| The 12th European Career Fair at MIT |
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bridges vol. 15, September, 2007 / Noteworthy Information
For the second year in a row, occupying a niche at the annual European Career Fair (ECF) held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, there will be a space dedicated solely to the pursuit of science and technology careers in Europe. The European Commission and the organizers of the European Career Fair have paired up again to produce this event. The fair aids the EU in achieving the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy, which aims to increase the EU's economic competitiveness and full employment target goals. In 1997 a group of members from the MIT European Club who, as the fair's Web site says, were students pursuing education in the US but looking toward home as commencement grew near, initiated the ECF. The Fair claims to be the largest of its kind in North America, organized entirely by students and chaired by two German postdoctorates Katrin Arnold, of Harvard Medical School and Sven Loebrich of MIT. The European Club, MIT Informational Sciences and Technology Initiatives (MISTI), and the European Commission are the supporting organizations for the event. But if these organizations weren't enough, the fair has a solid list of endorsers such as former European Commission President Romano Prodi and German Ambassador to the US Wolfgang Ischinger. Access to the full article is free, but requires you to register. Registration is simple and quick – all we need is your name and a valid e-mail address. We appreciate your interest in bridges. |
