(EFQM: Brussels) -- EFQM, a nonprofit membership foundation headquartered in Brussels, has announced the 11 finalists of the EFQM Excellence Award 2008. From this list of finalists, the award and prize winners will be named on October 28 in the Musée du Louvre at EFQM’s award dinner in Paris. The organizations listed below represent a diversity of size, scope, sector, and geographical reach. On the map, these finalists are located from Spain to Russia, from Northern Ireland to Turkey, covering the full geographical area of the continent. •Bosch Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. - Bursa Diesel Systems Plant, Turkey •Bursagaz, Turkey •Bursa Nilufer Belediyesi, Turkey •Clinica Tambre, Spain •Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, Northern Ireland •Ministry of Health Eskisehir Maternity and Child Illnesses Hospital, Turkey •Gaiker Centro Tecnológico, Spain •Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. Kg, Germany •TRW Airbag Systems GmbH, Germany •Stavropol State Agrarian University, Russia •Volkswagen Motor Polska Sp z.o.o., Poland This year’s jury of the EFQM Excellence Award comprises, among others, the CEOs and senior executives of BT Global Services, EDF, and Bouygues, as well as high level representatives from the public sector. Through the entire process of award assessment, which involves a site visit from an international group of experienced assessors, true role model organizations are sought after and identified.

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