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Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:03 pm |
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The UK Government has rightly recognized the vital importance of increasing the numbers of young people studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects and in the levels of STEM literacy among those entering adult life. It has stated:
"To support the UK's ambition to move to a higher level of research and development (R&D) intensity, it is crucial to ensure that the UK has the right stock and flow of skilled scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. A highly skilled and diverse workforce will drive innovation and growth. A strong supply of science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills will enable UK businesses to exploit new technologies and scientific discoveries, achieve world-class standards and compete globally."
Whilst fully acknowledging the contribution that industry and universities need to achieve these skills, the UK Professional Engineering Institutions consider that this cannot be achieved without major improvements in the STEM situation at school level. This is believed to be the most important single issue facing the engineering and allied professions today.
The UK Professional Engineering Institutions have produced a paper stating it position regarding STEM teaching. The full paper is published in the News section of the Professional Development Forum |
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:18 pm |
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The International Conference on Ship Design, Production and Operation was held in Harbin, China from 17-18 Jan 2006. The conference was organised by the Euro-Asia Maritime Network (more about EAMARNET can be found in the News section of the Professional Development Forum)
The papers presented at the conference may be freely downloaded in full from the RINA website (search the Publications Database for keyword 'EAMARNET') |
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