Energy Resources, Distribution and Saving
Academic Conference
organized in the framework of the Asia-Link Program of the European Commission
Project Nr. 147-063
Euro-Asia Partnership for Development Human Resource Capacity of Engineering
Education in Afghanistan
In Cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan
Strengthening Higher Education Program (SHEP)
The international conference, energy resources, distribution and saving was held between April 19 and 21, 2010 in Herat-Afghanistan by participation of 160 participants. Herat Province governor Dr. M. Yusuf Nurestani, State secretary, Ministry of Higher education of Afghanistan, Dr. M. Osman Babori, Representatives of Afghanistan parliament, Chancellors of Afghanistan major universities, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Higher Education, Energy and Water and Economy, representative of different industrial , environmental and energy institutions, around 40 academics from other Afghan universities and from abroad, have participated the conference.
- A collection of articles of the conference is available
here
- The report of Heart University on the conference (in Dari) is available
here
- The conference resolution (in Dari) is available
here
- Conference Photo gallery
Detail information can be found on the conference main page www.afgasialink.eu/ERDS.
The third partner management workshop - Vienna January 2010
The third partner management workshop is planned to be held in January 2010. The workshop will be organized by Vienna University of Technology, Austria. The objective of the workshop is to evaluate implementation of the project, effectiveness and impact of short-term trainings, scientific seminars, conference, and study stays of Afghan university teachers and Master degree study of Afghan students in Slovakia, Thailand and Vienna and specification of activities in the third year of project implementation.
In the framework of the workshop there will be a seminar organized with focus on university management, processes, financing and sustainable development of university education. The main objective of this specialized seminar is to share best practices and expertise among the partners and transfer of know-how to Afghan partner universities.
Expected date of the workshop and seminar in Vienna is January 11 – 15, 2010.
Current trends in civil engineering and architecture
Academic Conference
organized in the framework of the Asia-Link Program of the European Commission
Project Nr. 147-063
Euro-Asia Partnership for Development Human Resource Capacity of Engineering
Education in Afghanistan
In the framework of the project ‘Euro-Asia Partnership for Development Human Resource Capacity of Engineering Education in Afghanistan’ the first scientific conference was organized in Kabul, Afghanistan, between March 28 and April 1, 2009. The conference was focused on the field of Civil engineering and Architecture. It brought together Afghan students, academicians and business representative from Afghanistan, Europe, Asia and USA in order to exchange knowledge and know-how in academic curricula, current trends and modern approaches. In total, 124 academicians, students and business representatives participated on the conference and more than 100 students took part in specialized seminars.
More details can be found on the conference web page