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  Wageningen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wageningen is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.
Wageningen is situated on the north bank of the Rhine and at the border between the Gelderse valley and the Veluwe, of which the southwest hill is called the Wageningse berg.
Wageningen is also world famous for its military history: On May 6, 1945, the German general Blaskowitz surrendered to the Canadian general Charles Foulkes, which ended the Second World War in the Netherlands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wageningen   (482 words)

  
 IDS - International Dairy School Wageningen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is an initiative of Wageningen University and the Dutch dairy industry united in the Dutch Dairy Association (NZO).
University training and education is still oriented at a specific discipline like biochemistry of food technology.
Wageningen University has a fine international reputation as an education and research centre, which is surely of advantage to us.
www.idswageningen.nl /index2.php?page=5   (1160 words)

  
 ECOGEN - Soil ecological and economic evaluation of genetically modified crops: Participant 5 - WU, The Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wageningen University and Research Center, Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group Wageningen University was founded in 1918.
For many years, Wageningen scientists have been aware of the ultimate importance of maintaining a habitable planet earth, as well as ensuring reliable supplies of safe, high quality food, while maintaining the biodiversity of natural habitats and conserving natural resources.
Wageningen University has therefore formulated it's mission accordingly: "Wageningen University wishes to develop and disseminate the scientific knowledge needed to sustainably supply society's demand for sufficient, healthy food and a good environment for humans, animals and plants".
www.ecogen.dk /organization/participant/1070267495_29/view   (272 words)

  
 Wageningen UR helps tsunami victims   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands wishes to offer its knowledge and expertise to the governments and organizations which will be working on the long-term task of rehabilitation in the disaster zones.
Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) knowledge about siltation, for example, could be applied in tackling the problem of contamination of agricultural land with seawater in Atjeh (Aceh).
Wageningen UR will also offer ten scholarships to students from countries hit by the tsunami, to enable them to contribute knowledge and expertise gained from a Wageningen Masters course to the long-term rehabilitation of the affected regions.
www.achehtimes.com /scholarships/_disc/00000023.htm   (430 words)

  
 Wageningen UR - Wageningen University - About Wageningen University
Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) provides education and generates knowledge in the field of life sciences and natural resources.
Wageningen UR is a collaboration between Wageningen University, Van Hall Larenstein School of Higher Professional Education and the specialised research institutes (DLO) from the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture.
Wageningen University was the first institution to receive the prestigious ECTS label (European Credit Transfer System).
www.wageningenuniversiteit.nl /UK/about   (158 words)

  
 MSc Plant Biotechnology | Wageningen University and Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wageningen University is part of the Wageningen University and Research Centre consortium, an alliance between Wageningen University and the national Agricultural Research Institute (DLO).
Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) is a unique organisation, that combines fundamental, strategic and applied research with innovative education at BSc, MSc and PhD levels.
Finally, Wageningen UR strives to develop active frameworks of cooperation with other universities and research centres in the Netherlands and abroad.
www.plantbiotechnology.nl /en/general/wur.html   (273 words)

  
 AcademicTransfer - Vacaturebank
The Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group of the Department of Social Sciences of Wageningen University is involved in theoretical and applied research looking for solutions for environmental problems and sustainable use of natural resources.
Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR for short) is a leading international knowledge institute in the fields of nutrition and health, sustainable agricultural systems, environmental quality and processes of social change.
Wageningen UR is known for its critical, enterprising and internationally oriented researchers and students.
www.academictransfer.nl /org/vacancies/detail.cfm?vacature_ID=FPVC1SH3   (696 words)

  
 Wisp'r archive, Issue 24 - 06.09.2001 Page 03
Wageningen University expects between 250 and 300 freshmen for the international MSc courses, a record number.
Wageningen was the first university in the Netherlands to adopt the internationally accepted Bachelor-Masters system, and it is already showing its success.
Hopeful for Wageningen is that this year the number of new Dutch students showed a small increase as well as the international numbers.
www.wb-online.nl /wispr_archives/w012403.htm   (312 words)

  
 Measuring Behavior 2005: Travel Information
Wageningen is a university city, the Liberation city, a ‘green’ city, a friendly city.
Wageningen is a university town with a student-like atmosphere that shows in its lively nightlife.
Wageningen, The 5th of May, and the Liberation of the Netherlands are inextricably linked.
www.noldus.com /mb2005/venue/city.html   (693 words)

  
 General News of Friday, 9 September 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Authorities of the Dutch university had invited the Okyenhene to the country to discuss the possibilities of path-breaking collaboration between the 83-year old institute and the university that the Okyenhene is in the process of establishing in Okyeman.
After a series of all-day presentations and discussions in Wageningen, the Okyenhene told his hosts that the Okyeman University of Environmental and Agricultural Studies is envisaged to serve as the catalyst to unleash the wealth of the area for the ultimate benefit of Ghana’s farming communities and the environment.
He said the Dutch university was committed to supporting the Okyenhene in the establishment of the agricultural university in Ghana.
www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=89825&nav=previous   (1321 words)

