performances in real clinical practice and patient outcomes. We evaluated the implementation of simulation training in stroke medicine, how it can significantly affect stroke pathways and quality of care. We herewith describe simulation techniques in the acute stroke setting. Simulation programs place the trainees in a safe environment, allowing both role-playings for decision making training and procedural simulation for technical skills improvement. This paper includes the position of the Committee on the key points, principles, and steps in order to set up and promote simulation programs in European stroke centers. Stroke is an emergency, and hyperacute phase management requires knowledge, expertise, optimal multidisciplinary team working, and timely actions in a very narrow time window. The ESO Simulation Committee promotes the implementation of simulation training in stroke care according to a specific and validated methodology.

The Life-Long Education and Training of Mechanical Engineers

1989 ◽  
Vol 203 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Crossland
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Committee Report ◽  
Engineering Profession ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training

Without doubt Great Britain led the world into the Industrial Revolution, and for a considerable period up till the second half of the nineteenth century it could rightly consider itself as ‘the workshop of the world’. The author traces up till recent times why it was that Great Britain lost that position, mainly because of its reliance on engineers learning on the job by picking things up for themselves and learning by rule-of-thumb and ignoring the need for a soundly based education and well planned training. Since the end of World War II various attempts have been made to rectify this position, but without much success, until the Finniston Committee Report. The organization of the Engineering Council, set up in 1982 on the recommendation of the Finniston Committee, is considered, and in particular its responsibility for the engineering profession and for changing the public's perception of industry and the engineering profession. The author expresses his opinion on the initial education and training of engineers. He comments on the need to reconsider whether mechanical engineering as presently taught is a viable subject, or if a course spanning mechanical and electronic engineering is needed. He sees the objective of engineering education as being a design for total life cost, and he explores how this may be achieved within a total technology concept. Finally, he considers how to achieve better university/industry collaboration which is at the heart of effective education and training of engineers. He describes the Technology Centre concept recently set up in the Queen's University of Belfast, which integrates the services and resources provided for local industry and those required by the engineering departments of the University as well as providing for continuing education and training. He sees this as the way ahead in achieving close collaboration with industry.

scholarly journals Degree nursing education at Fort Hare: a historical perspective: Part 1

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Leigh Evertse
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
University Of Fort Hare ◽  
The University ◽  
Graduate Nursing ◽  
And Training

This case study traces and records the background to the introduction of graduate nursing education and training within Ciskei It provides a comprehensive overview of events that led to the establishment of a Department of Health Sciences at the University of Fort Hare during 1984 and identifies all historical events a/significance that influenced and moulded the manner in which such education and training was started. OpsommingIn hierdie gevalstudie word die instelling van graadverpleging en-opleiding binne Ciskei nagevors en opgeteken. Die navorser verskafook 'n omvattende oorsig van die gebeure wat aanleiding gegee het tot die totstandkoming van 'n Departement van Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Universiteit van Fort Hare gedurende 1984. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals Characterising the current provision of education and training courses relevant to the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (Three Rs) of animals used for scientific purposes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelaide Dura ◽  
Marcelle Holloway
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Project ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Animal Testing ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Joint Research Centre ◽  
Alternatives To Animal Testing ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Three Rs ◽  
And Training

A recent study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission showed that although much knowledge exists on the Three Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of animal procedures), there is a clear need for better education, communication and outreach to enhance knowledge sharing and promote their uptake. The JRC is now completing an extensive overview of the Three Rs education and training landscape by mapping currently available courses and resources worldwide. In addition, it has launched a project to investigate the feasibility of including the Three Rs in educational curricula under a European Parliament Pilot Project, which aims to promote alternatives to animal testing.

Are Motivations behind Women Entrepreneurship is Identical in Metros and Smaller Cities of Developing Countries? A Study on Dhaka and Khulna City of Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarun Kanti Bose ◽  
Sultana Nasira
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Entry And Exit ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Environment Education ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Training

This study focuses on the factors that motivate the female entrepreneurs in metros and small cities of a developing country. Explorative and quantitative study was carried out to detect the exact scenario in the metro city of Dhaka and relatively smaller yet important city of Khulna. Women entrepreneurs of Dhaka city showed higher degree of motivations behind their entrepreneurial venturing in the motivating factors of personal traits, macro environment, education and training, financing, business infrastructure and inputs, investment security and safeguards, scope for internationalization, economic freedom, legislation, family, and innovation and creativity whereas women entrepreneurs of Khulna city tend to show higher importance on social setup, job and profession, easiness of entry and exit, network and management skills. The t-test result shows that there is no difference between women entrepreneurs of Dhaka and Khulna on business infrastructure and inputs, investment security and safeguards, legislation, easiness of entry and exit, and network, whereas, there is a difference between women entrepreneurs of Dhaka and Khulna on social set-up, personal traits, macro environment, education and training, financing, scope for internationalization, economic freedom, job and profession, family, and innovation & creativity.

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