November 05, 2019
British International School Shanghai
British International School ShanghaiFounded in 2004, BISS Puxi belongs to Nord Anglia Education, which is a global education group of more than 34,000 students in 15 countries. They are the only Dutch school integrated in Shanghai, combining the best of Dutch and British education. BISS Puxi promises a personalized and stimulating experience for each of its 1,500 students, aged between 2 and 18 years. Representing more than 50 nationalities, BISS Puxi students are encouraged to step out of their comfort zones and try new things.Shanghai international school Extra-curricular options: more than 80 activities, including photography, sport, debate, gardening, newspaper publishing, theater and science club.Languages ​​taught: English, Mandarin, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Korean Britannica International School is a British school located in Shanghai.
The English national curriculum is at the center of their educational curriculum with students working at the IGCSE in year 11. With 800 students aged 2 to 18 representing more than 30 nationalities, Britannica is committed to creating leaders Tomorrow and teach students their responsibility to be an effective global citizen. Extra-curricular options: a variety of options that change by term that often include sports, cooking classes, dance, homework club, theater club, public speech and many more.Languages ​​taught: English (including EAL), Mandarin, Korean, French and Spanish Concordia International School ShanghaiModeled on Christian values, Concordia International School Shanghai has developed a reputation for good character and a strong sense of camaraderie.
They embrace the concept of the Philosophy of the Child, promoting the idea that education does not stop at the door of the class and offers a unique balance for each child. The school has more than 1,160 students from 29 different nationalities and an average SAT score of 2050 (at the old scale). Concordia works to make the most of its location in China and helps students integrate into the cultural environment.Dulwich College is one of the oldest independent schools in the United Kingdom and their location in Jinqiao in Shanghai was the first establishment of the Dulwich family to be established on an international scale. Their mission is to create "a college, many campuses,†which promote their students’ inspiration. With 70% of British teachers, the College is recognized as a British school abroad, offering both the IGSCE program and the IB program to more than 1,500 students of 44 nationalities. Their Minhang location opened in August 2016.
The German school, founded in 1995, offers a German-style education in Shanghai. As all classes are taught in German, a level of conditional release is essential for students. Its location Qingpu is part of a "EuroCampus†combined with the French school. With a teacher / student ratio of 1: 9, the 400 students at the school are sure of individual attention. Among other impressive facilities, the school has the largest German-language library in China.
The English national curriculum is at the center of their educational curriculum with students working at the IGCSE in year 11. With 800 students aged 2 to 18 representing more than 30 nationalities, Britannica is committed to creating leaders Tomorrow and teach students their responsibility to be an effective global citizen. Extra-curricular options: a variety of options that change by term that often include sports, cooking classes, dance, homework club, theater club, public speech and many more.Languages ​​taught: English (including EAL), Mandarin, Korean, French and Spanish Concordia International School ShanghaiModeled on Christian values, Concordia International School Shanghai has developed a reputation for good character and a strong sense of camaraderie.
They embrace the concept of the Philosophy of the Child, promoting the idea that education does not stop at the door of the class and offers a unique balance for each child. The school has more than 1,160 students from 29 different nationalities and an average SAT score of 2050 (at the old scale). Concordia works to make the most of its location in China and helps students integrate into the cultural environment.Dulwich College is one of the oldest independent schools in the United Kingdom and their location in Jinqiao in Shanghai was the first establishment of the Dulwich family to be established on an international scale. Their mission is to create "a college, many campuses,†which promote their students’ inspiration. With 70% of British teachers, the College is recognized as a British school abroad, offering both the IGSCE program and the IB program to more than 1,500 students of 44 nationalities. Their Minhang location opened in August 2016.
The German school, founded in 1995, offers a German-style education in Shanghai. As all classes are taught in German, a level of conditional release is essential for students. Its location Qingpu is part of a "EuroCampus†combined with the French school. With a teacher / student ratio of 1: 9, the 400 students at the school are sure of individual attention. Among other impressive facilities, the school has the largest German-language library in China.
