BANGOR INTERNATIONAL APRIL 2013

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Bangor makes history by qualifying for internationally prestigious Telders Moot CompetitionBangor Law School has made history bybecoming the first team ever to representWales at a world-renowned mooting competition.

Law students Andrew Jones, DamianEtone, Cathal McCabe and Adam Gulliverwill travel to the Netherlands to competein the Telders International Law MootCourt – the most famous contest of its typein Europe – held at the seat of the Interna-tional Court of Justice in The Hague.

The Telders International Law Moot Courtis an educational event in which studentsfrom all over Europe compete againsteach other. Each team has to representboth the applicant and the respondentsides of a fictive legal case in conditionsthat simulate real court proceedings before the World Court.

The Telders International Law Moot Courtis an educational event in which studentsfrom all over Europe compete againsteach other. Each team has to representboth the applicant and the respondentsides of a fictive legal case in conditionsthat simulate real court proceedings before the World Court.

said Dr Evelyne Schmid, who will accompany the students to Holland. “The preparation has been intense and thefour team members are really talented.The last remaining challenge is to findsome sponsorship – all donations, no matter how small, will go a great way towards making this trip possible.”

Andrew Jones, Damian Etone, Adam Gulliver, Cathal McCabe, Evelyne Schmid

“It is an incredible achievementfor the team to make it this farand to have the chance to represent Wales at such an extraordinary event”

become a barrister specialising inhuman rights law and to equip himself to help his home country.

The fourth team member, Adam Gulliver is an undergrad student andMaster of the Moot for the BangorStudents’ Law Society, which conducts its own annual mooting competitions with support from academic staff.

Gwilym Owen, lecturer in Law at Bangor Law School, voiced his support for the team as representa-tives of both the School and Wales:“as a Solicitor Advocate, I am verypleased to see Bangor students representing Wales in this competition. Their enthusiasm andcommitment are a great inspirationfor young people in the region.

Of the four team members, three arestudents on the Masters programmein International Criminal Law andHuman Rights Law, first offered atBangor in September 2011. AndrewJones sees the Telders Competitionas a unique opportunity to practicewhat he has learnt throughout hisstudies and to observe the workingsof the international legal communityand its processes.

Cathal McCabe, a graduate of BangorLaw School, is a founding member ofthe Bangor Comedy Society, whichwill host a special comedy night on17th April to raise money towards theteam’s fund. He ultimately hopes tobecome a barrister specialising in theareas of law pertaining to vulnerable people, particularly children.

Damian Etone, from Cameroon, wona prestigious and highly competitiveChevening scholarship to fund hisstudies at Bangor. Having grown upin the midst of human rights violations, his career ambition is to

“Legal practice in Wales willonly benefit from such initiatives and I wholeheart-edly support the students intheir adventure!”

Bangor University internationalstudents launch their first app...

Two international students from Bangor University are busy getting ready forthe launch of their long-term reminder app for mobile devices.Kalaivani, 32, and her husband Karthikesan, both from Singapore, are undergraduate international students at the Bangor Business School and theCollege of Applied Science at Bangor University. They have been developingtheir own app, Key It In, over the last four months and have been gearing upfor the launch which took place on March 15th.

About the App, Kala said: “It is meant to address everybody in general. It isthe concept of allowing people to store information about the location ofvaluable items which has been safely kept away. It eliminates the issue ofhaving misplaced/forgotten the item after a prolonged period of time. Itcould be a TV manual guide you kept away for future reference or that valuable will and legal documents.

“Having recently moved to Bangor, we had a lot of paper work that needed tobe kept safe and we sometimes had difficulty remembering where we hadkept them so we decided to develop an App that lets you note where youkeep your important items.

“It is a simple and easy to use concept with vibrant graphics. We found outabout support that was available during an Entrepreneurship modules, therewas a guest speaker who spoke about Venture Wales. That led us to lookingup their website and discovering that Bangor University had a B enterprisingdepartment. I met with Lowri and was referred to Chris Walker who gave mean idea of what kind the help that was available for starting your own business.”

Kala’s husband, Karthik, already had prior knowledge and interest in the ITindustry and studying in Bangor Universities School of Applied Science gavehim an insight on how to go about programming and developing Apps.They now have their own company, Kastle, and hope to develop more apps inthe future.

Kala came to Bangor after completing two years of her degree programmeat MDIS, in affiliation with Bangor University, in Singapore.

B-Enterprising can help students and graduates who want to develop theirbusiness ideas through various HEFCW and Welsh Government funded initia-tives such as one to one mentoring, specialist and interactive and practicalworkshops and events.

Research News...

Researchers at Bangor and Aberystwyth have developed atechnique where the sugar issqueezed out of ryegrass and theleftovers are moulded into shape.

Packaging trays for soft fruits suchas pears and plums, as as well ascosmetic products, can be createdusing the moulding technology.

The project is funded with £600,000of Welsh government money.It is hoped that one of the UK’s mainsupermarket chains Waitrose, apartner to the project, will be able touse the techniques to create moresustainable packaging for its products.

Similar packaging products to theones being developed have beenmade previously using wood, butexperts at Bangor University claimthis exact method using grass hasnever been done before.

Robert Elias, commercial managerof Bangor's BioComposites Centre,said the grass containers developedwere "higher quality, more resistantto damage and easily compostedafter use".

The researchers said the projecthighlighted the need to support therural economy and said that as wellas finding a new use for excessgrass cuttings the plans could min-imise land wastage. Quentin Clark,head of sustainability at Waitrosesaid: "Moving to easily recycledfibre-based packaging for foods,where this can show positive envi-ronmental benefit, is somethingwe're keen to develop".

Karthikesan with mentor Chris Walker and Kala

Bangor at the forefrontof innovation in ‘green’technology...

International student wins ‘HighSheriff’ award for VoluntaryWork...

Bangor News...

Mrs Marian Wyn Jones, the current High Sheriff with James McLean from Kenya

The annual High Sheriff Award ceremony took place at Bangor University recently. The High Sheriff's Award recognises and rewards both individual and group volunteering efforts by Bangor students.

The Awards were presented by the current High Sheriff, Mrs Marian WynJones, in her first official engagement in her role as High Sheriff. The students were congratulated for giving their time and effort on top of theirstudies to contribute to the student community and the wider communitythrough their voluntary work.

High Sheriff Marian Wyn Jones said: “It’s a delight to be able to recogniseand reward students at Bangor University for the valuable voluntary workthey undertake in various roles, schemes and programmes within the localcommunity. Students are volunteering in a wide range of projects and contribute 400 hours of volunteering a week just in the projects with children, young people and the vulnerable in the community.”

James Mclean, who is studying Environmental Sciences at Bangor and whocomes from Kenya is described in the Award nomination as: “a fine exam-ple of a truly selfless individual”. According to the nomination, “What makesJamie unique is his infectious passion and drive for providing opportunitiesfor others, always ensuring a high level of safety, organization and participation. He is a polite and infectious young man, liked by all who istruly an ambassador for Bangor and its student community and experience.”

Jamie said that he was “over the moon, it’s amazing, I never expected tobe rewarded I’m proud and happy, but there’s also a larger team effort behind it all!”

Jamie chose to study at Bangor University as he was keen to study environmental Sciences and impressed with the University’s profile andreputation for teaching the subject, he wanted to come to a University thatwas ‘outdoorsy’ and was delighted with the environment around the University .

PhD Studentships worth£13,000 available forOctober 2013...

Bangor Business School is invitingapplications for Research Bursariesstarting in October 2013. This provides three years of support forfull-time PhD study.

The PhD bursary provides a total annual allowance of £13,000. Bur-sary holders are required to pay feesand contribute around 100 hoursteaching and/or research supportper annum focused on a supervisor/ research team as part of their development as an academic of thefuture.

Further details about the projectsand how to apply can be found on thePhD studentships page.

Bangor Professorawarded illustriousAccounting & Financeaward...Professor Phil Molyneux, Professorof Banking and Finance atBangor Business School’s Bangorand London campuses, has beenawarded a prestigious honour bythe British Accounting and FinanceAssociation (BAFA).

The Distinguished Academic Awardis given annually to an individualdeemed by BAFA to have made ‘asubstantial and direct contributionto UK academic accounting and finance life’.It was awarded to ProfessorMolyneux – also Dean of the College of Business, Law, Educationand Social Sciences at Bangor University – in recognition of his significant contribution to teachingand research.

Alongside his academic career, hehas acted as consultant to variousinternational banks and consultingfirms, including New York Federal Reserve Bank, World Bank, European Commission and the UKTreasury.

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Upcoming Visits

For further details about country visits please contact the relevant Country Manager.

Saudi Arabia - AprilRiyadh

Pakistan - AprilPakistan, Lahore & Islamabad

India - April & MayLucknow, Delhi, Mumbai,Hyderabad, Bangalore,Kochi, Pune, Chennai,Kolkata & Jaipur

USA - April & MayDenver, CO, San Francisco,CA, Los Angeles, CA, NewYork, NY & Boston, MA