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February 8, 2010
Alcoa Russia and Alcoa Foundation Continue Technical Education Program
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Moscow, Samara, Rostov-on-Don – For the fifth year in a row, Alcoa Russia and Alcoa Foundation announce a competition for Alcoa Foundation scholarships and development stipends for students and young faculty as part of the Technical Education Program for technical universities and technical colleges in Alcoa Russia locations. In this program, Alcoa Russia and Alcoa Foundation partnered with three leading universities – Samara State Aerospace University (SGAU), Donskoy State Technical University (DGTU) in Rostov-on-Don and Moscow Steel and Alloy Institute (MISiS) and the Metallurgical College in Samara. Alcoa Foundation scholarships and development stipends are intended to help provide basic living expenses, allowing students and young faculty to concentrate full time on their studies and work. This year, it includes 60 scholarships for students and 13 development stipends for young faculty members at the engineering faculties of the partner universities and 10 scholarships at the technical college.
Alcoa Foundation Technical Education Support Program was launched in 2006 and since then has become a visible sign of Alcoa’s presence in its Russian communities.
A selection committee was established in each of the partner universities to include top professors, representatives of Alcoa Russia, local authorities and public figures. The committees are responsible for the selection process and advise Alcoa Russia how to best proceed with this Program. During the selection process, students are evaluated based on their exam scores, research activities and answers to a questionnaire related to their profession. Young faculty members are evaluated based on their individual development plans to be fulfilled within approximately one year. The award ceremonies for the winners in the competition are held in April.
Alcoa Foundation Technical Education Program aligns with the national strategy to promote technical education. With this Program, Alcoa Russia aims to contribute to the prestige of technical education, create additional incentives for students, help the partner universities retain their promising young faculty members and improve the universities’ technical capabilities.
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