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| COMPUTERIZATION |
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The objective is to computerize all 1500 schools in Armenia and
another 200 in Nagorno Karabagh. Of this total, 300 will be connected
by 2003, through the resources of existing programs The target is
the completion of the remainder by 2005. Education in Armenia and
Nagorno Karabagh must remain relevant and effective in order to
form students suited to the challenges and techniques of the information
age. This will close the existing gap and nurture educational development.
What is needed is a plan for acquisition and implementation, equipment,
training, instruction and internal management.
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| CENTER
FOR GENOCIDE STUDIES |
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A research and publication center for the study of the Armenian
Genocide of 1915 is necessary in Armenia. Although, in the last
87 years, there has been historical, analytical, narrative, anecdotal,
biographical and personal research, it is necessary to augment this
effort, systematize it and encourage a new generation of scholars.
A center which is staffed and developed by joint Armenia-Diaspora
effort.
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| REGIONAL
HEALTH CENTER |
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The purpose of this complex, multi-dimensional project is to bring
together all appropriate resources from the Diaspora and within
Armenia and Artsakh together to create and establish in Yerevan
a world-class health care center. It will be the objective of this
center to develop and provide medical facilities anchored by a hospital
and equipped with all modern and up-to-date technologies, specialized
institutes, clinics, short and medium term convalescent facilities
to provide access to clients and patients from the region. Besides
being a revenue generator and a source of employment, this project
will make it possible to raise the level of health care in Armenia
and to provide opportunities for Diasporan medical professionals
and trainees to come an participate in the delivery of health care
in Armenia. The Government of Armenia will provide the land and
building.
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| VIRTUAL
ARMENIAN STUDIES UNIVERSITY |
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By taking advantage of information technology, this project will
establish an internet-based university to provide resources and
courses in Armenian studies. A combination data base and on-line
classes will provide teachers, scholars and students an opportunity
to exchange ideas, study the past and analyze current and future
issues. A curriculum devised by practitioners will provide a model
for Armenian Studies at the high school and college levels. This
method will allow Armenians worldwide to take advantage of the small
but valuable community of Armenian Studies experts, encourage new
students to enter the field, and lead to the development of a common
information and knowledge base among a geographically diverse community.
This virtual shared intellectual space can lead to cooperative new
work and research.
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| DIASPORA
MUSEUM |
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The purpose of establishing a Diaspora Museum in Armenia is to
create a repository of artifacts, icons, material, archival evidence,
a narrative of the life of communities. By juxtaposing materials
from ever wherever Armenians have journeyed and settled abroad,
this museum will document the unity through diversity of all our
disparate homes away from home. It is natural that such a museum
be built through the combined resources and planning of Armenia
and Diaspora. It is equally natural that such a museum be based
in Armenia, on land provided by the Government of Armenia.
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| IDENTIFYING
AND SUPPORTING ARMENIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS |
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In order to benefit from the existing and future potential of Armenian
students in universities in Armenia, Nagorno Karabagh and the Diaspora,
a committee of university students and professors will devise a
program to identify, track and support college students. They will
devise ways to provide attention and assistance to individuals,
as well as student groups capable of initiating activities and promoting
visibility. A network and database of students will be the launching
pad for finding scholarship sources, encouraging civic involvement,
and facilitating higher education for capable and deserving students
who desire a university education and are aware of its future benefits.
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| COMMITTEE
ON CURRICULUM |
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As a nation-state with a large Diaspora, what Armenians learn about
themselves their heritage and their legacy is critical
to their self-image and the way in which they determine how to build
their future. This committee will provide a forum for Armenian educators
to meet and discuss various approaches for teaching Armenian language,
culture and history. Aspects of such a curriculum may be adopted
by schools and educators in Armenia and the Diaspora.
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The second Armenia - Diaspora Conference took place in Yerevan,
May 27-28 for the purpose of further developing and deepening
Armenia - Diaspora cooperation.Armenians.
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