INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Some of the companies and organizations that are likely participating in our 2009 program are listed here.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a contract research organisation involved in many international assignments. With its 3000 employees, VTT provides a wide range of technology and applied research services for its clients, private companies, institutions and the public sector. VTT is again engaging IBD teams this year.
Tekes, the National Technology Agency is the main public financing and expert organisation for research and technological development in Finland. Tekes finances industrial R&D projects as well as projects in research institutes. Tekes especially promotes innovative, risk-intensive projects.
Atonus has been developing computer based information systems for hospitals
and image analysis applications both on the biomedical field (semen, chromosome,
skin lesion) and industrial field (automobile control panel calibration).
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks. For the second year WCS has engaged a number of Haas IBD consulting teams.
Comaco is a model for rural development that supports natural resource management. It operates through a community-owned trading centre, registered as a non-profit company, called the Conservation Farmer Wildlife Producer Trading Centre.
This program offers an exceptional learning
opportunity to mid-career professionals and policy makers
to gain expertise, enhance their skills and broaden their
perspectives on sustainable environmental management.
For the third year, graduates of the BELP are engaging IBD
teams through the Beahrs Small Grants Initiative. This year
we will be working in Egypt . Previous years saw teams in Nepal, Kalimantan,
Indonesia, Cameroon and the Republic of South Africa.
Last updated November 20, 2008