  
 Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen UR's path-breaking research and innovative education form a vital contribution to the quality of life.
They are capable of bringing together knowledge from a wide variety of disciplines in order to develop a comprehensive view of public issues and to understand the implications of these for human life, animal life, plant life and the environment.
Their knowledge institute consists of Wageningen University, (applied) research institutes, and a training and advisory centre.
www.indiawijzer.nl /university_education/wagenigen/wageningen_wur.htm   (286 words)

  
 Wageningen UR - Wageningen University - Aquaculture and Fisheries
Wageningen UR - Wageningen University - Aquaculture and Fisheries
The Aquaculture and Fisheries Group (AFI) is part of the Department of Animal Sciences and participates in the Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, WIAS.
Mission: to be leading in academic research and education on sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries, with a focus on society relevant questions and on the interactions between aquatic organisms and their environment.
www.afi.wur.nl /UK   (75 words)

  
 Agricultural University of Wageningen
The Wageningen Agricultural University, with its chairs of Biotechnology, Plant Breeding, Genetics, Horticulture, Physiology, Forestry, Plant Taxonomy, Animal Taxonomy as well as Chemistry and Biochemistry, is actively involved in a multitude of organism-related biotechnological research efforts.
The CPRO-DLO institution, also in Wageningen, is the seat of the national seedbank CGN of the Netherlands.
The PROSEA foundation, a cooperation programme between Wageningen and 6 Southeast Asian countries, aiming at the publication of a multivolume handbook (10 volumes published) and the establishment of a large database on the plant resources of SE Asia, involves numerous world-wide contacts with authors and editors, in the fields of taxonomy, agronomy and forestry.
www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de /BioCISE/TheProject/Members/Wageningen.htm   (829 words)

  
 Wageningen University: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wageningen University and Research Centre (also known als Wageningen UR) consists of Wageningen University, EHandler: no quick summary.
It is based in the Dutch city of Wageningen Wageningen quick summary:
Its core business are life sciences and it is one of the few universities that has a mission ("For Quality of Life")
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/W/Wa/Wageningen_University.htm   (104 words)

  
 AcademicTransfer - Vacaturebank
Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum Standplaats: Wageningen Docent(e) Schermen voor 3 lesuren per week op donderdag bij het Universitair Sportcentrum de Bongerd voor het onderdeel Schermen vanaf 1 september 200...
Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum De secretaresse is verantwoordelijk voor het agendabeheer; het organiseren, voorbereiden en notuleren van vergaderingen; het verzorgen van inkomende e...
Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum Standplaats: Wageningen Pro actieve control van één of meerdere BU's en/of LSG's obv P&C cyclus, inclusief (bewaking) (deel) budget.
www.academictransfer.nl /vacaturebank/zoeken/index.cfm?StartRow=1&fuseaction=get-resultaat&welkeSoort=vacbank&zijpad=1   (266 words)

  
 Food-Info.net : Welcome to the Food Technology and Food Safety information pages of Wageningen University
Wageningen University (Wageningen, the Netherlands) is one of the leading centres in Food Science and Technology in the World.
Wageningen University is listed as the number 2 in the world in the field of Food Science and Nutrition (source : www.cest.ch) and as first in Europe.
The ISI Web of Science (www.isinet.com) lists Wageningen University as third research institute in the world, but as second university after Cornell University (US).
www.food-info.net /wageningen.htm   (200 words)

  
 Web site of the Netherlands Embassy in Cairo
The IAC is part of Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR).
Stoas Hogeschool is the only Dutch Agricultural Professional University for teachers in Education and knowledge management, and is located in The Netherlands in the cities 's-Hertogenbosch and Dronten.
Stoas is a small university and has extensive facilities to support studies and ensure that all 700 students get the most out of their studies.
www.hollandemb.org.eg /english/institutestraining&studies.htm   (377 words)

  
 EFI - Wageningen University, Forestry groups (in The Netherlands )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wageningen University has therefore formulated its mission as follows:"Wageningen University wishes to develop and diseminate the scientific knowledge needed to a sustainable supply of society's demand for sufficient, healthy food and a good environment for humans, animals and plants".
The Department of Environmental Sciences (DES) is one of five Departments of Wageningen University.
The Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group of Wageningen University deals with fundamental and applied ecological issues such as forest ecosystem dynamics, environmental influences on tree growth and forest development, and sustainable silvicultural systems.
www.efi.fi /members/members/netherlands/wau   (744 words)

