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Studytour 2012. Programme overview By Ralph Slijkerman & Bart Borghans 28-02-2012. Introduction. Overview of the planned visits and excursions as expected at this time Obligatory: companies, universities and cultural trips Free time: scheduled and outside the planning
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Studytour 2012 • Programme overview • By Ralph Slijkerman & Bart Borghans • 28-02-2012
Introduction • Overview of the planned visits and excursions as expected at this time • Obligatory: companies, universities and cultural trips • Free time: scheduled and outside the planning • All participants: daily reports during the entire tour • Division into pairs, responsible for preparing for all visits on one day • Will be taken care of later
Introduction Early morning of April 23rd: Nijmegen – Schiphol (touringcar) Schiphol – Uppsala airport (plane) ID card or passport necessary Flight is 2 hours long
Overview • Uppsala: 4th largest city of Sweden Monday 23rd – Wednesday 25th of April • Stockholm: capital of Sweden Thursday 26th – Tuesday 1st of May • Oslo: capital of Norway Wednesday 2nd – Monday 7th
Uppsala • Uppsala Vandrarhem at Kvarntorget • (Hostel at Mill Square) • Close to trainstation
Uppsala (day 1 – Monday 23 Apr ) • Uppsala University • City tour • Uppsala Cathedral: Linnaeus’ grave
Uppsala (day 2 – Tuesday 24 Apr ) • GE Healthcare • Provides services in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, disease research, drug discovery and biopharmaceuticals. • Uppsala Biopark • A life science pathfinder: "We build new ways to make life science flourish, in close collaboration with industry, academia, society and healthcare"
Uppsala (day 3 – Wednesday 25 Apr ) • Uppsala University, Photosynthesis Group • Travel from Uppsala to Stockholm by train • Ride takes 40 minutes
Stockholm • Hostel: Lodge32 • On Kungsholmen: • Kings’ Island • Also close to station (arrow)
Stockholm (day 4 – Thursday 26 Apr ) • Karolinska Institutet • Stockholm University, Department of Neurochemistry • “Studies of GalR ligands with xCelligence” • “Antiviral approach with CPP applications”
Stockholm (day 5 – Friday 27 Apr ) • Sandvik High-technology engineering group and a world-leader in tooling, stainless steel alloys, materials technology, mining and construction. • Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) • 17th century ship: Vasa • Tour with conservator
Stockholm (day 6 – Saturday 28 Apr ) • Stockholm University, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics • Structural biochemistry • Virus research • Swedish National Museum of Science & Technology (Tekniska Museet) • Old server of The Pirate Bay
Stockholm (day 7 – Sunday 29 Apr ) • Skansen: open-air museum • 19th century town • Zoo • Boatride around the many islands that form Stockholm
Stockholm (day 8 – Monday 30 Apr ) • Stockholm University, Department of Organic Chemistry • Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton or simply Valborg) • Bonfires?
Stockholm (day 9 – Tuesday 01 May ) • Nobel Museum (Nobelmuseet) • About the Nobel Prize, the people receiving it and its founder Alfred Nobel • International Workers’ Day: May Day • Festivities and parades • Last day in Sweden
Oslo (day 10 – Wednesday 02 May) Traintravel Stockholm-Oslo (~6h) Sleeping: Anker-hostel 7-8 minutes walk from CS Laundry Wireless internet (free) / internet café next door
Oslo (day 11 – Thursday 03 May) -LytixBiopharma(Morning) Started 2003 fromuniversity of Tromsø Office Tromsø and Oslo Vision: “cure treatment-resistant microbial infections and cancers” via “peptide based drugs” -Life Technologies (formerinvitrogen)(Afternoon) Life science products: “a globalbiotechnology tools company” Magnetic Beads (separation technology)
Oslo (day 12 – Friday 04 May) -Oslo University: Cell Biology Gunnar Dick (prof. KristianPrydz) basic cell biology: intracellular transport, glycosylation and extracellular matrix MassSpectrometry of glycans HPLC analysis of proteoglycan modifications Confocal microscopy and imaging facility -Oslo University Hospital: dept. Tumor Biology (part of Cancer Institute) prof. Ola Myklebost Genomicprofiling / Expressionprofiling / Epigenomicprofiling / Nuclearprogramming / Chemotherapy studies / Experimental and clinical studies / Model system development
Oslo (day 13 – Saturday 05 May) -City tour Oslo City Hall (Oslo Radhus) (Nobel Peace Price cermony) -Viking museum (Bygdøy)
Oslo (day 14 – Sunday 06 May) Free time Explore city (centre) Shopping centre Souvenirs
Oslo (day 15 – Monday 07 May) -Institute for Energy Technology (Kjeller) founded in 1948 Annualturnover of NOK 775 million (~103 millioneuros) ~600 employees Vision: “Internationally leading energy research institute” -Journey homewards Airplain (Oslo – Amsterdam) Arrival Schiphol: ~19.05u) Train (Amsterdam – Nijmegen) (Own occasion)
To be continued… Contacts for internships/work +4 master-ECTS Study-tour sweater Travel book: Your stories Photos Pre-studies + Case-studies Sponsors