"LUYS" FOUNDATION GRANTED SCHOLARSHIP TO 41 STUDENTS FOR FURTHERING THEIR EDUCATION IN WORLD’S LEADING UNIVERSITIES
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.08.2009 21:23 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ President Serzh Sargsyan and Premier Tigran Sargsyan
have today met with Luys foundation’s scholarship winners to hand
them certificates.
This year, 41 students have been awarded scholarship, Educational
programs director of Luys foundation Zhaklin Karasanyan said. They have
entered Harvard, Stanford and Yale Universities, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, the London University of Political Science
and Economics (United Kingdom), the Ecole Engineering University of
France and Geneva University (Switzerland).
"In 2009-10 academic year, we drew up the list of the world’s top 24
universities and allocated a sum of $ 455.893 for scholarship. This
year’s budget amounts have been fully spent ," Karasanyan said. 90% of
2009 scholarship winners are RA citizens, but Karasyan expresses hopes
that next year’s program will also involve Diaspora representatives.