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Academia Europaea
(The Academy of Europe)
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Academia Europaea Erasmus Medal
Sponsored by
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The Academia Europaea on Monday 7 September 2015, on the occasion of the Academia Europaea’s General Meeting in Darmstadt, awarded its Erasmus Medal to Professor Edith Hall MAE (London). The Erasmus Medal of the Academia Europaea is awarded on the recommendation of the Council, to a member who has maintained over a sustained period, the highest level of international scholarship and recognition by peers.
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1. Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung is - together with Stiftung Westfalen - one of two non profit foundations, which have been established from the assets of the estate of the entrepreneur Heinz Nixdorf, who died in 1986. The foundation promotes the following purposes:
a) the (advanced) professional education, especially in the field of modern technology,
b) the sciences in respect of research and teaching, especially in the field of information technology,
c) the liberal and democratic governmental system, especially the „Soziale Marktwirtschaft”,
d) public health,
e) sports.
The foundation realizes its purposes primarily in cooperation with other non profit institutions.
2. Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung promotes among others the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum in Paderborn. This is a non profit institution combining in a unique way the classic historic dimension of a museum with the current and future-oriented topics of a forum.
Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum is the largest computer museum of the world.
Further information about the Heinz-Nixdorf Stiftung can be found at:
