Visit of the Turkish Delegation from the Naval Architecture and Maritime Faculty (GIDF) of Yildiz Technical University 19-12-2011 in IST / CENTEC
CENTEC will receive on the 21 December a Delegation of Professors from the Yildiz Technical University, in Istanbul, lead by the Dean of the Faculty.
The visit aims at deepening the inter-institutional cooperation in student exchange and research.
Visit of the Chinese Delegation from the Northwestern Polytechnical University 02-09-2011 in CENTEC - IST
In September 5th, CENTEC will receive a Chinese Delegation of Professors and Researchers from the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, led by Prof. Yulong Li.
This visit will consolidate the previous contacts established between the two organizations regarding the exchange of students and researchers and the establishment of future research partnerships.
MARTECH 2011 - 1st International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering 06-05-2011 in IST - CENTEC
The 1st International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering will take place at the Congress Centre of IST on 10 – 12 May 2011.
This conference celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Centre for Marine Technology and Engineering and the Centenary of IST. The National congress of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers started in 1987 with a joint organization of Instituto Superior Técnico and the College of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers of the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros). Eleven congresses were organized, including one together with the Spanish Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in 1997. The Conference programme includes 115 oral presentations, with several international speakers and will include themes that range from the Maritime Cluster in the first day to the Renewable Marine Energies in the last day. Website:www.mar.ist.utl.pt/martech2011
ABS Funded PhD Scholarship 15-04-2011 in IST - CENTEC
As part of its research cooperation with CENTEC, ABS is funding a scholarship to start in the academic year of 2011/12.
As part of its research cooperation with the Centre for Marine Technology and Engineering (CENTEC) of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, ABS is funding a 3-year PhD scholarship to start in the academic year of 2011/12. The successful candidate is expected to have an appropriate background and to attend the doctoral programme in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at IST, and leading to a PhD dissertation. The working language is English. The selection of the candidate will be based on his or her CV and aptitudes. The conditions of the fellowship are those set out in IST’s rules and regulations governing research fellowships and grants, which in turn are based on the regulations of the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology. Send your application with full CV and covering letter to Prof. C. Guedes Soares (centec@mar.ist.utl.pt).
Meeting of the Working Group SAS-093 on Risk-Based Planning 15-03-2011 in IST - CENTEC (sp)
The working group SAS-093 will have its next meeting on Risk-Based Planning on 24-25 March 2011 at the Congress Center of IST.
Among other issues, they will also discuss the planning of the Conference RISK 2011 that will be held in the United Kingdom on 3 – 5 October.