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Beyond teacher training: Developing early career teachers
Beyond teacher training: Developing early career teachers The programme will support early career teachers in the North-East, Bradford and Doncaster, and Greater Manchester as part of the £42 million Teacher Development Premium. This early roll-out phase will help to build evidence to support the national roll-out of the Early Career framework from September 2021.Internationally recognised teacher training programmes "We know that the learning curve for teachers is steepest in the early years of their careers, and that high-quality teaching is the biggest in-school factor in raising the attainment of children†comments Matt Davis, UK Director at Education Development Trust.
"The Early Career Framework offers a really comprehensive roadmap of the knowledge and competences which will make novice teachers more effective in the classroom. With our support, mentors in their schools will help to develop new teachers’ expertise and make a positive difference to their competence, confidence and motivation at this crucial stage in their careers.
†Education Development Trust’s Accelerate programme, which launched in 2018, is already offering specialist CPD for early career teachers. We are pleased to be able to develop this promising model further, working with one of the biggest providers of teacher education in the UK, Sheffield Hallam University, along with a range of other partners and school groups such as Star Academies and Focus-Trust.
Dr Emily Perry, of Sheffield Institute of Education at Sheffield Hallam University, said. 'At Sheffield Hallam we are committed to improving the educational outcomes of young people through our work with teachers throughout their careers. The Early Career Framework is a key driver in supporting beginning teachers as they establish their professional lives.
We are delighted to be collaborating with Education Development Trust and other partners in this programme.' The programme will be open to teachers beginning their careers in September 2020 and further information will be available over the coming months.
"The Early Career Framework offers a really comprehensive roadmap of the knowledge and competences which will make novice teachers more effective in the classroom. With our support, mentors in their schools will help to develop new teachers’ expertise and make a positive difference to their competence, confidence and motivation at this crucial stage in their careers.
†Education Development Trust’s Accelerate programme, which launched in 2018, is already offering specialist CPD for early career teachers. We are pleased to be able to develop this promising model further, working with one of the biggest providers of teacher education in the UK, Sheffield Hallam University, along with a range of other partners and school groups such as Star Academies and Focus-Trust.
Dr Emily Perry, of Sheffield Institute of Education at Sheffield Hallam University, said. 'At Sheffield Hallam we are committed to improving the educational outcomes of young people through our work with teachers throughout their careers. The Early Career Framework is a key driver in supporting beginning teachers as they establish their professional lives.
We are delighted to be collaborating with Education Development Trust and other partners in this programme.' The programme will be open to teachers beginning their careers in September 2020 and further information will be available over the coming months.
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A Before-School Exercise Program May Help Children Thrive
A supervised exercise program that gets young children running and playing for an hour before school could make them happier and healthier, while also jibing with the needs and schedules of parents and school officials, according to a new study involving two dozen elementary and middle schools.The results also caution, however, that the benefits may depend on how often children actually participate.after school activity programmes Physical activity among children in most of the developed world has been on a steep decline for decades.
National exercise guidelines in the United States recommend that children and adolescents engage in at least an hour of exercise every day. But by most estimates, barely 20 percent of young people are that active, and many scarcely exercise at all. Meanwhile, rates of obesity among children as young as 2 hover at around 17 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Understandably, many concerned experts have suggested a variety of physical-activity interventions, from more sports programs to the use of "active†video games that allow children to move without relinquishing their screens and joysticks.
But many of these initiatives are expensive, logistically complex, time consuming or otherwise impractical. So in 2009, a group of mothers in Massachusetts organized a simple, before-school activity program in their local grade school. They opted for the before-school start because they hoped to add to the total amount of time their kids spent moving and not displace existing physical education classes or after-school sports.
It also struck many of the working parents as convenient and, apparently, did not lead to bitter complaints from their children about early rising times. The original one-hour sessions consisted of a warm-up, running, calisthenics and rousing group games like tag, led by parent volunteers. The workouts proved to be so popular that other parents began asking if they could start a similar program at their children’s schools Today, the program has gained a formal curriculum, a name and acronym, Build Our Kids’ Success (BOKS), along with corporate underwriting from the shoe manufacturer Reebok. (The similarity of the nomenclature is intentional.)
