30 Jan 2013 in Alumni by Roman Stiehl
January 30th, 2013: Gothenburg, Sweden
During the evening on 30.01.2013 there was a lot of activity going on in Gothenburg. Regardless the cold, the assessors for the upcoming assessment centre were there to prepare the event, together with the local administrators from Chalmers and the old man as we all know as David!
25 Jan 2013 in Alumni by Roman Stiehl
January 26th-28th,2013: Basel, Switzerland
To get our initiatives for the new year coordinated, the UAA council met at the end of January in Basel. During the weekend we covered many operational topics, including the Symposium in February, the Assessment Center Social events, Summer Session and the Annual Reunion.
13 Nov 2012 in Alumni by Roman Stiehl
November 8th-9th, 2012: Marl, Germany
Germany Over the past years, sustainability has become an increasingly important yet difficult topic. In order to collect varies input to the discussion Evonik initiated the “Evonik Sustainability business forum”, a stakeholder dialogue with people from inside the company, customers, researchers and NGOs. Representing the “younger generation of engineers”, the UAA was also invited to the event as an NGO.
04 Nov 2012 in Alumni by Roman Stiehl
September and October 2012
The new UNITECH year started with the September Special in Aachen. A group of UNITECHs visited the popular Open Air Festival in the city of Aachen on September 13th. One week later a first get together of the LUC Sweden took place in the bar Foxes in Gothenburg. 15 UNITECHs used this opportunity to get to know the UAA better and having a good time enjoying some drinks. The LUC Switzerland organised their first event of the new UNITECH year in a cosy bar called Barflyz close to Zurich's town hall. Also the new Local Chapter in Loghborough had its first event organised.
22 Oct 2012 in Alumni by Roman Stiehl
October 20th-21st: Stuttgart, Germany
Quickly after the Annual Reunion, the UAA Council, Local Chapter Coordinators (LCCs) and UNITECH International (UTI) Office meet for the annual kick-off meeting. This year we met on October 20th and 21st in Stuttgart to share information on the network and discuss general issues and plan the the next year. As announced earlier, we addressed the
19 Aug 2012 in Alumni by Roman Stiehl
August 16th-18th: Aachen, Germany
The Annual Reunion and General Assembly 2012 took place in Aachen from August 16-18. During Thursday and Friday Alumni used the opportunity to meet and get engaged with students, Academic and Corporate Partners. Within the council we used the various meetings and other events to strengthen our network to the various stakeholders. On Friday afternoon, the UAA General Assembly developed to be a very active...
02 May 2012 in Alumni by Silvan Tschopp
May 2nd: Schlieren, Zurich
In order to honour our "new members" we invited all LCC CH Alumni on the 2nd of May for the UNITECH Alumni bowling evening at Bowling West in Schlieren. Having been inspired by the Big Lebowski movie, we thought bowling being the optimal socialising event.
13 Mar 2012 in Alumni by Roman Stiehl
February 24-26, 2012: Vienna, Austria
Once you have experienced in a UAA Symposium, you want to come back! That is at least what 100% of the participants answered in a survey about the UAA Symposium 2012 in Vienna.
But what was so great about the UAA Symposium 2012?
23 Jan 2012 in Alumni by Roman Stiehl
January 21-22, 2012: Stuttgart, Germany
At the end of January, the council met again for a weekend to discuss strategic topics as well as operational aspects of our work. These meetings are very important for us, as it is the only time we have to sit and work together. In between meetings we have to rely on virtual collaboration, which we will try to improve by implementing a project management tool in the next months.
11 Dec 2011 in Alumni by Claudio Frandino
December 2nd, 2011: Milan, Italy
On a mild Friday evening in a Milan already dressed for Christmas time, LUC Italy organized the traditional Christmas dinner. We took the opportunity to gather together after the presentation of the UNITECH Program to new potential applicants for the next year.
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