broadcast from Saaremaa Maritime Festival 2010
ETV news from boatyards gathering during the Saaremaa Maritime Festival
Trendwatching conference
This Friday the first small craft trendwatching conference will be held in Saaremaa. The aim of the conferenc is to introduce both global and regional trends in small craft building and the new opportunities for developing Estonian boatbuilding sector. The speakers of the conference are experts and specialists from home and abroad and the topics [...]
Association of Estonian Boatyards recommends: summer course in Boat Design at TUT Kuressaare College
In June and August 2010 a 5+5 days open course in boat design is taking place in Saaremaa island. The course is given by Tero Halme, the professor of boat design from the Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences. The Basics of Boat Design course is meant for all those who need to understand the basics [...]
Saaremaa boatyards as a case example of innovation
Saaremaa small craft cluster was presented as a case example in an international innovation conference ”Social Networks and Creative Thinking in Work and Learning”. The conference held in Kuressaare lasted for two days and included a study visit to Baltic Workboats shipyard (watch the video).
Professional qualification system for smallcraft builders is being updated
Estonian Qualifications Authority and Association of Estonian Boatyards started a series of common workshops to update the current professional qualifications standards system for small craft builders and engineers. Kuressaare Regional Training Centre and TUT Kuressaare College are closely involved in the process. The aim of the project is to have a real-life attached basis for [...]
Association of Estonian Boatyards at Amsterdam Boatshow
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Association of Estonian Boatyards at Helsinki Boatshow
Estonian maritime portal www.mereblog.com writes: Association of Estonian Boatyards is participating in Helsinki Boatshow. The impression of the stand is good, though the there were no particular show-off atributes used. Three boats (Stormer, Vector and Runabout) were attractive themselves and real boatmen seemed to have eyes only for the three beauties. […]
Tallinn University of Technology confirmed the Small Craft Building Curriculum
In September 2009 Kuressaare College of Tallinn University of Technology in co-operation with Estonian Maritime Academy opened a pilot course in Small Craft Building. Now the curriculum is confirmed by the Council of TUT, and hopefully in 2010 College can announce an admission for the official small craft engineering programme . As the small craft [...]
Estonian Free Press: Competence centres begin to be established
The competence centres, to be established outside Harju and Tartu County, will begin developing, in cooperation between entrepreneurs and researchers, internationally competitive innovations in sectors that typify their home regions. Monika Hankov, director of the Enterprise Estonia entrepreneurship environment division, said the green-lighted ideas include some that deal with development of Estonia’s traditional fields of [...]