It also has become one of the world’s most widely disseminated, free, school-based exercise programs. According to a BOKS spokeswoman, it is used at more than 3,000 schools worldwide. But popularity is no guarantee of efficacy. So researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, some of whom have children enrolled in a BOKS program, began to wonder about the measurable impacts of the exercise.They also were aware that a number of school districts in Massachusetts had plans to allow BOKS at their elementary and middle schools during the 2015 or 2016 school years and, for the new study, which was published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, asked if they could piggyback their research onto the start of those programs. Principals at 24 schools agreed. The schools included students from a broad spectrum of incomes.
The researchers then asked those families planning to participate in BOKS, which is always voluntary, if they and their children would join a study.Several hundred students in kindergarten through eighth grade and their parents consented. Other children, who would not be joining the exercise program, agreed to serve as a control group.The researchers measured everyone’s heights, weights, body mass indexes and, through brief psychological surveys, general happiness, vigor and other signs of well-being. For 12 weeks, the students then played and ran during before-school exercise. At some schools, the program was offered three times a week, at others twice.Afterward, the researchers returned and repeated the testing.At this point, those students who had exercised before school three times per week had almost all improved their B.M.I.s and fewer qualified as obese. (Many had gained weight as children should while they are growing.) They also reported feeling deeper social connections to their friends and school and a greater happiness and satisfaction with life. Those students who had exercised twice a week also said they felt happier and more energetic. But the researchers found no reductions in their body mass.The students in the control group had the same B.M.I.s or higher and had no changes to their feelings of well-being.
The upshot is that a one-hour, before-school exercise program does seem likely to improve young people’s health and happiness, says Dr. Elsie Taveras, a professor at Harvard and head of general pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, who oversaw the study and whose children have participated in BOKS. (The experiment was partially funded by the Reebok Foundation, as well as the National Institutes of Health and other sources. None of the funders had control of the design or results, Dr. Taveras says.)
National exercise guidelines in the United States recommend that children and adolescents engage in at least an hour of exercise every day. But by most estimates, barely 20 percent of young people are that active, and many scarcely exercise at all. Meanwhile, rates of obesity among children as young as 2 hover at around 17 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Understandably, many concerned experts have suggested a variety of physical-activity interventions, from more sports programs to the use of "active†video games that allow children to move without relinquishing their screens and joysticks.
But many of these initiatives are expensive, logistically complex, time consuming or otherwise impractical. So in 2009, a group of mothers in Massachusetts organized a simple, before-school activity program in their local grade school. They opted for the before-school start because they hoped to add to the total amount of time their kids spent moving and not displace existing physical education classes or after-school sports.
It also struck many of the working parents as convenient and, apparently, did not lead to bitter complaints from their children about early rising times. The original one-hour sessions consisted of a warm-up, running, calisthenics and rousing group games like tag, led by parent volunteers. The workouts proved to be so popular that other parents began asking if they could start a similar program at their children’s schools Today, the program has gained a formal curriculum, a name and acronym, Build Our Kids’ Success (BOKS), along with corporate underwriting from the shoe manufacturer Reebok. (The similarity of the nomenclature is intentional.)
It also has become one of the world’s most widely disseminated, free, school-based exercise programs. According to a BOKS spokeswoman, it is used at more than 3,000 schools worldwide. But popularity is no guarantee of efficacy. So researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, some of whom have children enrolled in a BOKS program, began to wonder about the measurable impacts of the exercise.They also were aware that a number of school districts in Massachusetts had plans to allow BOKS at their elementary and middle schools during the 2015 or 2016 school years and, for the new study, which was published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, asked if they could piggyback their research onto the start of those programs. Principals at 24 schools agreed. The schools included students from a broad spectrum of incomes.
