The map you see below represents the distribution of registered students throughout the globe in one of the two online courses I enrolled in some weeks ago, and shows in part why we are in front of something amazing: 451 students from Read More …
Author: David Mairal
The professional labyrinth of Europe
Last week, the European Commission released an European map of regulated professions. This are, professions to which access is conditional upon the possession of specific qualifications or for which the use of a specific title is protected [1] This map is Read More …
Aragon Valley Classic: Occupational safety campaigns at the beginning of the 20th century
Just one month ago, on april 7th, the last OSH campaign of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), on stress and psychosocial risks, was launched. This is a recent and outstanding case of what a today´s Read More …
Photographic post: The railway Zaragoza-Pau and the Canfranc International Station
In 2009, a study titled “Valoración de una línea de ferrocarril internacional por el Pirineo central” (“An appraisal of an international railway line through the Central Pyrinees”) was released. It is the doctoral thesis written a little time before by Read More …
Differences between citation and paraphrase; reference, bibliography and plagiarism
When we create something – a technical article or report, a literary work, a paint or a photography, whatever- we often go to other´s work to use as supporting documentation, source of information or just inspiration. For example, when drafting Read More …
New development models based on nature
Almost at the end (1h 10´ 30”) of the Spanish public television documentary “Comprar, tirar, comprar” (“buy, dump, buy”) is explained a new concept based on the rethinking of products engineering and production. This model is named “cradle to cradle” and was Read More …
A new and wonderful dimension of knowledge and learning
Two weeks ago I enrolled in a course named “climate change in four dimensions”. I am receiving it from University of California – San Diego. You may be asking yourself how am I able to receive a course from an Read More …
A coherent use of technology at work
Days ago, a new released the agreement in France to limit the worker´s access to the corporate e-mail and other services (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook,…) in order to communicate with the company once the labour journey finished. I don´t know Read More …
This is “The Flat Earth Society”
Environment in general and climate change specifically are nowadays trending topics, using terms from Twitter. They are in the front line whenever they arise: in the highlights of news and media publications, in the strategic plans of worldwide organizations, are present Read More …
Stress and psychosocial risks in the new 2014-15 EU-OSHA´s Healthy Workplaces Campaign
Yesterday morning was launched in Brussels the last European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EUOSHA) 2014-15 campaign, dedicated to the stress management and psychosocial risks at work. Stress and psychosocial risks First of all, let´s clarify concepts. Occupational Read More …
The shanzhai dilemma, part II: all we are a bit shanzhai
“Do the Chinese manufacturers of shanghai products comply with the environmental, labour and safety and health requirements at their workplaces, as the big manufacturers of the original products are requested?” This was the question I did the Chinese speaker who gave the Read More …
The shanzhai dilemma, part I: a serious parody
Last week I attended a lecture given in Barcelona Activa about China from a professional and business point of view. Among all the explanations, there was one issue that attracted specially my attention: “shanzhai” products. The term shanzhai refers to the range Read More …
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