Twenty Masdar Fellowships will be awarded to engineering and science graduates who demonstrate outstanding performance and a strong commitment to help build the UAE's scientific base.
Mr. Sultan Al Jaber, Masdar CEO emphasized, "Masdar's philosophy is to develop the UAE's indigenous human capital, to transform the natural resource wealth of the country to a long-term, competitive and sustainable knowledge economy".
Masdar Fellows will be able to pursue research areas of interest in any of the member institutions in Masdar Research Network (MRN). The MRN is a unique collaborative network of world-class scientists and researchers in seven leading scientific centres on three continents, including Columbia University (USA), Imperial College London (UK), RWTH Aachen University (Germany), German Aerospace Center-DLR (Germany), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan), University of Waterloo (Canada), CIEMAT - Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (Spain).
Each Fellowship will cover educational and living expenses, in addition to a pre-set salary and foreign living allowance. Upon graduation, Masdar Fellows may choose to work at Masdar, the Masdar Institute of Science & Technology (MIST), founded through a cooperative agreement with the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), or a Masdar-related joint venture.
Current Masdar research included many cutting-edge technologies, such as solar energy, water technologies, carbon capture and storage, biofuels, energy storage and energy efficiency.
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MASDAR announces 20 fellowships for young national scholars
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, April 29 - 2007 at 14:41
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MASDAR launched a country-wide search for top young UAE scholars to pursue graduate-level science and engineering degrees at Masdar's seven prestigious university partners.
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Applications will be accepted until May 31, 2007. Potential candidates should submit their CV and expression of interest to the MRN Fellowship Committee.For more information contact: + 971 2 698 8000
ABOUT MASDAR AND THE ABU DHABI FUTURE ENERGY COMPANY
The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC) is Abu Dhabi's vision and investment in the future of energy and environmental sustainability — a private joint stock company established and wholly-owned by Mubadala Development Company. ADFEC drives the Masdar Initiative, a multi-billion dollar, multi-faceted response to the need for a global focus on the development of advanced energies and sustainability-related technologies.
Masdar is designed to ensure that Abu Dhabi grows its share of the global energy market by fostering the development and commercialization of advanced and innovative technologies in renewable, alternative and sustainable energies for a cleaner, safer environment and future.
Masdar has partnered with the world's most prominent companies, educational institutions and investment firms to lead and advance a global strategy of international knowledge and capability to change the way the world understands energy and create a historic, global shift to new energy sources and sustainable resource utilization.
Masdar will achieve its vision and goals by following a strategically designed and focused portfolio of the following key initiatives:
MASDAR INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - in partnership with the MIT, will offer Masters and PhD programs in science and engineering focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies.
MASDAR RESEARCH NETWORK - a unique collaborative network of world-class scientists and post-doctoral researchers linking the MASDAR Institute and leading global scientific research institutions.
INNOVATION & INVESTMENT - the investment and commercialization vehicle for advanced energy and sustainability technologies.
SPECIAL PROJECTS - develops large-scale, capital-intensive energy and advanced technology projects.
CARBON MANAGEMENT - spearheads the development of greenhouse gas reduction projects.
SPECIAL FREE ZONE - a unique, integrated "Green Community" in the heart of Abu Dhabi to foster the Masdar Initiative.
Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorSunday, April 29 - 2007 at 14:41 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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