The researchers then asked those families planning to participate in BOKS, which is always voluntary, if they and their children would join a study.Several hundred students in kindergarten through eighth grade and their parents consented. Other children, who would not be joining the exercise program, agreed to serve as a control group.The researchers measured everyone’s heights, weights, body mass indexes and, through brief psychological surveys, general happiness, vigor and other signs of well-being. For 12 weeks, the students then played and ran during before-school exercise. At some schools, the program was offered three times a week, at others twice.Afterward, the researchers returned and repeated the testing.At this point, those students who had exercised before school three times per week had almost all improved their B.M.I.s and fewer qualified as obese. (Many had gained weight as children should while they are growing.) They also reported feeling deeper social connections to their friends and school and a greater happiness and satisfaction with life. Those students who had exercised twice a week also said they felt happier and more energetic. But the researchers found no reductions in their body mass.The students in the control group had the same B.M.I.s or higher and had no changes to their feelings of well-being.
The upshot is that a one-hour, before-school exercise program does seem likely to improve young people’s health and happiness, says Dr. Elsie Taveras, a professor at Harvard and head of general pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, who oversaw the study and whose children have participated in BOKS. (The experiment was partially funded by the Reebok Foundation, as well as the National Institutes of Health and other sources. None of the funders had control of the design or results, Dr. Taveras says.)
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Action taken over illegally-hired foreign English teachers in China
Action taken over illegally-hired foreign English teachers in China Mohsine el Baghdadi always wanted to be an English teacher in China, considering such a job to be ideal.A friend who taught English in China told the 27-year-old Moroccan that foreign teachers are in high demand, there are boundless opportunities and the jobs are well paid. Baghdadi’s own experience confirmed this. Replies flooded in after he posted a message on Facebook, stating: "Hello from Morocco. I am an English-language teacher searching for a good job with a good salary in China.â€teaching jobs in China for foreignersMany of the replies were job invitations from recruitment agencies, while others came from language institutes. For the most part, they told Baghdadi that applying for a job in China was straightforward.
It was sufficient merely to submit a resume.The salary also was tempting. Baghdadi teaches English in Morocco, where he is paid $500 a month. However, those who approached him from China offered a monthly salary ranging from $1,500 to $2,500, with a bonus.But he said some of those who replied appeared too eager to hire foreign teachers, and Baghdadi said he was even given "illegal advice†about getting a job.
The regulation on foreign experts’ work permits states that overseas language teachers in China must obtain a work visa and be a native speaker with a bachelor’s degree or higher, have at least two years of related teaching experience and no criminal record.This means that Baghdadi, who is not a native English speaker and does not have sufficient experience in teaching the language, may never have the chance to work in China as a teacher."But some agencies told me that they could help me apply for a Chinese business visa, and I could become a teacher in China, come what may,†he said.Teaching English is a lucrative business in China, as the country’s opening-up to the world means more people are looking to learn the "universal languageâ€.
For foreigners, their nationality and even their skin tone can, at times, be their ticket to securing a teaching job.According to a report last year from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 300 million people in China were learning English. There were 50,000 English-language training institutions in the country and the training market was worth as much as 500 billion yuan ($72 billion), the report said. The high demand for English-language instruction had made finding a job for most foreigners, particularly those who are white, little more than a formality.According to a survey by Banyuetan, a Xinhua News Agency magazine, in 2017, there were more than 400,000 foreign teachers working in the education sector in China, but only one-third of them were employed legally.
In recent years, the country has been rocked by a number of high-profile scandals resulting from a lack of vigilance in hiring foreign teachers. In some cases, people with questionable backgrounds have landed jobs.The latest such case occurred last month. On July 23, an English-language teacher from Colombia working at the Hong Huang Lan Kindergarten in Qingdao, Shandong province, was arrested for allegedly molesting a 4-year-old girl.Earlier in July, 16 foreigners were detained in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, for allegedly taking drugs.
