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Category: Ningbo News
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Published: Tuesday, 03 July 2012 09:55
Last Sunday, 11 Shanghai doctors of Ningbo descent returned to their home city and offered free medical services for local residents in Shangri-La Hotel. Wang Zhuohui, vice president of Ningbo Economy Promotion Society, and Chen Yunjin, president of Ningbo Charity Federation attended the opening ceremony.
The event was jointly organized by Bank of Ningbo and Ningbo Benevolent Association of Shanghai. The visiting doctors, specializing in pediatric surgery, Chinese and Western medicine, gynecology, and otolaryngology, are prestigious experts from famous Shanghai hospitals including Shanghai Pediatric Hospital, Longhua Hospital, Huashan Hospital, and Ruijin Hospital. The program is said to have received more than 400 local residents.
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Category: Governmental News
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Published: Tuesday, 03 July 2012 09:54
Last Saturday, the delegation of European diplomacy workshop paid a visit to Ningbo. On Saturday evening, the vice mayor, Zhang Minghua, together with other officials of the municipal government, met with the diplomats and gave them an introduction of Ningbo in a welcome meeting.
Sponsored by the Foreign Ministry of China, the workshop aims to provide trainings for diplomats in developed countries and it has been successfully held six times. The attendants are mainly young and mid-career diplomats from the EU. There are 34 diplomats from 32 European countries and organizations attending the workshop this year.
During their stay in Ningbo, the diplomats will visit several well-know companies including Oulin Group Co., Ltd., Ningbo Port Group, and Ningbo Geely Automobile Co., Ltd..
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Published: Monday, 02 July 2012 11:23
China to produce new sustainable toy designs.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2012
Furthering its commitment to eco-conscious education, Otis College of Art and Design partnered with German toymaker Hape to create an international think tank and integrated learning experience.
Otis faculty members and students joined Hape employees and members of the China Academy of the Arts to study the complexities of sustainable business practice and associated manufacturing challenges while developing new product designs that will move into formal production at Hape in the coming year.
The group traveled to China for a 29-day journey through the bamboo forests of Zhejiang Province, to the city of Hangzhou and the Ningbo-Zhoushan Harbor, one of the largest ports in the world. There they observed and exchanged ideas with local craftspeople, manufacturers, educators and students from distinguished design schools such as Bauhaus University, Weimar, Shenkar College of Art and Design, Israel, and KaosPilot, Denmark.
The international team participated with Hape step-by-step in research, development, idea generation, production, and testing of new products. Students learned firsthand what it takes to bring sustainable products to market.
“This kind of collaboration is invaluable for industry and academia,” said Otis Toy Design Professor Drew Plakos. “ It’s real-world learning for next-generation designers and smart R&D for industry leaders.”
Experimenting with sustainable materials and renewable resources such as bamboo and soy-based pigment, the student designers produced a number of projects from role-play toddler games and construction sets, to nested drums for a new Hape instrument line. Several of their final designs were chosen for formal development.
DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY IS DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE
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