13 Dec TAHLYA 2019 to Deliver Vocational Training in Water Desalination and Related Technology

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11th December, Muscat: MEDRC Water Research officially launched the third edition of their vocational training programme, TAHLYA, under BP Oman’s Social Investment Programme. Held under the patronage of H.E. Dr Muna bint Salim Al Jardania, Undersecretary for Technological Education and Vocational Training, Ministry of Manpower,...

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29 Nov Occidental Petroleum and NOMAC staff train at MEDRC

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MEDRC's world class continued education and training program saw employees from both OXY and NOMAC attend training sessions in Reverse Osmosis Operation Monitoring and Troubleshooting at the MEDRC desalination training facility in Muscat. Technical competence is a necessity for efficient operation of desalination plants. Plants...

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29 Nov In-Country Strategic Training in Palestine & Jordan

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In November 2018, MEDRC delivered strategic in-country training sessions in Palestine (Gaza) and Jordan. Dr. Jauad El Kharraz, Head of Research at MEDRC held a 2 day training session in Gaza teaching MEDRC MSc and PhD Fellows research methodology and frameworks in line with international...

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19 Nov MEDRC Partner with BP Oman to deliver TAHLYA for a Third Consecutive Year

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MEDRC are delighted to announce that they will deliver the TAHLYA training program for a third consecutive year, in 2019. First launched in 2017, TAHLYA is a vocational training program that aims to train young Omani nationals to work in Oman's developing desalination industry. The program...

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14 Nov MEDRC Open Application Window for Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge

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MEDRC Water Research and The Research Council, Oman have today announced the opening of the online application window for the Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize. Officially launched in March 2018, with the support of the Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture and Science, the $700,000...

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12 Nov MEDRC Alumni attend Autumn Academy on Sustainability and Resource Security in the EU and the MENA region

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October 19th 2018: Organised by KAS REMENA and the European Academy Otzenhausen (EAO) the academy was aimed at students and young talents from the MENA region and Turkey. The event was designed to promote the exchange on topics of sustainability and resource security as well...

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12 Nov 2nd MENARET Project Workshop held at MEDRC

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October 28th – 30th, 2018: Led by TU Berlin the MENARET Project consists of a series of workshops to be held in Berlin, Muscat, Tunis & Tlemcen. The Project will deliver a conceptual framework for a collaborative R&D project on potential energy transition/transformation scenarios and...

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01 Oct MEDRC gather leading experts to explore use of satellite data to help farmers boost water efficiency

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MEDRC organized a two-day workshop bringing internationally renowned experts together to discuss new systems that make it possible to measure water efficiency in the agriculture sector. Agriculture, and especially irrigated agriculture, is the sector with by far the largest consumptive water use and water withdrawal....

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23 Sep MEDRC Fellowships to Boost Post Graduate Water Research Capacity at Jordanian Universities

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MEDRC Water Research have announced support for 6 water research projects open to Master's students at Jordanian universities offering an MSc program related to water research. The Fellowships aim to help strengthen the capacity of Jordanian researchers to meet the needs of the country's water sector. Each...

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20 Sep International Workshop on “Water-Energy-Food-Nexus Implementation in the Mashreq”

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MEDRC Partners with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung REMENA 24th – 26th September 2018, Beirut, Lebanon MEDRC, together with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung REMENA, have organised a gathering of internationally renowned water experts, for a 3-day Water-Energy-Food Nexus workshop to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, September 24th, 2018. The Nexus recognizes that the Water, Energy...

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20 Sep USAID to Support MEDRC Desalination Innovation Drive

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2nd Track of Funding for Desalination Challenge Announced MEDRC have partnered with USAID to announce a second track of funding for the Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge. Thanks to support from USAID, the Challenge will now consists of two parallel tracks designed to stimulate innovation in small scale...

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17 Sep MEDRC ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF OMANI YOUNG WATER RESEARCHERS AWARD, 2018

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MEDRC Water Research have announced the winners of the ‘Omani Young Water Researchers Award 2018’ at an official ceremony held at their headquarters in Al Hail today. Established by MEDRC and sponsored by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Oman and the...

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