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The Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development

Vol. III ~ No. 2 ~ March/April 2002

Higher Education Institutions In Search of Partners:

New CUPID Entries

The Colleges and Universities Partnering for International Development (CUPID) web page (http://www.aascu.org/alo/cupid/cupid.htm) is a register of institutions in the U.S. and abroad that are seeking to develop partnerships, along with the details of their development needs or expertise. Following are the recent additions to the list. Please submit any information for inclusion on the web page to alo@aascu.org.


Altay State University (Russia)

We are group of teachers, students and graduates of the Altay State University (Barnaul, Russia). Our main mission is help in the professional development of journalists in our region. Our purpose and dream is to create the first specialized school of journalism in Russia. The ideal partner for this work is some school of journalism from a university in the USA.

Web site: http://www.yaj.ru/eng

Contact Information: Kanarev Sergey, President
Tel. : 7 3 852 261 405
E-mail: media@yaj.ru


Kigali Institute of Science, Technology, and Management (Rwanda)

 

Kigali Institute of Science, Technology, and Management (KIST) is a modern, fast-growing and dynamic technical institute of higher learning run by the government of Rwanda. KIST is seeking opportunities to establish partnerships and cooperative relations with other institutes and universities for collaborative projects in the following areas:

 

1. Promote curriculum reform and exchange of teaching materials.
2. Students training and exchange programs both in engineering and management.
3. Exchange of Staff and information in novel aspects of training and training methodologies.
4. Possibility of partnership in research activities and consultancy services for mutual benefits.
5. Development of joint scientific research projects, developing programs, conferences, seminars in the aspects of technology transfer.

 

KIST also works on training for low-income students who have not had access to a formal education.

 

Web site: http://www.kist.ac.rw

 

Contact Information: Dr. Silas Lwakabamba, Rector

Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management

Avenue de l'Armee

Kigali, Rwanda

Tel: 250-74696/74698/71927/9

Fax: 250-71924/71925

E-mail: rector@kist.ac.rw or lwakabamba@avu.org


Yerevan State Medical University (Armenia)

 

The Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) offers its highly developed scientific infrastructure for biomedical research and technology cooperation. International institutional collaborators are invited to use this infrastructure for joint research projects (both basic and applied), practical training of young scientists, individual training for the students, and summer schools. We are interested in matches such as university medical schools and research centers. Detailed information about ongoing and completed research projects at YSMU and our international cooperation experience available upon request.

 

Contact Information:
Seyran Kocharyan
Director, Center for Research Funding Mobilization, YSMU or
Irina Urumova
Program Manager
Phone: (374 1) 564 933
Fax: (374 1) 540 310
E-mail: ysmu_grants@yahoo.com or ysmu-grants@edu.am

 

 

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