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ABOUT THE FOUNDATION>>

- Founded: September 2009. Headquarters at the "Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale" de Lausanne (CH) >>
- To date, 12 Training sessions organized in 10 countries worldwide, attended by 925 students>>
- 80 approved lecturers, both from the academical and corporate world>>
- 26 Foundors and Donors >>
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COMING SOON



Thailand
(Bangkok) : Training Session on Tunnelling in urban areas 18 -19 May 2012

REGISTRATION ARE OPEN >>

Lectures on topics related to the theme of the training course “Urban Tunnelling” will be delivered by experts in the fields during the two-day event. It is an excellent opportunity for young engineers to participate in this training course to learn both theory and practical aspects of urban tunnelling and related topics lectured by prominent lecturers.

Upon completion of the two-day course, participants will receive a certificate from the ITA-CET Foundation endorsed by ITA and TUTG of the Engineering Institute of Thailand as part of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme.

UPDATED February .2012 Program is available >>
Visit the official WTC2012 web site to know more >>

 

SEMINAR in SINGAPORE

Singapore, 5-6 November 2012, Training session on "Underground space use"

At the occasion of the 13th World Conference of ACUUS to be held November 7-9 , 2012 in Singapor, the Foundation together with the  Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology (Singapore)  and the scientific collaboration of the ITA Committee on Underground Space (ITACUS) is preparing a two-day Seminar on Underground Space Use.

UPDATE 11.04.2012 updated program is available >>

 

Main topics coverd during the seminar:

  • Introduction and Overview to Underground Space Use
  • Advantages and Disadvantages / Sustainability and Need for Planning
  • Planning and cost-benefit issues for broad-scale underground space use
  • Guidance for planning and design of underground spaces

More info about the 13th World Conference of ACUUS

 

SEMINAR in SHANGHAI

"Modern Technologies of Design, Construction and Operation in Metro and Road Tunnels"

Shanghai, P.R of China, 9-13 November 2012

Following the success of the 2011 Training session on Safety Operation in Metro and Road Tunnels, the preparation of the 2012 Edition is already underway.

For 2012, the training session will be devoted to Risk Management and Safety Issues in Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance in Tunnelling and Underground Space; it will last 5 days including increased exchanges during Round Tables.

A tentative program of the event will soon be published.

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Newsletter #11 FEBRUARY 2012

 

Read it online >>