New Vistas in Transatlantic Science and Technology Cooperation (1999) / Chapter Skim
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Internationalization of the Technical Workforce and Transatlantic Cooperation in R&D
Internationalization of the Technical Workforce and Transatlantic Cooperation in R&D
Pages 88-93
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After all, Dr. Praestgaard said, "we are a generation of European scientists trained in the United States," and this should have a positive impact in creating a truly international technical work force.
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Extending such mechanisms to the United States and other countries could be one way to develop longterm networks, although Dr. Praestgaard cautioned that there may be concerns about the appropriateness of opening up such existing European mechanisms to other countries.
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Even though different intellectual property rights laws remain a barrier in conducting transatlantic R&D, the business community and the governments on both sides, as well as academics, are working to lower the barriers that are associated with intellectual property law. Education Promoting the internationalization of the scientific and technical work force through educational institutions remains a key theme in Europe, but the transatlantic component has been neglected.
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Conze placed his remarks on the internationalization of the technical work force in the context of the growing importance of transatlantic cooperation to the European economy. Industrial Restructuring With European economies becoming increasingly integrated, European industry will need to continue restructuring to meet competitive challenges.
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He has also seen a number of U.S. students spend time abroad but said that the United States would benefit from having more students spend a greater amount of time overseas.
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In light of the National Academy of Sciences' New Vistas conference and the Einstein statue outside the Academy's main building, perhaps such a program could be called the Einstein Fellowship, which would capture the transatlantic objective of the fellowship. It would be important, Dr.
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