  World Bank Armenia announces nation-wide essay competition for students February 1, 2011 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The World Bank Yerevan Office announced the launch of an essay competition among university students in Armenia. The purpose of the competition is to raise more awareness of and discussion on the main development challenges facing the country. Prospective participants should be formally enrolled in one of the universities in Armenia till the announcement of the competition results. The World Bank especially encourages students of Social Sciences (such as Economics, Political Science, Public Administration, and Public Policy) to apply. Essays should address the following two topics: what should the Armenian Government do to overcome the adverse effects of the recent economic crisis; and what is the value of forests in Armenia? Essays should be sent either via email to agrigoryan1@worldbank.org, or submitted in a hard copy to the World Bank Yerevan Office at the following address: G. Lousavorich Street 9, Yerevan 0015. The 4 best essays will receive monetary awards from the World Bank Armenia in the following order: 1st place – USD 700; 2nd place – USD 500; 3rd place – USD 400; 4th place – USD 300.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan.Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |
