On Friday June 7 we visited one of the campuses of Conestoga College in Cambridge, Ontario (also the home of the Blackberry producer RIM). We were welcomed at this brand-new campus where they offer programs in engineering and information technology. In the auditorium we listened to a variety of presentations on program design and applied research. Our colleagues from Bolivia, Peru and Colombia again had many questions...
After the presentations we were toured in their unique food processing training laboratory which contains about $500,000 in "real life" production equipment for the trainees to learn processes on. Without industry input and contributions such a laboratory would not be possible for a community college with limited budgets. Before entering the laboratory every trainee or visitor needs to dress according to industry standards and do the required cleaning:
Juan Guillermo did not only cover the hair on top of his head but also that under his chin :-)
The tour was excellent for our international colleagues and was in fact given by a Spanish speaker who emigrated from Central America to Canada 8 years ago. An excellent last day of our intensive week together in Canada.
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