Here at the ITACET Foundation we have been working hard on a new venture, that of the ‘Private Area’. Created as a digital document library on our website, we aim to put presentations given at training sessions into this Private Area. Our hope is that this area will serve as a source of knowledge and reference on all subjects underground for the future lecturers.
As you may well know, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation was implemented during May 2018. This signals a drastic change in the law relating to how data is stored and used. ITACET Foundation has also had to comply with these new regulations and as a result we have made many changes and updates to our way of working. Here are just some examples of what we have done to comply:
During the official opening ceremony of the World Tunneling Congress in Dubai on April 23, 2018, the former ITA President and longtime STUVA Managing Director Prof. Alfred Haack was honoured with the ITACET Award 2018.
Priscilla Antoniazza Campos from Brazil benefited from an ITACET Foundation scholarship for the year 2017 - 2018, enabling her to enrol on the Specialized Master's in Tunnels and Underground Works run at ENTPE / INSA - France
Here, she gives us an insight into what led her into tunnelling and what she thinks of the Master's:
The Council of the ITACET Foundation met in Paris, France, on 9th Februray 2018 to discuss recent Foundation activities and current organizational, financial and strategic issues.
The meeting kicked off with discussions on the plan to relocate the Foundation's headquarters to the ITA's premises in Geneva, following ITA's proposal. An agreement with ITA will be drafted shortly.
Sweta Nemani has received a scholarship from the ITACET Foundation to follow the Specialized Master's in Tunnelling and Tunnel Boring Machines at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy (2018 -2019)
Here she tells us what spurred her to enrol on the course and her first impressions:
The International Road Federation (IRF) is organizing its Global Road Conference which will take place on November 7th-9th 2018, in Las Vegas. This Conference is co-located with theRoad2Tunnel Global Expo.
The ITACET Foundation's Council made the most of the presence of several of its members at the 5th IRF Middle East and North Africa Regional Congress and Exhibition in Dubai to hold a meeting. The meeting took place on October 30th 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
During the official opening ceremony of the World Tunneling Congress in Dubai on April 23, 2018, the former ITA President and longtime STUVA Managing Director Prof. Alfred Haack was honoured with the ITACET Award 2018.
Priscilla Antoniazza Campos from Brazil benefited from an ITACET Foundation scholarship for the year 2017 - 2018, enabling her to enrol on the Specialized Master's in Tunnels and Underground Works run at ENTPE / INSA - France
The International Road Federation (IRF) is organizing its