EUROPE: European Institute of Technology starts work with first board meeting
September 1st, 2008
By Keith Nuthall
The often controversial European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has started work, with its newly appointed governing board having its first meeting, with the European Commission claiming it will help close Europe's research spending gap compared with the United States.
This inaugural meeting was held in Budapest, Hungary, which will be the institute's home base. And at an opening ceremony, Commission president José Manuel Barroso - a keen supporter of the initiative - said: "By attracting and retaining the best and most ...
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