According to Xuzhou police, seven of them work for an education company, and the remaining nine are students.Media reports later said a number of foreign teachers from the EF Education center in Xuzhou had been detained by police for allegedly taking drugs. According to the company’s website, EF is an international education company based in Sweden, and has centers in many Chinese cities.In April 2013, media reports said that Neil Robinson, from the United Kingdom, had taught at the Beijing World Youth Academy, an international school, for nearly four years while being wanted for questioning by British police in connection with child sex offences.Such cases have aroused widespread concern among parents and students, with many of them calling for the qualifications of foreign teachers at English-learning organizations to be subject to nationwide inspection.On some online expatriate forums, topics such as "How to become an English teacher in China without a work permitâ€, or "nonnative speakers can also teach in China†are popular.
They offer tips for those who want to work in the country without the required documentation or experience.One of the items stated, "Although a Chinese work visa is the only visa that it is technically legal to teach with, there is also the possibility that they might offer you an alternative one instead, such as a student visa or a business visa.
It was sufficient merely to submit a resume.The salary also was tempting. Baghdadi teaches English in Morocco, where he is paid $500 a month. However, those who approached him from China offered a monthly salary ranging from $1,500 to $2,500, with a bonus.But he said some of those who replied appeared too eager to hire foreign teachers, and Baghdadi said he was even given "illegal advice†about getting a job.
The regulation on foreign experts’ work permits states that overseas language teachers in China must obtain a work visa and be a native speaker with a bachelor’s degree or higher, have at least two years of related teaching experience and no criminal record.This means that Baghdadi, who is not a native English speaker and does not have sufficient experience in teaching the language, may never have the chance to work in China as a teacher."But some agencies told me that they could help me apply for a Chinese business visa, and I could become a teacher in China, come what may,†he said.Teaching English is a lucrative business in China, as the country’s opening-up to the world means more people are looking to learn the "universal languageâ€.
For foreigners, their nationality and even their skin tone can, at times, be their ticket to securing a teaching job.According to a report last year from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 300 million people in China were learning English. There were 50,000 English-language training institutions in the country and the training market was worth as much as 500 billion yuan ($72 billion), the report said. The high demand for English-language instruction had made finding a job for most foreigners, particularly those who are white, little more than a formality.According to a survey by Banyuetan, a Xinhua News Agency magazine, in 2017, there were more than 400,000 foreign teachers working in the education sector in China, but only one-third of them were employed legally.
In recent years, the country has been rocked by a number of high-profile scandals resulting from a lack of vigilance in hiring foreign teachers. In some cases, people with questionable backgrounds have landed jobs.The latest such case occurred last month. On July 23, an English-language teacher from Colombia working at the Hong Huang Lan Kindergarten in Qingdao, Shandong province, was arrested for allegedly molesting a 4-year-old girl.Earlier in July, 16 foreigners were detained in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, for allegedly taking drugs.
According to Xuzhou police, seven of them work for an education company, and the remaining nine are students.Media reports later said a number of foreign teachers from the EF Education center in Xuzhou had been detained by police for allegedly taking drugs. According to the company’s website, EF is an international education company based in Sweden, and has centers in many Chinese cities.In April 2013, media reports said that Neil Robinson, from the United Kingdom, had taught at the Beijing World Youth Academy, an international school, for nearly four years while being wanted for questioning by British police in connection with child sex offences.Such cases have aroused widespread concern among parents and students, with many of them calling for the qualifications of foreign teachers at English-learning organizations to be subject to nationwide inspection.On some online expatriate forums, topics such as "How to become an English teacher in China without a work permitâ€, or "nonnative speakers can also teach in China†are popular.
They offer tips for those who want to work in the country without the required documentation or experience.One of the items stated, "Although a Chinese work visa is the only visa that it is technically legal to teach with, there is also the possibility that they might offer you an alternative one instead, such as a student visa or a business visa.
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'Hong' and 'Kong' top Berlin panda name poll
The pair were born on Saturday evening to Meng Meng - a panda on loan from China.he second China International Import Expo will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2019.For further information about China International Import Expo, please visit: https://www.shine.cn/China-International-Import-Expo/.Find the latest breaking shanghai news, photos, videos and featured stories on panda names. SHINE provides trusted national and world news as well as local and regional perspectives.
