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Assignment
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Assignment
in Thailand
A good example for a growing development in the educational
field
In 1999 there was a request from a big vocational college
in the north of Thailand. The Chiangmai College of Technology
asked for assistance to improve the practical training
in the field of power electronics. Senior Expert Professor
D. Dahlinger, retired professor from University of Wiesbaden,
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the present situation
and started training for the lectures of the Electronic
Department.
The main problem was the lack of sufficient training equipment.
In a second assignment teachers and engineers of the college
constructed several training units (together with the
expert), which can be used for a huge range of experiments
in this field. This modular models include all kind of
power-electronic-circuits and is also standard equipment
at the University of Wiesbaden.
Under Professor Dahlinger's advise the teachers were able
to develop a new practical training script. In the following
years teachers and students built more and more training
units as part of their examination, following the same
scheme. Due to the great success of these assignments,
the director of the college, who has liked to implement
important parts of the German vocational training system,
requested for further help.
On Professor Dahlinger's initiative an academic cooperation
with University of Wiesbaden has been developed. Two degree
programs are been developed by the project leader Prof.
Dr. Erb, an active faculty member of the University of
Wiesbaden. The two Bachelor Degree programs in Electrical
Engineering and in Engineering & Business Administration
has been developed.
During the last two years several experts for Digital
techniques, Electronics, Physics and Mathematics have
come to train the teachers who will run the degree courses
soon, and have prepared the teaching curriculum and scripts,
following the German pattern.
Many of the more than 4,000 students of the college are
from very poor and underprivileged families. With this
assignments a lot of help reach this students to improve
their skills and enable them to fulfill the future requirements
of the local industries and business houses.
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Assignment
on the Philippines
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This
catamaran was an essential piece of equipment for an unusual
assignment on the Philippine island of Negros. On behalf
of the urban authorities of Sagay City, Senior Expert
Wilfried Bohlmann was asked to draw up the preliminary
plans for a harbour capable of taking ocean-going vessels.
The economic conditions prevailing there made it necessary
to renew the infrastructure. The sugar cane industry was
no longer competitive and the standard of living had declined.
Changing over to vegetable and fruit production was only
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products could also be
exported, which meant building a harbour for ocean-going
vessels. Apart from this, the Senior Expert was asked
to plan a shallow fishing port. The project meant exploring
the marine floor and checking future foundations for the
sheet-pile bulkheads. Energy was to come from geothermals
from the volcanic substratum.
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The conclusion
drawn from Ruth Soleimani-G?tz' six-week-assignment at
the Mashad Leather Co. in Teheran was: "Very good cooperation
in all areas" was the conclusion drawn from Ruth Soleimani-G?tz'
six-week assignment at the Mashad Leather Co. in Teheran.
The production line for ladies' and men's outerwear made
of nappa leather and suede was completely new, but manufacturing
trials, which started a year ago, encountered problems
with the quality and productivity of the garments. The
Senior Expert began training the 50 employees, placing
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emphasis on the early
identification of faults and on effective quality control.
She evolved a new system for the production procedure
and introduced intensive further training. Since the machines
were new and the staff very open to innovation, the plant
has already given notice of its next assignment enquiry
for Ms. Soleimani-G?tz, saying "it was a valuable experience."
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Assignment
in China
A hood for the State limousine
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This is how to do it! The hood fits perfectly
and, above all, is absolutely watertight. Senior Expert
Gerhard Werner gives the plant engineers some practical
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It is not
so long ago that the Chinese Hongqi, which bore the name
"Jie Fang" (= "Red Flag"), always had the right of way.
In former times, the black stretch limousine, which weighed
several tons, used to transport the leaders of the People's
Republic behind curtained windows along a special lane
in the middle of the road. Nowadays, the Chinese market
is looking for very different models.
Senior Expert Gerhard Werner, an experienced car body
design engineer, flew to Changchun in the north-east of
China and, at the Hongqi plant, drew up his recommendations
for a folding hood. The Chinese engineers were instructed
step by step on the manufacturing process, starting with
the front closure on the windscreen, then the new window
guides and lifting mechanisms, and finally the necessary
bracings. Gerhard Werner documented all the work in a
report that will serve as a set of basic working instructions
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