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SIMTechCSEM Workshop
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Save the Date Welcome Event for Students from Switzerland 8 September 2011 s w is s n e x S in g a p o r e w ill w e lc o m e n e w s t u d e n t s fr o m S w it z e r la n d a t t h e y e a r ly n e t w o r kin g e v e n t in Bio p o lis . Th e e v e n t w ill a llo w t h e s t u d e n t s t o m in g le a n d e s t a b lis h c o n t a c t s w it h t h e lo c a l a c a d e m ic a n d b u s in e s s c o m m u n it ie s . A d e le g a t io n fr o m t h e EPFL Fa c u lt y o f Civ il En g in e e r in g a n d e x c h a n g e s t u d e n t s fr o m t h e Na t io n a l Yo u t h Ac h ie v e m e n t Aw a r d s Co u n c il w ill a ls o t a k e p a r t in t h e g e t t o g e t h e r . PlanetSolar De t a ils Mid September – 9 October 2011 Dis c o v e r Pla n e t S o la r , t h e la r g e s t s o la r b o a t c irc u m n a v ig a t in g t h e g lo b e , d u r in g it s s t o p -o v e r in S in g a p o r e . Jo in o u r e v e n t s a t S in g a p o r e u n iv e r s it ie s a n d p o ly t e c h n ic s t o le a rn m o r e a b o u t t h e n a v ig a t io n s y s t e m s o ft w a re d e s ig n e d b y t h e En g in e e r in g S c h o o l Yv e r d o n , S w it z e r la n d . Le a r n a b o u t t h e t e c h n o lo g y c h a lle n g e im p o s e d b y t h e s o la r e n e rg y s o u r c e a n d t h e d e s ig n o f t h e b o a t , a s w e ll a s t h e h u m a n a d v e n t u r e s h a r e d b y t h e in t e r n a t io n a l c r e w . De t a ils SIMTech-CSEM Workshop on Microfluidics: From Laboratories to Market 21 September 2011 O n t h e o c c a s io n o f t h e S IMTe c h Mic r o flu id ic s Fo u n d r y in a u g u r a t io n , d e le g a t e s fr o m a c a d e m ia a n d in d u s t r y fr o m S w it z e r la n d , in c lu d in g t h e Dir e c t o r o f t h e Ce n t r e S u is s e d’ Ele c t r o n iq u e e t Mic r o t e c h n iq u e (CS EM), w ill jo in t h e ir c o lle a g u e s fr o m S in g a p o r e t o p r o v id e c rit ic a l r e s e a r c h in s ig h t s a n d t h e la t e s t u p d a t e s o n t h e g lo b a l m ic r o flu id ic s in d u s t r y . De t a ils
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Save the Date The Graduate Institute Networking Event 4 October 2011 Th e Gr a d u a t e In s t it u t e o f In t e r n a t io n a l a n d De v e lo p m e n t S t u d ie s (IHEID) w ill in t r o d u c e it s o u t s t a n d in g p r o g r a m s , le v e r a g in g o n t h e e x c e p t io n a l lo c a t io n c lo s e t o In t e r n a t io n a l O r g a n iz a t io n s in Ge n e v a . Th is n e t w o r k in g e v e n t is o p e n t o IHEID a lu m n i, a c a d e m ic a n d b u s in e s s p a r t n e r s , a s w e ll a s p ro s p e c t iv e s t u d e n t s . De t a ils 100 Years Anniversary HEC Lausanne 20 October 2011 HEC La u s a n n e , t h e Fa c u lt y o f Bu s in e s s a n d Ec o n o m ic s o f t h e Un iv e r s it y o f La u s a n n e is c e le b r a t in g it s c e n t e n n ia l o n t h e t h e m e o f Re s p o n s ib le Ma n a g e m e n t . In c o lla b o ra t io n w it h it s n e w ly c r e a t e d Alu m n i Ch a p t e r in S in g a p o r e , HEC La u s a n n e w ill g iv e t h e flo o r t o Pr o f. Mic h a e l Ro c k in g e r, le a d in g s p e c ia lis t o f fin a n c e a n d As s o c ia t e De a n o f t h e Fa c u lt y , w h o w ill e n lig h t e n t h e p u b lic o n t h e t o p ic o f “Re s p o n s ib le Fin a n c e : A Lo n g Wa y t o Go ? ”. De t a ils
Looking Back Swiss Pavilion at Singapore International Water Week 2011 5 – 7 July 2011 Th e S w is s Pa v ilio n a t t h e W a t e r Ex p o o f t h e S in g a p o r e In t e r n a t io n a l Wa t e r We e k 2 0 1 1 , d e s ig n e d b y t h e a r c h it e c t u r a l fir m g r o u p 8 , s u c c e s s fu lly g a v e t h e flo o r t h e S w is s c o m p a n ie s a n d a c a d e m ic in s t it u t io n s , w in n in g t h e 3 r d p r iz e in t h e b e s t b o o t h d e s ig n c o m p e t it io n . De t a ils
Nanostructured Photosystems 26 July 2011 In t h e fr a m e o f t h e o ffic ia l o p e n in g o f t h e Ce n t e r fo r Na n o s t r u c t u r e d Ph o t o s y s t e m s , le d b y Pr o f. Mic h a e l Gr ät z e l (EPFL), Pr o f. Ja c q u e s d e W e r r a (Un iv e r s it y o f Ge n e v a ) h ig h lig h t e d t h e r o le o f in t e lle c t u a l p r o p e r t y r ig h t s a n d t e c h n o lo g y t r a n s fe r in g r e e n t e c h n o lo g ie s . De t a ils
Looking Back Big Data Goes Mobile 16 August 2011 Th e c h a lle n g e o f c o lle c t in g a n d a n a ly z in g h ig h a m o u n t s o f a c t iv it y d a t a o n m o b ile d e v ic e s h a s b e e n t a c kle d fr o m t h e s c ie n t ific , e n g in e e r in g a n d b u s in e s s a n g le . Th is c o n d u c iv e e n v ir o n m e n t , fu r t h e r n u rt u r e d t h e c o lla b o r a t io n b e t w e e n t h e Fa c u lt y o f Co m p u t e r S c ie n c e o f t h e Na t io n a l Un iv e r s it y o f S in g a p o r e a n d t h e En g in e e r in g S c h o o l Yv e r d o n , a s w e ll a s t h e S w is s s t a r t -u p c o m m e r c ia liz in g t h e s o lu t io n s in S in g a p o r e . De t a ils The Role of Businesses in Shaping the Future of our Planet 6 September 2011 Th e e v e n t h e ld in t h e fr a m e w o r k o f WW F 5 0 t h An n iv e r s a r y Ce le b r a t io n s a llo w e d t h e p a r t ic ip a n t s t o le a r n fir s t h a n d fr o m le a d in g S w is s c o m p a n ie s h o w t o b e s t t r a n s la t e in t o p r a c t ic e t h e ir c o m p a n y ’ s w illin g n e s s t o p r o t e c t o u r e n v ir o n m e n t . De t a ils
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