One of Berlin's leading papers, Der Tagesspiegel, asked its readers to come up with name suggestions.Top of the poll: "Hong" and "Kong".One reader wrote in to say they should be named "in solidarity with a city fighting for survival".Other suggested names included "Joshua Wong Chi-fung" and "Agnes Chow Ting" - after two prominent Hong Kong democracy activists.
Loaning pandas to zoos around the world is part of China's soft diplomacy, aimed at winning hearts and minds abroad.As the cubs will have to be returned to China in two to four years, the paper suggested that naming them after the activists might even be a sneaky way of keeping them in Germany.The poll is in no way binding or even related to the zoo - but it was soon picked up by Germany's leading tabloid, Bild, which issued a passionate call "to politicise" the naming of the little pandas."Bild is choosing to call the panda cubs Hong and Kong because it's China's brutal politics that lies behind these panda babies," the paper wrote on Thursday."Bild is demanding of the German government that it reacts in a political way to the birth of these small bears.
"As German Chancellor Angela Merkel is currently on a visit to China, Bild said she could even relay the news to President Xi Jinping in person.Hong Kong activists had already called on Ms Merkel to raise their cause during her talks in Beijing.In an earlier interview with Bild, activist Joshua Wong had suggested the zoo should name the animals "Freedom" and "Democracy".
The German media's foray into panda PR came as Hong Kong's government launched a series of full-page adverts in international newspapers, designed to reassure investors that the city is still open for business.The ads, which will run in leading papers around the world, say the government is determined to achieve a "peaceful, rational and reasonable resolution" to present political tensions.
One of Berlin's leading papers, Der Tagesspiegel, asked its readers to come up with name suggestions.Top of the poll: "Hong" and "Kong".One reader wrote in to say they should be named "in solidarity with a city fighting for survival".Other suggested names included "Joshua Wong Chi-fung" and "Agnes Chow Ting" - after two prominent Hong Kong democracy activists.
Loaning pandas to zoos around the world is part of China's soft diplomacy, aimed at winning hearts and minds abroad.As the cubs will have to be returned to China in two to four years, the paper suggested that naming them after the activists might even be a sneaky way of keeping them in Germany.The poll is in no way binding or even related to the zoo - but it was soon picked up by Germany's leading tabloid, Bild, which issued a passionate call "to politicise" the naming of the little pandas."Bild is choosing to call the panda cubs Hong and Kong because it's China's brutal politics that lies behind these panda babies," the paper wrote on Thursday."Bild is demanding of the German government that it reacts in a political way to the birth of these small bears.
"As German Chancellor Angela Merkel is currently on a visit to China, Bild said she could even relay the news to President Xi Jinping in person.Hong Kong activists had already called on Ms Merkel to raise their cause during her talks in Beijing.In an earlier interview with Bild, activist Joshua Wong had suggested the zoo should name the animals "Freedom" and "Democracy".
The German media's foray into panda PR came as Hong Kong's government launched a series of full-page adverts in international newspapers, designed to reassure investors that the city is still open for business.The ads, which will run in leading papers around the world, say the government is determined to achieve a "peaceful, rational and reasonable resolution" to present political tensions.
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AeroMobil Set To Unveil 6.0 eVTOL Aircraft Design
AeroMobil Set To Unveil 6.0 eVTOL Aircraft Design Flying car developer AeroMobil is working on a new eVTOL aircraft design that would be the Slovakian company’s first flight-mode-only vehicle. At the Global Urban Air Summit in the UK today, company executives told AIN they expect to unveil a scaled model of the new AeroMobil 6.0 within a few months.The second China International Import Expo will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2019.For further information about China International Import Expo, please visit: https://www.shine.cn/China-International-Import-Expo/.Find the latest breaking shanghai news, photos, videos and featured stories on aeromobil. SHINE provides trusted national and world news as well as local and regional perspectives.
The Bratislava-based company also launched a new technical consulting services division that will provide engineering and certification process support to other companies seeking to break into the eVTOL sector. According to deputy head of engineering Simon Bendrey, AeroMobil is already in talks with prospective partners, including leading automotive manufacturers that may want its support.
