Masdar Institute provides 10 scholarships to Armenian studentsJanuary 19, 2010 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International Renewable Energy Agency's (IRENA) Masdar Institute for Science & Technology in Abu Dhabi provided 10 scholarships to Armenian students. Scholarship holders will be provided with monthly scholarship, education privileges and transportation expenses. Institute graduates will have a possibility of working in IRENA and MASDAR, RA Education and Science Ministry's press service reported. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organization for promoting the adoption of renewable energy (RE) worldwide. It aims to provide concrete policy advice and facilitate capacity building and technology transfer. IRENA, a project promoted by EUROSOLAR since 1990, was formed on January 26, 2009, by 75 countries signing the charter of IRENA. As of September 2009, IRENA has 137 members states, who all are considered as founding members. The aim is to have the agency fully operational by the end of 2010 with an initial annual budget of US$25 million by 2011. The Masdar Institute is the centrepiece of the Masdar Initiative, a landmark program announced in April 2006 by the government of Abu Dhabi to establish an entirely new economic sector dedicated to alternative and sustainable energy. Masdar is a highly-strategic initiative with primary objectives of: helping drive the economic diversification of Abu Dhabi; maintaining and expanding Abu Dhabi's position in evolving global energy markets; positioning Abu Dhabi as a developer of technology; and making a meaningful contribution towards sustainable human development. The Masdar Institute is a private, not-for-profit, independent, research-driven institute developed with the support and cooperation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Institute offers Masters and (eventually) PhD programs in science and engineering disciplines, with a focus on advanced energy and sustainable technologies. It welcomes and encourages applications from qualified local and international students and provides fellowships to talented students who meet its high admission standards. Its faculty is of the highest quality and the intent is to have the structure of its top administration similar to MIT's. This new Institute will establish linkages with the government and industry, both within the region and internationally, in order to move new knowledge to use in the form of innovative technologies and in the education of a wider audience. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |