Zurich (ots) - The Jacobs Foundation is issuing a call for nominations for the 2014 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. The prize, which is endowed with a cash award of one million Swiss francs, recognizes the work of scholars devoted to promoting the successful development and life chances of children and youth. Experts and professional organizations all over the world who are engaged in research on children and youth are ...
Zurich (ots) - - - The 2013 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize goes to Professor Greg J. Duncan of the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. - Receiving the 2013 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prize is Germany's ELTERN-AG organization. The Jacobs Foundation, a Zurich-based foundation that is active ...
Geneva (ots) - The nominees for the 2013 Rose d'Or were announced today by EUROVISION, organizers of the prestigious international entertainment programme awards. The winners will be decided at the 52nd Rose d'Or Awards, which will be held in Brussels on 30 May 2013. The Rose d'Or Awards define the gold standard of excellence and achievement in entertainment programming. Annika Nyberg Frankenhaeuser, EUROVISION Media Director said: "The quality and number of entries received ...
Zurich (ots) - The Jacobs Foundation is issuing a call for nominations for the 2013 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. This prize, which comes with a cash award of one million Swiss francs, recognizes the work of scholars in any discipline devoted to promoting the successful development and life chances of children and adolescents. Professional organizations and experts all over the world who are engaged in research on ...
Düdingen (ots) - Von Mühlenen proves its consistency by winning Gold and then going on to be awarded "Best Swiss Cheese" for "Le Gruyère Premier Cru" at the International Cheese Awards Nantwich, Cheshire on July 27/28th 2010; this follows on from last year's success as Supreme Champion "Best Continental ...
Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd
Zurich (ots) - Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd has been ranked 19th by the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, based on 2009 net earnings. The ranking, a significant rise from the 29th place the Bank reached in 2007, prior to the global recession, is further indication of the continued growth and success of the Bank. The 2009 ranking included 120 ...
Düdingen (ots) - This year, the best Emmental cheesemaker was elected for the very first time. The title of Best Cheesemaker 2009 went to "Emmentaler Tradition", produced by cheesemaker Urs Fankhauser from the Ilfis dairy near Langnau. On the 12th of June 2010, a big celebration was held to honour this ...
Budapest, Hungary (ots) - While Heads of State are negotiating to reach a substantial climate agreement in Copenhagen, the EU is stepping forward to take the lead in developing innovations to tackle climate change. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has launched a groundbreaking new research, innovation and education initiative that aims to answer the various challenges of climate change. A ...
Dudingen, Switzerland (ots) - Four-time World Cheese Champion von Muhlenen, a family-owned company from Fribourg, has won 15 awards at this year's World Cheese Awards, which took place in Las Palmas, Cran Canary from October 1 - 3. "Le Gruyere Premier Cru" was even named best Gruyere AOC. At this year's international World Cheese Awards, nearly 2,500 cheeses from 34 different countries were judged by an ...
Bern (ots) - No country builds more bunkers than Switzerland. Europe's longest glacier is in Switzerland. The Swiss are world champions in rail travel, recycling glass and eating chocolate. Switzerland holds many records. Some are disputed. And not all are glorious. swissinfo.ch tracks down the stories behind the records in written articles, videos, audio slideshows and picture galleries. Each Monday, ...
Düdingen (ots) - At the International Cheese Awards 2009 in Nantwich (Cheshire, England) July 28/29th Von Mühlenen's "Le Gruyère Premier Cru" was awarded "The Supreme Champion Overseas", as previously won in 2006, from an array of entries from 24 different countries. Also, "Le Gruyère Premier Cru" won Gold in the Single Specialty Cheese Class and was awarded the LTS Litman Trophy. The cheese was then ...
Lucerne, Switzerland (ots) - The 49th Rose d'Or closed this evening at a glittering awards ceremony in Lucerne with a major triumph for Canada, which is taking home five Golden Roses including the prestigious Honorary Rose d'Or presented to Sheena Macdonald, Director of Special Projects at The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and writer/producer George Anthony. The coveted Best of 2009 Golden Rose, chosen from the ...
Düdingen (ots) - The Cheese World Champion von Mühlenen family was honoured 12 times at the World Cheese Awards in Dublin for its Le Gruyère Premier Cru, Emmentaler Tradition Premier Cru and 5 further Swiss cheese specialities. The von Mühlenen family, Cheese World Champions in 1992, 2002, 2005 and 2006, collected a total of 12 awards at this year's World Cheese Awards event, resulting in it being one of ...
