{"id":44,"date":"2016-07-13T15:14:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/cpd\/?p=44"},"modified":"2016-07-13T15:14:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T15:14:40","slug":"alumnus-returns-to-imperial-after-50-years-to-deliver-a-cpd-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/cpd\/2016\/07\/13\/alumnus-returns-to-imperial-after-50-years-to-deliver-a-cpd-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumnus returns to Imperial after 50 years, to deliver a CPD course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/cpd\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/cpd\/2016\/07\/13\/alumnus-returns-to-imperial-after-50-years-to-deliver-a-cpd-course\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/cpd\/files\/2016\/07\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"131\" height=\"176\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/cpd\/files\/2016\/07\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Imperial alumnus Professor Bijan Aalami recently delivered a CPD short course on \u2018Post Tensioning Design and Construction\u2019, to 50 civil engineers, in Lecture Theatre 201 Skempton Building.\u00a0 It was in this very room, 50 years ago on the same day, where Bijan was awarded his PhD degree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/cpd\/files\/2016\/07\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/cpd\/files\/2016\/07\/2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cthis day has brought back lovely memories of my student days at Imperial!\u00a0 The civil engineering department has not changed a bit after all these years, and the lecture theatre looks exactly the same\u201d.\u00a0 The Alumni Office interviewed Bijan during the course about his return visit.\u00a0 We hope this will encourage more successful alumni to come back to Imperial, to deliver CPD short courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imperial alumnus Professor Bijan Aalami recently delivered a CPD short course on \u2018Post Tensioning Design and Construction\u2019, to 50 civil engineers, in Lecture Theatre 201 Skempton Building.\u00a0 It was in this very room, 50 years ago on the same day, where Bijan was awarded his PhD degree. 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