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News Release from: The Profibus Group
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 July 2005
Profibus sets up 'Research and
Education' group
'Research and Education' working group to strengthen co-operation of Profibus with universities and technical colleges to improve teaching of automation technologies PROFIBUS and PROFINET.
Profibus International (PI) has established a 'Research and Education' working group (TC5/WG7) The goal of this working group consists of strengthening the cooperation of Profibus International with universities and technical colleges to achieve improved teaching of the automation technologies PROFIBUS and PROFINET in education
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The activities of the working group include: * Providing information material and presentation slides for education.
* Information and training events for teaching faculty and lab engineers as well as regular workshops on selected topics.
* Preparation and supply of standard lab experiments.
* Partner exchange for companies and universities on a regional basis.
* Research activities beyond the university about the topics of industrial communication.
* Setup of an international network.
With the appointment of two chairmen of the work group - Prof Dr Karl-Heinz Niemann (Technical University Hanover, Germany) and Prof Dr Frank Schiller (Technical University Munich, Germany) - Profibus International is ensuring good contact with universities and technical colleges exist from the outset.
Companies and institutions of higher education interested in collaborating can contact the Profibus International Support Office on the company website.
For universities and technical colleges, participation in this working group will be possible without being a member of Profibus International.
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