IMC - Internet Media Consultants SA
America.com is officially up for grabs! Nyon (ots) - Will America embrace the best domain name or will it fall into the hands of another country? We will soon find out, as this potential record-breaking domain sale will be one for the record books! Internet Media Consultants SA has been hired as the exclusive broker for the sale of the Super-Premium domain name: America.com. IMC have partnered with ...
IMC - Internet Media Consultants SA
Nyon (ots) - The most beautiful domain name on the Internet, America.com, is to be auctioned off through GreatDomains.com and Sedo.com from May 22 to 29, 2008. Major corporations have already expressed interest. The record selling price for a domain name could be broken. Past records include: - Vodka.com - 3,000,000 USD - Korea.com - 5,000,000 ...
St. Moritz (ots) - The first two days of the 24th Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow have given us a series of action-packed games and some world-class polo. The biggest and most prestigious event on the winter polo circuit expects some 20,000 spectators and over 200 media representatives from all over the globe for ...
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - Electricity is a form of energy that we often take for granted - in our homes, hospitals, offices and factories. But certain ways of generating electricity can be major contributors to climate change. By using less electricity, using it more efficiently, using it more responsibly and looking for new or improved ways to generate it. We ...
The Business Humanitarian Forum
Geneva (ots) - The Business Humanitarian Forum Association has presented its annual Russell-Whitehead Business Humanitarian Award to former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi A. Annan, for his exemplary work in encouraging responsible business policies and private sector support for humanitarian agencies of the United Nations. The award was conferred ...
The New 7 Wonders of the World
www.new7wonders.com more popular than top brand and global organization sites Zurich (ots) - The New7Wonders website is now amongst the top one percent of the world's most popular websites. The site is at the heart of the first-ever global election, to choose the New 7 Wonders of the World. More than 45 million votes have already been cast in this unprecedented campaign. The Official Declaration of the New 7 Wonders, ...
Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce & The Boston Consulting Group
Zurich (ots) - One third of the Swiss GDP is at stake in the international competition around business locations. For Switzerland, five key measures are crucial to win the battle. Multinational companies, accounting for 34% of the total GDP, are very important to the Swiss economy. The Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and The Boston Consulting Group have ...
UEFA - Union of European Football Associ
Nyon (ots) - Almost four million votes were cast by a record 390,000 individual uefa.com users and the resulting dream dozen includes four players who were also in last year's team as well as five newcomers. UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona have four players - summer recruit Gianluca Zambrotta, Carles Puyol, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o - in the ...
Medienfachverlag Oberauer GmbH
Dusseldorf/Frankfurt/Zurich/Salzburg (ots) - In this year Europe's best newspapers come from Belgium, Norway, Finland, Portugal and Spain. 287 newspapers from 26 countries participated in the eighth European Newspaper Award. As the four main newspaper genres such as national paper, regional paper, local paper and weekly differ considerably, they are awarded by the jury separately so that four chief awards can be ...
Zurich (ots) - Cablecom has provided television for over 40 years and will soon present a revised version of its digital programmes. Swisscom is launching its television over wire today thus intensifying competition in the Swiss television market. The future belongs to digital television. Cablecom has provided television for over 40 years and was the first ...
The New 7 Wonders of the World
Touring the world - from Athens on Sept. 5, 2006 to New York on Mar. 6, 2007 Zurich/Switzerland (ots) - Over the next seven months, the New7Wonders World Tour, featuring a huge hot-air balloon and a high-tech airship, will visit the 21 finalist monuments, allowing them to showcase their cultural significance. During the ceremony, an official certificate will be presented to each candidate. On July 7, 2007 - ...
The New 7 Wonders of the World
Zurich (ots) - The Chairman of a panel of leading architectural experts has announced the 21 world's landmark sites which will take part in the final stage of the race to become one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. The official New7Wonders finalist candidates are: 01 Acropolis, Athens, Greece 02 Alhambra, Granada, Spain 03 Angkor, Cambodia 04 ...
New York (ots) - In the presence of top energy executives from around the world, Platts announced Gazpromexport as the winner of the prestigious "Downstream Business of the Year" prize at this year's Global Energy Awards. The honor recognizes outstanding performance in oil refining, oil, LPG, or natural gas transportation and distribution, marketing, and trading. ...