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March 10, 2009 Tuesday
WORLD BANK GROUP: The World Bank Armenia Office and the American University of Armenia Jointly Set up Knowledge for Development Center
Office and the American University of Armenia Jointly Set up Knowledge
for Development Center
YEREVAN — Today, the World Bank Yerevan Office and the American
University of Armenia (AUA) held the launching ceremony of a partner
initiative – the Knowledge for Development Center. The Memorandum of
Agreement has been signed by Mr. Aristomene Varoudakis, WB Country
Manager in Armenia, and Dr. Haroutune Armenian, President of AUA.
The Agreement outlines the basis for cooperation and joint activities
of the two institutions in knowledge dissemination, learning and
capacity building for the development arena. The WB and AUA jointly set
up the Center within the AUA Papazian Library to provide the public
with free access to information on economic development, so as to
encourage knowledge sharing and policy dialogue among the widest
audiences possible.
‘We are very pleased with the partnership with the American University
of Armenia, said Aristomene Varoudakis, the WB Country manager for
Armenia. –The Center also aims to play the role of a hub for
facilitating dialogue, consultations, and knowledge-sharing among
academia, the media, the Government, the Civil Society, and the private
sector.’
The World Bank has partnered with the American University of Armenia
Papazian Library to bring to the public up-to-date and thorough
information on World Bank-sponsored development projects in Armenia, as
well as research and analytical work on country and global development
issues through the Knowledge for Development Center.
‘This is a great addition to what will be available to the broader
public of Armenia, said Haroutune Armenian, President of the AUA. — In
the long-term history of nations, wealth of intellectual products is
more consequential and significant than material wealth. A knowledge
society is what most nations are striving for and we as a University
have an important role to play in the development of such a society.
The World Bank has developed so many similar initiatives to help move
the nations of this world in such a direction.’
The Center provides hard copies of recent World Bank publications,
reports, studies, project information, videos, and documentaries and
other materials, as well as on-line access to the World Bank documents
dating back to 1947, with the ability to download and print any
publicly available document in the database.
For more information on the World Bank’s activities in Armenia, please
visit:
For more information about the American University of Armenia, please
visit:
CONTACT: Vigen Sargsyan, World Bank Group
Tel: +1 374 1 524 884
e-mail: vsargsyan@worldbank.org
Tatevik Mnatsakanyan, World Bank Group
Tel: +1 374 1 524 884
e-mail: tmnatsakanyan@worldbank.org
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress