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Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
March 7 2013
Ruben Vardanyan: Dilijan School opens the way for young people to
world's best universities
Thursday 7 March 2013 11:33
Yerevan/Mediamax/. "Dilijan is an international educational project
that goes beyond a single country and opens the way for young people
to the best universities of the world, be it in the USA, Europe or
Asia,' the former head of "Troika Dialogue' company, co-head of
Sberbank CIB, Ruben Vardanyan, said in an interview to "Vedomosti'.
`We live in the era of globalization, when one of the most important
skills is the ability to understand and accept other cultures, without
losing your own cultural identity. Dilijan School is a bright example
of such international cooperation, both among the donors and among the
students. It is expected that children from about 30 countries will
come here to study during the first year (2014). Dilijan is an
international educational project that goes beyond a single country
and opens the way for young people to the best universities of the
world, be it in the USA, Europe or Asia. What we are doing is an
attempt to establish a link between people who can influence the
future of the world,' said Ruben Vardanyan.
According to him, those participating in the establishment of Dilijan
international school hail the idea that new leaders will be growing in
the world, leaders who can change it, who will know each other well
because they have studied together. This is important also in terms of
the safety of the future world.
`There exists a United World Colleges system set up 50 years ago,
including 12 educational institutions worldwide, which are selected
through a network of national committees in 140 countries. Every year,
it allocates funds to finance the education of 100 graduates from UWC
schools in the best U.S. universities. The Universities of Ivy League
enroll their future students also from these schools. For example, the
Atlantic College in the South Wales (the most breathtaking experiment
in the sphere of education since World War II according to The Times)
is the only educational institution in Great Britain, where the
representatives of Harvard and Yale come to select the graduates. Our
school is now undergoing the process of joining the UWC. We envisage a
large-scale program of scholarships and grants for talented and gifted
students. Our goal is to make the qualitative international education
available for young people irrespective of the financial possibilities
of their parents. Dilijan international school is a charitable
initiative with the budget of over $120mln just for capital
construction,' said Ruben Vardanyan.
According to him, the school will enroll children aged not 7 but 13,
and it will be easier to select children because at this age they are
already formed individuals.
`Going back to what I am doing both in Dilijan and in `Skolkovo': the
idea is not to export the best minds but to import them. It's very
important that our children did not leave the country and studied in
British schools; it's important that foreigners came here to study in
our environment,' Ruben Vardanyan concluded.
March 7 2013
Ruben Vardanyan: Dilijan School opens the way for young people to
world's best universities
Thursday 7 March 2013 11:33
Yerevan/Mediamax/. "Dilijan is an international educational project
that goes beyond a single country and opens the way for young people
to the best universities of the world, be it in the USA, Europe or
Asia,' the former head of "Troika Dialogue' company, co-head of
Sberbank CIB, Ruben Vardanyan, said in an interview to "Vedomosti'.
`We live in the era of globalization, when one of the most important
skills is the ability to understand and accept other cultures, without
losing your own cultural identity. Dilijan School is a bright example
of such international cooperation, both among the donors and among the
students. It is expected that children from about 30 countries will
come here to study during the first year (2014). Dilijan is an
international educational project that goes beyond a single country
and opens the way for young people to the best universities of the
world, be it in the USA, Europe or Asia. What we are doing is an
attempt to establish a link between people who can influence the
future of the world,' said Ruben Vardanyan.
According to him, those participating in the establishment of Dilijan
international school hail the idea that new leaders will be growing in
the world, leaders who can change it, who will know each other well
because they have studied together. This is important also in terms of
the safety of the future world.
`There exists a United World Colleges system set up 50 years ago,
including 12 educational institutions worldwide, which are selected
through a network of national committees in 140 countries. Every year,
it allocates funds to finance the education of 100 graduates from UWC
schools in the best U.S. universities. The Universities of Ivy League
enroll their future students also from these schools. For example, the
Atlantic College in the South Wales (the most breathtaking experiment
in the sphere of education since World War II according to The Times)
is the only educational institution in Great Britain, where the
representatives of Harvard and Yale come to select the graduates. Our
school is now undergoing the process of joining the UWC. We envisage a
large-scale program of scholarships and grants for talented and gifted
students. Our goal is to make the qualitative international education
available for young people irrespective of the financial possibilities
of their parents. Dilijan international school is a charitable
initiative with the budget of over $120mln just for capital
construction,' said Ruben Vardanyan.
According to him, the school will enroll children aged not 7 but 13,
and it will be easier to select children because at this age they are
already formed individuals.
`Going back to what I am doing both in Dilijan and in `Skolkovo': the
idea is not to export the best minds but to import them. It's very
important that our children did not leave the country and studied in
British schools; it's important that foreigners came here to study in
our environment,' Ruben Vardanyan concluded.