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    DILIJAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT PRESENTS BASIC FACTS

    15:02 ~U 11.06.13

    The management of the Dilijan international school has made a statement
    presenting the basic facts about the school, its construction,
    further programs and persons behind the project, including donors.

    The Armenian parliament is discussing the government-submitted bill
    on tax privileges to the Dilijan international school, which accounts
    for the statement.

    According to the statement, the Dilijan international school is a
    large-scale charity initiative aimed at attractive students from more
    than 60 countries to Armenia.

    The project is also aimed at improving the socio-economic situation in
    the Tavush region of Armenia, ensuring steady environmental progress
    in Dilijan and modernization of the city's infrastructure.

    The Russia-based businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan and
    his wife are architects of the project. The Board of Trustees includes
    well-known educationists and businessmen from the United States,
    Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Japan. Mr Manfred Schepers,
    Vice Presidentand Chief Financial Officer at the European Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has been elected to the Board
    of Trustees.

    The Dilijan international school will open its doors on September 1,
    2014, with the initial number of students to be 90. The tuition fee
    is $30,000, with scholarships to be paid to 70% of the students.

    Talented children from Armenia will constitute 10-12 percent of the
    students. Students from the Armenian Diaspora will constitute 30%
    of the total number of students.

    Education at the Dilijan international school will enable students
    to continue at the world's leading higher schools.

    The Dilijan international school will employ the best education
    programs:

    - IB Diploma for students aged 16 to 19 will be launched next year.

    - Cambridge IGCSE for students aged 13 to 16 will be launched in 2017.

    This September, the Dilijan international school is to become a full
    member of the United World Colleges (UWC) network.

    The Dilijan international school is a charity initiative with a budget
    of $135m for capital construction alone.

    Specifically, the cost of structures necessary for the IB program
    is $82m, that of the structures for the IGSCE program is $15m. The
    estimated cost of the best performing arts center in the region
    is $40m.

    The Dilijan International School fund intends to announce an
    international contest for drafting a master plan of Dilijan The fund
    also plans the renovation of the Dilijan city garden.

    The fund is also sponsoring English language courses for local
    government bodies.

    http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/11/dilijan-school/

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