Inventor Sir James Dyson has criticised the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, for failing to put academic rigour at the heart of plans for a new design and technology curriculum Speaking to the Times, Dyson says the curriculum will ...
Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and solar-powered base stations. The move comes as part of a long-term ...
Raytheon of Waltham, MA, USA has officially opened a new manufacturing facility for silicon carbide (SiC) foundry at Raytheon Glenrothes in Scotland (part of subsidiary Raytheon UK, a contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence). Developed ...
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WASHINGTON -- Ten U.S. senators this week agreed to sponsor a bill that would allow the annual H-1B visa cap to rise to as high as 300,000, leaving opponents and some researchers concerned. Under the proposal, the cap would begin at ...
The Optogan group of companies is a vertically integrated producer of High Brightness LEDs based in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The group is also active in Finland and Germany. Founded in 2004 by 3 graduates of Ioffe ...
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Gerber Technology, a world leader in automated CAD/CAM and PLM solutions for the apparel and flexible materials industry, recently welcomed 35 students from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology to its world headquarters in ...
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The UK's education, training and technology sectors will be among the major areas of UK export growth over the next few years, claims business secretary Vince Cable - despite a forthcoming shortage of qualified computer scientists as fewer ...
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Since August 2010 the UNFPA Iraq Country Office has been supporting nine staff of the Iraqi Central Statistical Organization (CSO) and Kurdistan Regional Statistical Office (KRSO) to get their Master’s and PhD degrees in Demography ...
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) has received a $733,006 investment from the ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, to purchase a LabVolt electromechanical trainer (pictured right), along other equipment, for its ...
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The group of U.S. Senators who are leading an effort to develop a bipartisan comprehensive immigration bill want it to include a so-called STEM visa. The bipartisan group of eight senators Monday released the framework for an immigration ...
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Internet retail colossus Amazon.com has announced the purchase of a text-to-speech technology company in a move evidently aimed at ramping up the capabilities of its Kindle Fire tablet computers. Amazon did not disclose financial terms of ...
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The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, invites nominations and applications for the position of President. AUIS is a private, non-profit higher education institution founded in 2007 to provide a student-centered American-style ...
TDK Corporation announces the opening of TDK-Lambda's new EMEA Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) in Bristol. Located at the Bristol and Bath Science Park, the Advanced Technology Centre has been set up to accelerate TDK-Lambda's current and ...
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TDK-Lambda has opened a European Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) for development of power supply technologies in Bristol. Located at the Bristol and Bath Science Park, the centre has a team of 6 engineers led by TDK-Lambda’s ...
For more than 40 years, Ocean County College in Toms River has been a popular destination for new graduates, drawing a wide range of students from across the area. The school's notable alumni include New Jersey's own native son, Bruce ...
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