Vagalhão team was represented at the CleanTech Summit in Helsinki on February 25th 2014. The seminar and networking event gathered more than 600 people specializing on sustainable technologies. www.cleantechsummit.fi
Among the topics raised into discussion were development cooperation and cleantech as well as associated synergies etc.
Upcoming activities:
Unipoli, Tampere, 12-14 May 2014. Discussiona forum and seminar for sustainability education and pedagogical work in sustainable development and international higher education http://study.unipolitampere.fi/kevatpaivat2014/en/index.html
Vagalhão staff and Clean Technologies Research group in Aalto University will host a visit to UEM teachers on 5.-10. May 2014. Professor Andrade Egas and Lecturer Natasha Ribeiro will be given presentations and participating in workshops discussing the areas of forest products technology, engineering education and pedagogy as well as novel methods used in industrial environmental engineering and management including site visits to Koskisen Oy Saw Mill and SAPPI Kirkniemi Mills. UEM staff will also visit VITRI (Viikki Tropical Resources Institute) at the University of Helsinki for a meeting on forestry management practices.
