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SHROVETIDE
[EDIT: Eijsden, February 15]
Shrove Monday might not mean much to most people in the English-speaking world. Only some remember the fact that it comes before Shrove Tuesday, which - in much of that world - is Pancake Day and comes before Ash Wednesday, when...[more]
AGENTSCHAP NL
[EDIT: Eijsden, February 2]
Many people will have heard of the mysterious Agentschap. Apparently it is the result of a merger between Senternovem and the Economic Advisory Agency and Patent Service in The Netherlands, which now appear under the name of Agentschap...[more]
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VACANCY: DEPARTMENT HEAD
[BIZ/EDU: Hasselt, February 15]
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There is a vacancy for the head of the Department of Business at the Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg in Hasselt. The College is the biggest school of Business in the region, with 2000 students and 120 staff. The...[more]
SA ECONOMIC MISSION
[BIZ/EDU: Liège, February 15]
In cooperation with AWEX, the Walloon Export Agency, and Walloon Space Logistics, the incubator for new high-tech business, an exploratory economic mission was undertaken to South Africa from February 9 to 15. The companies...[more]
EN-ROUTE CONTROL
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Bassenge, February 10]
Belgocontrol’s new CANAC 2 en-route center for air traffic control is one of the most modern in Europe and marks the culmination of several years of work for Belgocontrol and many subcontractors. Symbio, a Belgian company...[more]
KNOWLEDGE IN WEERT
[BIZ: Weert, February 10]
A new knowledge center combining education, government and business has set up a center in Weert, which has a start-up center for new business that leads to a combination of business education and government, with the tourist association’s...[more]
MUEHLNER´S PORSCHES
[BIZ/LEI: Spa Francorchamps, February 8]
In 2010 Mühlner Motorsport will again enter two Porsches in the FIA European GT3 Championship. With Häring, Schmickler and Vannelet three of the four drivers are already under contract.Francorchamps. The Spa-Francorchamps ...[more]
THE PORT OF LIEGE
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, February 8]
The Port of Liège is Belgium’s premier inland port and the third in Europe. In 2009 it’s water, rail and highway global tonnage was 18,192,741 tons. This was down 3,614,480 from 2008, a 17% decrease, largely as a result of the temporary...[more]
FAST SEARCH
[BIZ: Aachen, February 8]
Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting fast and easy-to-use search technologies for mobile devices at the 2010 Mobile World Congress (Hall 2, Stand E 41).
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The bags are in the trunk, the kids on the...[more]
LIMBURG 1ST IN SHANGHAI
[BIZ/GOV: Hasselt, February 7]
Limburg (B) is the only Belgian province that will be using the Belgian pavilion to present its profile during the World Exhibition in Shanghai. Six Belgian Limburg municipalities will be participating in the China project; they...[more]
80,000M2 SOLAR PARK
[BIZ: Euskirchen, February 7]
The Euskirchen solar cell company, F&S Solar Concept GmbH, has the largest open solar cell display in North-Rhine Westphalia. This makes the use of solar energy worthwhile. There are 15,555 solar panels covering an area of 80,000m2...[more]
PIEPER, A REGIONAL STAR
[BIZ: Liège, February 5]
SPI+, the Liège development company, has a project in which it awards RegioStars for original and innovative projects and local regional development. The 2010 award, organized by the European Union (Regional Politics DG), received a...[more]
EUR 18M GAUGUIN
[BIZ/LEI: Helvoirt/Maastricht, February 4]
At TEFAF (The European Fine Arts Fair), the London art dealer Dickinson is offering one of the last important works of Paul Gauguin called ´Deux Femmes´; the asking price is around EUR 18M. Gauguin painted this canvas...[more]
SUSTAINABLE IT
[BIZ/GOV: Namur, February 2]
A start has been made in the Walloon country on a EuroGreen IT innovation center. On the basis of this, The Walloon region, wants to develop sustainable IT. The innovation center will be established in Mons, but this is not certain...[more]
PACKAGING IN GERMANY
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 2]
Companies operating in Germany have to submit information on their packaging and have time, through May 1, to register the amount of packaging that they sent abroad in 2009. The Dutch-German Chamber of Commerce has pointed this...[more]
AACHEN REGION BIZ INFO
[BIZ: Aachen, February 2]
The information portal for online information about the Aachen City region, organized by WFG, the city region’s development company, provides business with information. Business moves in waves, sometimes sideways and sometimes appears...[more]
SOLAR MODULES
[BIZ: Heerlen/Avantis, February 2]
The Limburg (NL) provincial government has granted a subsidy of EUR 250,000 to Solar Modules Limburg BV, a company this journal has covered in an earlier issue. The company is going to set up a new solar panel factory at the...[more]
BUILDERS TO CHINA
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 2]
The Limburg (NL) Chamber of Commerce, the VOKA (B) Chamber of Commerce from Hasselt, and the Construction Association of Limburg are organizing a network mission to China. This will be held from February 12 to May 23. After a stay...[more]
THE AGRO-FOOD BUSINESS
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 2]
In order to help those businesses involved in the agro-food sector with packaging, the Agro-Food Innovation Square (Agro-Food Innovatie Plein) is going to have a meeting on April 1 where businesses can ask the professionals questions...[more]
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AIR/TGV CARGO
[LOG: Liège, February 2]
Liège’s TGV cargo organization, known as Liège Carex, has chosen its new general coordinator who is to be Serge Kreins. Serge Kreins is to succeed, the late Vincent Gernay as coordinator of Liège Carex. Mr. Kreins was trained as an ...[more]