In December 2018, AeroMobil started the type certification process for its 4.0 flying car under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s CS-23 regulations, and it aims to achieve a first flight with this design before year-end. It is also working on designs for a larger 5.0 model and aims to have a full-scale prototype built by 2025. The company is now looking to accelerate development of the 6.0 model, perhaps in partnership with other companies. As it defines the aircraft design, it is considering the optimum range and payload capability among three possible performance bands: 30 km (one to two passengers); 30-to 70 km (two passengers); or 70 km (four passengers). According to the company, it has developed and analyzed more than 50 different eVTOL aircraft designs over the past 18 months. "We have a lot of expertise in assessing and developing different technology and design configurations for rotors, wings and other aircraft systems,†Bendrey told AIN. "For instance, we have developed rotor blades for the 4.0 that are around half the weight of comparable blades now being used with 300-hp engines.
†AeroMobil is working with an unidentified leading car manufacturer to develop cabin interiors for both its flying cars and the planned eVTOL aircraft. It believes that customer acceptance of both modes of transportation will not be high if cabin comfort is no better than that available in existing light general aviation aircraft.
The Bratislava-based company also launched a new technical consulting services division that will provide engineering and certification process support to other companies seeking to break into the eVTOL sector. According to deputy head of engineering Simon Bendrey, AeroMobil is already in talks with prospective partners, including leading automotive manufacturers that may want its support.
In December 2018, AeroMobil started the type certification process for its 4.0 flying car under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s CS-23 regulations, and it aims to achieve a first flight with this design before year-end. It is also working on designs for a larger 5.0 model and aims to have a full-scale prototype built by 2025. The company is now looking to accelerate development of the 6.0 model, perhaps in partnership with other companies. As it defines the aircraft design, it is considering the optimum range and payload capability among three possible performance bands: 30 km (one to two passengers); 30-to 70 km (two passengers); or 70 km (four passengers). According to the company, it has developed and analyzed more than 50 different eVTOL aircraft designs over the past 18 months. "We have a lot of expertise in assessing and developing different technology and design configurations for rotors, wings and other aircraft systems,†Bendrey told AIN. "For instance, we have developed rotor blades for the 4.0 that are around half the weight of comparable blades now being used with 300-hp engines.
†AeroMobil is working with an unidentified leading car manufacturer to develop cabin interiors for both its flying cars and the planned eVTOL aircraft. It believes that customer acceptance of both modes of transportation will not be high if cabin comfort is no better than that available in existing light general aviation aircraft.
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Stocks Settle At New Record Highs On Strength In U.S. Payrolls
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) on Friday closed up +0.97%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) closed up +1.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) closed up +0.96%.The second China International Import Expo will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2019.For further information about China International Import Expo, please visit: https://www.shine.cn/China-International-Import-Expo/.Find the latest breaking shanghai news, photos, videos and featured stories on new stocks. SHINE provides trusted national and world news as well as local and regional perspectives.
U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 at new record highs and the Dow Jones Industrials at a 3-1/4 month high on a strong U.S. Oct payroll report along with unexpected strength in Chinese manufacturing activity. Positive trade news was also bullish for stocks after China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday afternoon it achieved a "consensus in principle" in the first phase of a trade deal with the U.S. after a conference call Friday among Chinese Vice Premier Liu, U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, and U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer.
U.S. stock indexes opened higher Friday on optimism about the global economy after Thursday night's data showed the China Oct Caixin (flash) manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose +0.3 to 51.7, stronger than expectations of -0.4 to 51.0 and the strongest pace of expansion in 2-3/4 years. Stock indexes extended their gains Friday on the stronger-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll report of +128,000, stronger than expectations of +85,000. Also, Sep non-farm payrolls were revised upward by +44,000 to +180,000 from the originally-reported +136,000.
