UWC Dilijan in Armenia included in Forbes' top five schoolsJanuary 26, 2017 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UWC Dilijan was listed among Forbes' compilation of top five schools created with the assistance of Russian billionaires. Founded by Ruben Vardanyan and his wife Veronika Zonabend, the college is the 14th member of the UWC (United World Colleges) movement, one of seventeen colleges around the world. The college matriculated its first 96 IB1 students in September 2014. Situated in a city of the same name in Armenia's north, UWC Dilijan is a boarding school for talented children from around the world, Forbes says. "After the entrance exams, the selection committee may send a student to study in another country that also hosts such a school from the same network. "198 students from a total of 72 countries currently study at the school in Armenia," Forbes said. Also included in the list of schools established by billionnairs from Forbes' "rating of the rich" are Letovo School (founded by Vadim Moshkovich), The First Moscow Private School (Elena Baturina), the educational center Sirius (Talent and Success foundation of Sergey Roldugin), as well as PERImeter educational and cultural center in Dagestan (Peri charity foundation of Russian billionaire Ziyaudin Magomedov), scheduled to open in September 2017. Related links: Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |