Friday 17th October will begin an interesting phase in the Sol Nascente project!
In Parallel with Vagalhão; Sol Nascente brings students mobility into the process and the project staff welcomes seven students from the Wood Technology Master’s program at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane for a intensive study and industry visit to Finland for a period of two months. Students will be accompanied with their Professor Dr. Andrade Egas who will also deliver a guest lecture next week. Please see details below. Yor are most welcome to join the lesson and the conversation!
Guest Lecture Tuesday, 21st October 2014 at 10:00-11:30, Puu2 Auditorium
Professor Andrade Egas, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
“Research and Education for Sustainability and Clean Technologies in the Forest Sector of Mozambique”
Aalto University international network is spreading to new areas and we want to welcome you to a guest lecture by Dr. Andrade Egas from Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique with a topic “Research and Education for Sustainability and Clean Technologies in the Forest Sector of Mozambique”.
Mozambique is among the world’s most forested countries relative to land area and there is increasing international interest for collaborative work. Dr. Egas is the leading Professor of Wood Technology at the Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane University and has previous experience from international teaching and research co-operation with Brazil, Cuba, Finland, Portugal and Sweden among others. Joint projects Vagalhão and Sol Nascente with Aalto Clean Technologies Research Group bring Mozambican forestry engineering students to Finland in October 2014 for the first time for an intensive learning period of two months accompanied by their Professor for networking and associated visits to the Finnish forest industry.
The lecture will provide a unique perspective into international higher education collaboration and academic discussion.
You are most welcome!
More information:
Professor Olli Dahl, Dr.Sc. (Tech.)
Clean Technologies Research Group
Department of Forest Products Technology
Aalto School of Chemical Technology
