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Science and Technology in Armenia Toward a Knowledge-Based Economy (2004) / Chapter Skim
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... While educational standards remain high, the infrastructure supporting students continues to decline, and the "brain drain" has resulted in a serious deficiency of practicing scientists in the 25 to 40 age bracket. Nevertheless, Armenian scientists who remained have persevered and have achieved impressive results despite severe financial limitations.
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... For the past decade, the international community has recognized Armenia's technical wherewithal and has provided substantial financial support for its maintenance, although the support is far from adequate to meet the demand. The International Science and Technology Center headquartered in Moscow has become the most important external source of funds for research, and the U.S.
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... · Armenian institutions of higher education should continue to modernize their structures and curricula and should make strong efforts to recruit young, foreign-educated faculty. A sustained program of visiting professorships would provide a useful mechanism for distinguished foreign faculty who could not only enrich curricular content but also contribute ideas on university organizational and administrative practices.
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... It will require building the value chains that have the capacity to finance, develop, and market those promising technologies in a manner that returns value to the Armenian economy. The handful of successes to date and the long menu of areas of potential interest for the future are encouraging, as is the resourcefulness of Armenian scientists in establishing and maintaining linkages with the international scientific community despite enormous challenges.
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