Past IED events:  June – December 2007
 
 
Title:     The Successful Story of James Dyson
Venue:  Faculty of Engineering
Date:    6th June 2007
Time:    16.00hrs
 
This presentation will give an overview of one of the most
successful stories in design history. With the invention of the
vacuum cleaner, James Dyson became a worldwide renowned
designer. If you want to appreciate where a good design can
lead, you should not miss this presentation. For further
information please visit http://www.dyson.co.uk
 
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Title:     Most Innovative Mechanical Engineering Project Competition
Venue:  Faculty of Engineering
Date:    4th - 7th July 2007
Time:    17.30 – 19.30 hrs
 
For the fourth consecutive year, the Malta Branch of IED will hold a competition for the most innovative Mechanical Engineering Final Year Project at the University of Malta. Members of council will judge the projects presented during the faculty exhibition. Each student interested in participating will be asked to give a 10mins presentation of the work carried out. Click here for further details on the criteria related to this award.
 
 
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Title:     DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY
Venue:  Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta

 

Date:    16th October 2007
Time:    16.30hrs
 
Two foreign lecturers, Prof. Ing. Peer Leibl, from the Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Prof. Dr. Ing. Claus Thorp Hansen, from the Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, delivered a presentation on Development of products for manufacturing in high cost countries and Industrial Competitiveness through conceptual thinking respectively. The seminar was well attended with audience both from academia and industry. Further details may be found here.
 
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Title:     LASER BEAM TECHNIQUES IN MICRO - AND NANO -FABRICATION
Venue:  Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta
 
Date:    11th December 2007
Time:    16.30hrs
 
Dr. Elias Chatzitheodoridis from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece delivered a public lecture on laser beam techniques in micro and nano fabrication. Further details may be found here.
 
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