Science Park Zakynthos
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Science Park Zakynthos is a Norwegian-Greek educational, research
and business collaboration being established on the Greek island Zakynthos. The aim is to work on sustainable environment issues, as for example the water
resources. The project is a collaboration between The Norwegian University of Life Sciences
(UMB), the Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands (TEI) and the Therianos Villas
and Therianos Family Farm on Zakynthos
.
The collaboration will involves student and professor exchange between the institutions, as a part of a theoretical and laboratory coursework training both in Norway and Zakynthos
. During the spring semester Greek students from the Department of Environmental Technology and Ecology are invited to participate in courses at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, The department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology.
In the spring both the Norwegian and the Greek students will participate in an intensive course at Zakynthos (water, technology and environment), with both theoretical and practical training. The staff from Norway and Zakynthos will participate in the teaching in Norway
and at Zakynthos and intend to develop joint research activities.
A testfield location and area for student training in Zakynthos is an important part of the collaboration between the MoU-partners (TEI and UMB). The Therianos Villas and Therianos Family Farm (Kallithea, Zakynthos
, Alykes) have committed to be the practical facilitator for the testfield and to be an area for student training, research, science , information and business development.
The collaboration between TEI and UMB and the Therianos Family Farm will be organized in a concept called the “Science Park Zakynthos”. The “Science Park Zakynthos” is a model of collaboration between universities, authorities and industry. The “Science Park Zakynthos” intend to be officially opened in the spring 2011, when the coursework training take place at Zakynthos.
The subject-areas in the collaboration between the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Ionian Islands and the Therianos is water reduction and water reuse, plus teaching, research and environmental technology development between Norwegian and Greek industry.
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and business collaboration being established on the Greek island Zakynthos. The aim is to work on sustainable environment issues, as for example the water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
resources. The project is a collaboration between The Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences is a public university located in Ås, Norway.It is located at Ås in Akershus, near Oslo, and has around 3800 students...
(UMB), the Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands (TEI) and the Therianos Villas
Therianos Villas
Therianos Villas is an agrotourism provider, located in the area of the Therianos Family Farm . The farm has 20 acres with organic, traditional zakynthian crops for grapes , vines , raisins and many species of fruit trees and flowers...
and Therianos Family Farm on Zakynthos
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...
.
Overview
At the Therianos Family Farm we will establish the Science Park Zakynthos. It will work as a test field location and area for student training, research, information and business development.The collaboration will involves student and professor exchange between the institutions, as a part of a theoretical and laboratory coursework training both in Norway and Zakynthos
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...
. During the spring semester Greek students from the Department of Environmental Technology and Ecology are invited to participate in courses at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, The department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology.
In the spring both the Norwegian and the Greek students will participate in an intensive course at Zakynthos (water, technology and environment), with both theoretical and practical training. The staff from Norway and Zakynthos will participate in the teaching in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and at Zakynthos and intend to develop joint research activities.
A testfield location and area for student training in Zakynthos is an important part of the collaboration between the MoU-partners (TEI and UMB). The Therianos Villas and Therianos Family Farm (Kallithea, Zakynthos
Kallithea, Zakynthos
Kallithea , is a Greek village and a community in the municipal unit of Alykes in the island of Zakynthos. Kallithea's 2001 population was 216 people...
, Alykes) have committed to be the practical facilitator for the testfield and to be an area for student training, research, science , information and business development.
The collaboration between TEI and UMB and the Therianos Family Farm will be organized in a concept called the “Science Park Zakynthos”. The “Science Park Zakynthos” is a model of collaboration between universities, authorities and industry. The “Science Park Zakynthos” intend to be officially opened in the spring 2011, when the coursework training take place at Zakynthos.
The subject-areas in the collaboration between the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Ionian Islands and the Therianos is water reduction and water reuse, plus teaching, research and environmental technology development between Norwegian and Greek industry.
External links
- Science Park Zakynthos - Greek-Norwegian educational and research collaboration on Zakynthos
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences - Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands - Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands