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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA
Diana Manukyan, AUA PR Coordinator
40 Baghramyan Ave.
Yerevan 0019, Republic of Armenia
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.aua.am/
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/American-University-of-Armenia/159219260801636
November 11, 2014
AUA Receives $566,500 from ASHA to Establish an Innovation & Technology
Incubation Center
YEREVAN, Armenia - The American University of Armenia (AUA) is pleased to
announce the receipt of a $566,500 grant from the American Schools and
Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program of the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) to create, furnish, and equip an Innovation &
Technology Incubation Center, which aims to empower students to create,
collaborate, and venture beyond the demands of their degree program
requirements.
The Innovation & Technology Incubation Center will coalesce existing
activity in entrepreneurship and innovation at AUA in a synergistic locale
where student team work, creativity, and innovative technologies come
together to foster new ventures and partnerships. It uses the
American-style entrepreneurial spirit of openness and sharing of
information to create potential for new enterprises that will contribute to
both the local and global economy and employ the young business leaders of
the future.
The facilities will include rooms dedicated for technology incubation,
computers, and other infrastructural equipment to support business
development activities. There will also be showrooms and shared-space
meeting rooms to encourage interaction, multidisciplinary collaboration,
and the exchange of ideas with internal as well as external stakeholders.
The goal is to foster closer linkages between academia and industry.
The 4-year project is estimated to be completed by September 30, 2018. AUA
President Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian says, "We are grateful to the U.S.
Government and its ASHA program for continued support of our university.
This grant will enable us to create a space, where students, faculty and
researchers from different programs will come together to innovate and
implement ideas, some of which hopefully will spin-off as start-ups in
technology, green engineering and business."
AUA has been receiving support from ASHA for many years, with past projects
including the renovation and expansion of the university library and
cafeteria, as well as active projects such as the creation of integrated
technology classrooms, the replacement of university elevators, and the
creation of a Student Services/Student Excellence Center.
ASHA provides assistance to schools, libraries, and medical centers outside
the United States that serve as study and demonstration centers for
American ideas and practices. ASHA's grants help these institutions train
future leaders in a wide variety of disciplines, support local and regional
infrastructure to foster development, and cultivate positive relationships
and mutual understanding among citizens of the United States and other
nations.
Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private,
independent university located in Yerevan, Armenia and affiliated with the
University of California. AUA provides a global education in Armenia and
the region, offering high-quality, graduate and undergraduate studies,
encouraging civic engagement, and promoting public service and democratic
values.
From: Baghdasarian
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA
Diana Manukyan, AUA PR Coordinator
40 Baghramyan Ave.
Yerevan 0019, Republic of Armenia
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.aua.am/
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/American-University-of-Armenia/159219260801636
November 11, 2014
AUA Receives $566,500 from ASHA to Establish an Innovation & Technology
Incubation Center
YEREVAN, Armenia - The American University of Armenia (AUA) is pleased to
announce the receipt of a $566,500 grant from the American Schools and
Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program of the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) to create, furnish, and equip an Innovation &
Technology Incubation Center, which aims to empower students to create,
collaborate, and venture beyond the demands of their degree program
requirements.
The Innovation & Technology Incubation Center will coalesce existing
activity in entrepreneurship and innovation at AUA in a synergistic locale
where student team work, creativity, and innovative technologies come
together to foster new ventures and partnerships. It uses the
American-style entrepreneurial spirit of openness and sharing of
information to create potential for new enterprises that will contribute to
both the local and global economy and employ the young business leaders of
the future.
The facilities will include rooms dedicated for technology incubation,
computers, and other infrastructural equipment to support business
development activities. There will also be showrooms and shared-space
meeting rooms to encourage interaction, multidisciplinary collaboration,
and the exchange of ideas with internal as well as external stakeholders.
The goal is to foster closer linkages between academia and industry.
The 4-year project is estimated to be completed by September 30, 2018. AUA
President Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian says, "We are grateful to the U.S.
Government and its ASHA program for continued support of our university.
This grant will enable us to create a space, where students, faculty and
researchers from different programs will come together to innovate and
implement ideas, some of which hopefully will spin-off as start-ups in
technology, green engineering and business."
AUA has been receiving support from ASHA for many years, with past projects
including the renovation and expansion of the university library and
cafeteria, as well as active projects such as the creation of integrated
technology classrooms, the replacement of university elevators, and the
creation of a Student Services/Student Excellence Center.
ASHA provides assistance to schools, libraries, and medical centers outside
the United States that serve as study and demonstration centers for
American ideas and practices. ASHA's grants help these institutions train
future leaders in a wide variety of disciplines, support local and regional
infrastructure to foster development, and cultivate positive relationships
and mutual understanding among citizens of the United States and other
nations.
Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private,
independent university located in Yerevan, Armenia and affiliated with the
University of California. AUA provides a global education in Armenia and
the region, offering high-quality, graduate and undergraduate studies,
encouraging civic engagement, and promoting public service and democratic
values.
From: Baghdasarian