Upbeat comments on Friday from Fed Vice Chair Clarida also gave stocks a boost when he said, "we have ongoing growth in the economy, and we have inflation that is near our objective, so the economy is in a very good place."There was other positive global economic data Friday that was supportive for stocks after the UK Oct Markit manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose +1.3 to a 6-month high of 49.6, stronger than expectations of -0.1 to 48.2. Better-than-expected Q3 S&P 500 corporate earnings results are also supportive for stocks as 75% of reporting S&P 500 companies have beaten expectations, well above the long-term average of 65%.A slight negative for stocks was Friday's news that the U.S.
Oct ISM manufacturing index rose +0.5 to 48.3, weaker than expectations of +1.1 to 48.9. The VIX S&P 500 Volatility Index ($VIX) moved lower Friday and fell by -0.93 to 12.29%. The VIX dropped to a 3-month low of 12.19% Thursday and over the past three weeks has fallen back into the lower end of the recent range between the late-July 6-1/2 month low of 11.69% and the early-Aug 10-month high of 24.81%. Big Picture U.S. Stock Market Factors: Bullish factors for the U.S. stock market include (1) low U.S. interest rates, (2) expectations for an SPX earnings growth of +2% in 2019 although that is sharply lower than 2018's stellar +23% pace, and (3) general strength in earnings and buybacks from the 2018 tax cut. Bearish factors include (1) the forecast by FOMC members in the September Fed dot-plot for no more rate cuts in 2020 and then a +25 bp rate hike in 2021 and a second rate hike in 2022, (2) US/Chinese trade and tech tensions, and (3) slower U.S. and global economic growth.
U.S. stock indexes rallied on Friday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 at new record highs and the Dow Jones Industrials at a 3-1/4 month high on a strong U.S. Oct payroll report along with unexpected strength in Chinese manufacturing activity. Positive trade news was also bullish for stocks after China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday afternoon it achieved a "consensus in principle" in the first phase of a trade deal with the U.S. after a conference call Friday among Chinese Vice Premier Liu, U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, and U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer.
U.S. stock indexes opened higher Friday on optimism about the global economy after Thursday night's data showed the China Oct Caixin (flash) manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose +0.3 to 51.7, stronger than expectations of -0.4 to 51.0 and the strongest pace of expansion in 2-3/4 years. Stock indexes extended their gains Friday on the stronger-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll report of +128,000, stronger than expectations of +85,000. Also, Sep non-farm payrolls were revised upward by +44,000 to +180,000 from the originally-reported +136,000.
Upbeat comments on Friday from Fed Vice Chair Clarida also gave stocks a boost when he said, "we have ongoing growth in the economy, and we have inflation that is near our objective, so the economy is in a very good place."There was other positive global economic data Friday that was supportive for stocks after the UK Oct Markit manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose +1.3 to a 6-month high of 49.6, stronger than expectations of -0.1 to 48.2. Better-than-expected Q3 S&P 500 corporate earnings results are also supportive for stocks as 75% of reporting S&P 500 companies have beaten expectations, well above the long-term average of 65%.A slight negative for stocks was Friday's news that the U.S.
Oct ISM manufacturing index rose +0.5 to 48.3, weaker than expectations of +1.1 to 48.9. The VIX S&P 500 Volatility Index ($VIX) moved lower Friday and fell by -0.93 to 12.29%. The VIX dropped to a 3-month low of 12.19% Thursday and over the past three weeks has fallen back into the lower end of the recent range between the late-July 6-1/2 month low of 11.69% and the early-Aug 10-month high of 24.81%. Big Picture U.S. Stock Market Factors: Bullish factors for the U.S. stock market include (1) low U.S. interest rates, (2) expectations for an SPX earnings growth of +2% in 2019 although that is sharply lower than 2018's stellar +23% pace, and (3) general strength in earnings and buybacks from the 2018 tax cut. Bearish factors include (1) the forecast by FOMC members in the September Fed dot-plot for no more rate cuts in 2020 and then a +25 bp rate hike in 2021 and a second rate hike in 2022, (2) US/Chinese trade and tech tensions, and (3) slower U.S. and global economic growth.
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