  
 Wageningen University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wageningen University: Wageningen University is the leading European university in the Life Sciences.
Wageningen University and Research Centre, as an internationally leading education and research organisation, contributes significantly to the quality of life.
Wageningen UR - Wageningen University - Laboratory of Plant Cell...
www.logicjungle.com /wiki/Wageningen_University   (321 words)

  
 AcademicTransfer - Vacancies at AcademicTransfer
Wageningen University and Researchcentre Location: Wageningen The post will work on the EU-funded project Developing Efficient and Stable Biological Containment Systems for Genetically Modified Plants (Transconta...
Wageningen University and Researchcentre The Marie Curie actions of the European commission aim to foster high-level research on the cutting edge of science.
University Medical Center Utrecht Applications are invited for a 4 year PhD position (AIO) in the group of Dr. Marc Vooijs working on Notch signal transduction in cancer.
www.academictransfer.org /org/vacancies/browse.cfm   (276 words)

  
 Netherlands HQ : Netherlands University
The Utrecht University is one of the oldest in the Netherlands, with a historydating back to the Middle Ages.
National university featuring an overview of its propaedeutic, a bachelor and amaster phase programs, student life, activities, and contact details.
Wageningen UR - gezond voedsel in een leefbare wereld: Wageningen...
www.netherlandshq.com /netherlandsuniversity/index.php   (808 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) is an internationally renowned knowledge institute in the fields of life sciences and sustainability.
Wageningen Plant Sciences is a Wageningen UR consortium, bringing together the expertise of Wageningen University and the research institutes Plant Research International and PPO (Applied Plant Research).
Wageningen Plant Sciences also conducts a number of statutory research tasks.
www.bio.vu.nl /nvtb/newsletters/nvtb20jan04.txt   (510 words)

  
 Wisp'r Home Page - Wageningen International Studiespaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wb is the weekly newspaper for all who work and study at Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR).
The Wisp'r articles are written with the international students and researchers in mind, but is of course read by a far wider audience within Wageningen UR.
Correspondence should be addressed to English Editor, Postbus 357, 6700 AJ Wageningen.
www.gcw.nl /wispr/new/default.htm   (152 words)

  
 Wageningen University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) is a leading international knowledge institute in the fields of nutrition and health, sustainable agricultural systems, environmental quality and processes of social change.
It is known for its critical, enterprising and internationally oriented researchers and students who are capable of bringing together knowledge from a wide variety of disciplines in order to develop a comprehensive view of public issues and to understand the implications of these for human life, animal life, plant life and the environment.
There is further expertise in the application of fluorescence techniques including flow cytometry and fluorescence ratio imaging for the detection, identification and assessment of bio-energetic parameters and viability of microorganisms.
www.nugo.org /everyone/4246/4247   (358 words)

  
 Bioenergy at Wageningen UR
Wageningen University and Research Centre, located in the Netherlands, has extensive experience in the research field of biobased materials and bioenergy.
At Wageningen UR, research discloses biomass conversion routes producing solid, fluid or gaseous bio-fuels that meet the requirements of industrial partners.
Continue here for more information on Wageningen UR bioenergy research and how to contact us.
www.biomassandbioenergy.nl   (478 words)

  
 KLV Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences, association of graduates in agriculture, nutrition, nature and ...
Wageningen is een netwerk dat je onderhoudt met KLV www.klv.nl)
KLV is alumnivereniging voor Wageningse afgestudeerden én voor academici betrokken bij Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum.
KLV cares for the social and general interests of the Alumni of the Wageningen University.
www.klv.nl /english   (494 words)

  
 Praktijkonderzoek - Animal Sciences Group - Wageningen UR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Praktijkonderzoek Veehouderij is een onderdeel van Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum.
This is the homepage of the Research Institute for Animal Husbandry in Lelystad, the Netherlands.
The Research Institute for Animal Husbandry is part of Wageningen University and Research Centre.
www.pv.wageningen-ur.nl   (202 words)

  
 Board Members   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Lizin is a member of the Board of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the UN University in Turin, and the organizer of hundreds of seminars in international matters that have taken place in Belgium.
She is a Professor at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Political Science) in Paris and the University of Liège, and the authour of many publications focusing on women’s rights.
Dr. Ismail Serageldin is the Director of the Library of Alexandria, and Professor at Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
www.womenforpeaceinternational.org /Home/BoardMembers.htm   (3093 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Roelof Rabbinge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rabbinge was a visiting professor in the Department of Entomology, University of California-Berkeley, and Department of Agronomy, University of California-Davis, USA, in 1978 ; a professor at the University of Louvain, Belgium, from 1980 to 1983 ; and a visiting scientist at the Plant Research Institute in Australia in 1984.
He was the chairman of the CGIAR task force on sustainable agriculture and on agricultural research in East and Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
His main tasks at this moment are Dean of Graduate Studies at Wageningen University and Research Centre and member of the senate of the Dutch Parliament.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Roelof_Rabbinge.htm   (534 words)

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