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30 Mar MEDRC INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR OMANI YOUNG WATER RESEARCHERS AWARD, 2021

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MEDRC is pleased to invite eligible participants to apply to this year’s Omani Young Water Researchers Award. Held under the auspices of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the award is designed to recognize young water researchers whose work contributes to advancing key...

17 Mar MEDRC Announces winners of the ‘Omani Young Water Researchers Award’ and the ‘Eco School Prize’ 2020

Posted at 13:59h in Uncategorized

High Profile Awards Celebrating the achievements of Omani Students MEDRC has announced the winners of the ‘Omani Young Water Researchers Award 2020’ and the ‘Eco School Prize’ at an official ceremony held under the auspices of H.E. Dr. Rahma Al Mahrooqi, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific...

24 Feb TAHLYA starts hands on training phase

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The bp sponsored TAHLYA program seeks to train young Omani national job seekers in reverse osmosis desalination technologies. The training program, composed of classroom training, hands on training and on job training started in February last year at MEDRC and was continued online due to...

22 Jan MEDRC Eco School Prize Gains Momentum

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The judging panel of the MEDRC Eco School prize gathered today through an online platform to reach a decision on which of the 5 competing schools are to be declared winners. The panel includes nominated representatives from the Ministry of Education, Haya Water, The Embassy of...

13 Jan Modeling wastewater pollutants dispersion in the coastal waters of Gaza

Posted at 06:01h in Featured, Uncategorized

It started when he was young, he wrote in his research proposal for MEDRC’s MSc Fellowships in 2019. ‘TV shows and films like Good Will Hunting, Sherlock Holmes and A Beautiful Mind captured my imagination. Watching these clever people solve complex equations or puzzles, the way their thought process...

11 Jan MEDRC Alumni Forums held in Gaza and West Bank, Palestine

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In the final weeks of 2020, MEDRC Alumni Forums took place in Palestine with live events in the West Bank and Gaza as well as online presentations and discussion via Zoom. It was the third edition of the Forums, which have been held annually in...

04 Jan MEDRC Announce Finalists of ‘Omani Young Water Researchers Award, 2020

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MEDRC Water Research have announced the names of Twelve young Omani researchers, shortlisted as finalists for the ‘Omani Young Water Researchers Award, 2020. The high-profile award celebrates the world class water research being conducted by young Omani students at undergraduate and postgraduate level in universities...

02 Dec SUPER SEEDS FOR SALINE AGRICULTURE

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RINAD HAMED’S SEED COATING METHOD HELPS FARMERS IN PALESTINE GROW BETTER CROPS ON SALINE SOIL. MEDRC catches up with a researcher from Ramallah who participated in MEDRC’s Water Research Fellowship Program in 2012 and who is now about to establish her own company. When Rinad Hamed...

29 Nov MEDRC Supports Additional 15 Promising Water Research Projects in Palestine and Jordan

Posted at 07:30h in Uncategorized

New Batch of MSc Fellowships for 2020 Brings Total to 300 15 researchers from Palestine and Jordan will be participating in MEDRC’s Water Research Fellowship Program, starting this academic year. MEDRC supported MSc research projects address an immediate need or specific problem as identified in conjunction with...

12 Nov MEDRC Eco School Prize 2020 Launched Online

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For the second year in a row, MEDRC has launched its Eco School Prize, an inter-school competition designed to build greater water and energy use awareness among school children in Oman. Sponsored by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Oman LNG Development Foundation,...

05 Oct Webinar: Water Security & Covid-19; Learning & Beyond

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Muscat, October 5, 2020: A MEDRC organized public webinar “Water Security and Covid 19; Learning and Beyond” took place today convening leading water experts from Oman and the Netherlands to exchange on responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event focused on analyzing the impact of COVID-19...

28 Sep Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge 2020: Competition Intensifies as Judging Phase Set to Begin

Posted at 07:06h in Uncategorized

The Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge is a global water prize offering a $700,000 USD cash reward to the winner. First announced in March 2018, the Challenge seeks delivery of a low-cost, stand-alone, hand-held desalination device, suitable for short-term use and rapid deployment during humanitarian crises. The...