Chapter ID: CBB000330998

Discovering Switzerland: Internationalisation among Nordic Students of Technology prior to World War II (2003)

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Description Analyzes the studies of Nordic students at Die Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule in Zürich in the 19th and 20th centuries in order to explain “why they left their countries and chose that particular university.”


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Book Simões, Ana; Carneiro, Ana; Diogo, Marian Paula (2003) Travels of Learning: A Geography of Science in Europe. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Sörlin, Sverker
Holmberg, Niklas
Nielsen, May-Brith Ohman
Kerstin Enflo
Ancillotti, Mirko
Alvarez-Palau, Eduard J.
Concepts
Universities and colleges
Globalization; internationalization
Science and politics
Communication of scientific ideas
Engineering
International cooperation
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
21st century
18th century
20th century, late
Places
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Scandinavia; Nordic countries
Arctic regions
Institutions
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (1760-)
International Business Machines Corporation
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