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POST-GRAD BIZ ED
[EDU: Maastricht, February 12]
In 2002, Postgraduate Education (PGE) was established by the School of Business & Economics with the objective to create a home for all its MBA and Executive programs. Today, the School has become a highly regarded learning partner...[more]
UNIVERSITY THEATRE FESTIVAL
[EDU: Liège, February 12]
There will be a university theatre festival at the University Theatre in Liège from March 1 to 7. There will be representatives from the United States, Russia, Germany, Togo, Ukraine, Turkey, France, Mexico and the Netherlands. For ...[more]
PAUL DEPLA FOR HEERLEN
[GOV: Heerlen, February 11]
The City of Heerlen has put a councilor from Nijmegen as number one on its list to succeed the current mayor of Heerlen. The second candidate has not been named, as is traditional in such matters. Mr. Depla was born in 1965 in Eindhoven....[more]
HS-ZUYD/NIZHNY NOVGOROD
[EDU: Heerlen, February 10]
Eleven students from Nizhny Novgorod State University for Architecture and Civil Engineering are going to work in the graduate department of tomorrow’s neighborhood, together with 15 Germans, six Belgians, and 60 students from Hogeschool...[more]
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
[EDU/GOV: Liège, February 10]
‘Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods’ (SUN) was the topic of a colloquium held in Liège recently. Two hundred representatives of various areas—including economic development, business, the arts, culture and concern for the urban environment—together...[more]
HON DOCS ART MEETS SCIENCE
[EDU: Hasselt, February 9]
Panamarenco, Koen Vanmechelen and Michael Rowe will receive honorary doctorates on May 28 at the University of Hasselt. Panamarenco is the pseudonym of Henry van Heerwegen, who was born in Antwerp on February 5, 1940, and is a prominent ...[more]
TAXES UP 1.8% AVERAGE
[GOV: Maastricht, February 9]
The Province of Limburg (NL), in its tax overview, shows that average taxes will rise 1.8% in 2010. Research involved 33 of Limburg’s 34 municipalities—the figures from the new municipality of Horst on the Maas were not yet available....[more]
ORDER OF MERIT
[GOV: Eupen, February 5]
Prime Minister Lambertz, of Belgium’s German-speaking community, is to receive the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on March 1, with a star. This is the only general state-decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany....[more]
VEHICLE INSPECTION
[GOV-LOG: Aachen, February 4]
Cars in Germany used to have a hexagonal sticker on their number plates to indicate their emissions´ status. From January 1, these vehicle inspection stickers will no longer be valid and a round one will be used.
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FERDEL SCHROEDER: PRESIDENT
[GOV: Eupen, February 2]
Ferdel Schröder (PFF) has been elected the ninth president of the parliament of Belgium’s German-speaking community. He was elected by 13 out of a possible 25 votes and follows Louis Siquet (SP), who was elected a senator by the same...[more]
RALF ROTHMAN GETS PRIZE
[GOV/LEI: Aachen, February 2]
Ralf Rothman is the winner of the Walter Hasenclever Literary Prize for 2010. The prize will be presented on October 31. Mr. Rothman (1953) was born in Schleswig Holstein and is a German novelist, poet and dramatist. His novels...[more]
IMPROVING THE AIR
[EDU: Hasselt, February 2]
The Center for Environmental Science (CMK) and the research group on Applied and Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Biology of the University of Hasselt has started to set up an information system on particulate contamination,...[more]
TOMORROW’S NEIGHBORHOOD
[EDU/GOV: Maastricht, February 2]
The Neighborhood of Tomorrow: starting point for European programmed in integrated design
If we are to create buildings with significantly better performance as regards their environmental impact and energy consumption,...[more]
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WILFRIED SERENY
[LEI: Aachen, February 12]
The Swiss writer Wilfried Sereny will be reading from his most recent crime story on Wednesday, February 24 at 20:00 at the Couven Museum on the Hühnermarkt 17 in Aachen. His latest novel is called ‘Auf der Liste’. Entry is EUR 5 or...[more]
MANIFESTA
[LEI: Hasselt, February 10]
Manifesta, the European Biennial for Contemporary Art, designed to create a pan-European platform for the contemporary visual arts, will be held for the 9th time in Belgian Limburg in 2012. The Province of Limburg (B) is establishing...[more]
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
[LEI: Vaals, February 9]
From February 18, 2010, on the way to Easter, April 4, there will be a special exhibition of the Stations of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, at the museum in Vaals. Check the website for details. The exhibition lasts until May 19.
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SPRING CONCERT
[LEI: Alsdorf, February 9]
The School of Music and Dance in Cologne, with its music and dance from Cologne in Aachen, will be holding a concert on March 20 in the Machine House in Alsdorf. This follows the success of the New Year’s concert. The concert is put...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE TROPHY
[LEI: Gulpen, February 9]
On Sunday, February 21 there will be a special walk in the context of the Euroregional marching trophy, and this time it will start from Gulpen. The routes vary from five to ten and 15 or 25km, and the route will be organized by The...[more]
STANLEY DONWOOD
[LEI: Heerlen, February 8]
Radiohead collaborator and artist Stanley Donwood has put on an exhibition called Red Maze in Heerlen. The show is based on the myth of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth, which was also the basis of Donwood’s work for the Radiohead album...[more]
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