The single-market engineer

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One of the biggest challenges the European Community faces as it moves toward a unified Europe is standardizing the multitude of professional standards and degrees so that professionals can work in any European country. For engineers, at the request of the EC, the European Federation of National Engineering Associations is conducting talks to come to a consensus within the engineering community for a special directive that would set a minimum professional standard for engineers. The talks are not yet finished, but the general trend seems to be recognizing engineers who have graduated from a 3-to-4-year engineering program, which trains students in practical applications, as equal to engineers from 4-to-6-year schools, which give their students fundamentals of science and engineering. Supply and demand and wages and benefits are also important factors in labor mobility. There is almost no unemployment for engineers in Europe, but wages do vary. There are problems in moving to another European country, but the problems are mostly social in nature. As part of its efforts to establish cooperation the EC established Erasmus in 1987 to promote interuniversity cooperation.

Europe, Standard, Standardization, Engineering, Employment Opportunity, European Economic Community

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A canny manager of Boeing's electronics R & D

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Edith Martin is the founder and vice president in charge of Boeing Co.'s Boeing Electronics High Technology Center, which focuses on photonics, radio frequencies, embedded processing and materials and devices. The goal of the center is applied technology prototype production. The center consists of three management levels: Martin, managers of laboratories and first level supervisors. She prefers a communication and teamwork approach, with managers meeting two to three hours per week. The center has few government contracts and retains patents on most of its developments. Martin believes in strong alliances with other U.S. technical companies and has also worked closely with French and British companies and universities. Selection of center projects are based on 18 criteria developed by Martin. Defense projects are budgeted at 60 percent and commercial projects at 40 percent.

Aircraft, Management, Officials and employees, High technology, Boeing Co., BA, Management Style, Executive, Martin, Edith

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Harnessing university research for competitiveness, industry support

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Research and development (R&D) performed in universities worldwide is changing to an emphasis on problems associated with industry. Semiconductor Research Corp (SRC) VP Robert Burger notes universities have always been important sources of research in the areas of semiconductor manufacturing technology, X-ray and optical lithography for SRC. SRC has centers of excellence at five universities. These institutions receive $1 million to $2 million annually; SRC supports from 25 to 75 graduate students. Recently European universities have turned to industry for R&D funding, particularly those in Great Britain. In Japan, academics are getting an increased share of the R&D budget; however, the percentage is proportionately less than in the US.

Universities and colleges, Industrial research, Research and Development, Competition, Industry-Sponsored Research, Cooperative Agreements

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