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26 Jun 2022 Innovation Initiative Grant Awards: Removal of radioactive elements, reuse of sewage sludge among 9 new water research projects funded by MEDRC

Posted at 14:07h in Uncategorized

For the fifth year in a row, researchers in Palestine and Jordan have been awarded with a MEDRC Innovation Initiative Grant. This year, 9 researchers will receive funds for research projects that help solve problems related to water scarcity and the overuse of natural water...

18 Jan MEDRC Backs 35 New Research Projects in Palestine and Jordan

Posted at 11:06h in Uncategorized

MEDRC Fellowships For Water Science, Policy & Security 35 researchers from Palestine and Jordan working in areas of water science and security joined MEDRC’s Water Research Fellowship Program last month. The newly awarded MSc Fellows will be focusing on topics such as the use of geothermal energy...

19 Dec MEDRC Announces winners of the ‘Omani Young Water Researchers Award’ and the ‘Eco School Prize’ 2021

Posted at 09:43h in Uncategorized

Muscat, December 16, 2021: MEDRC has announced the winners of the ‘Omani Young Water Researchers Award 2021’ and the ‘Eco School Prize’ at an official ceremony held under the auspices of H.E. Stella Kloth, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Oman. Established by MEDRC and...

31 Aug MEDRC Conducts a Desalination Module Training Program in Palestine and Jordan

Posted at 08:05h in Development Cooperation, Uncategorized

MEDRC’s Development Cooperation and Training departments recently conducted two online training courses in Jordan and Palestine for over 20 trainees, as part of its Desalination training module for plant operators, supervisors and managers, with funding provided by the Federal German Foreign Office. The MEDRC Desalination training...

22 Aug MEDRC supports another 8 researchers from Palestine and Jordan in creating solutions to water scarcity

Posted at 11:03h in Uncategorized

Photo: Innovation Initiative researcher Rinad Hamed, Palestine MEDRC has awarded eight researchers from Palestine and Jordan with an Innovation Initiative grant, for the development of new tools and techniques that help tackle water scarcity in the two countries. Among the 2021 award winning projects are an...

03 Aug MEDRC Alumni Forums held in Palestine

Posted at 12:18h in Uncategorized

The annual MEDRC Alumni Forums took place in Palestine last week, with live events as well as online participation via Zoom. It was the 4th edition of the Forums, the first of which took place in 2018. The Alumni Forum in Palestine took place on 28...

01 Aug MEDRC Alumni Forum held in Jordan

Posted at 14:11h in Uncategorized

The annual MEDRC Alumni Forum took place in Jordan on 25 July, with live events as well as online participation via Zoom. It was the 4th edition of the Forums, the first of which took place in 2018. To comply with measures against the spread...

28 Jul In partnership with bp Oman, MEDRC concludes the fourth cycle of the TAHLYA programme

Posted at 07:30h in Uncategorized

In partnership with bp Oman, MEDRC concluded the TAHLYA IV programme with a graduation ceremony held under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al Harthy, Under Secretary for Diplomatic Affairs at the Ministry ‏of Foreign Affairs. The TAHLYA IV programme is a vocational training...

08 Jul MEDRC ANNOUNCES PATHWAY RESEARCH GRANTS TO SUPPORT SMALL-SCALE DESALINATION UNITS

Posted at 08:54h in Uncategorized

In partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), MEDRC has launched an international call for research proposals in a bid to spur innovation in small scale desalination technologies. To engage the broadest possible community of researchers and innovators from across the world, MEDRC’s...

24 Jun Membrane Reuse Project Testing Phase Set to Begin

Posted at 10:06h in Uncategorized

First launched in July 2019 in cooperation with the Research Council, now the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the project investigating the “Use of End of life Reverse Osmosis Membranes to Treat Wastewater for Industrial and Agricultural Use” is nearing its final stages....

23 May Webinar: Omani Young Water Researchers Award

Posted at 12:21h in Uncategorized

Over the past four years, the Omani Young Water Researcher Award has served as an important annual event that has motivated, encouraged and highlighted water research among Omani youth. The award this year was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research...

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

Posted at 09:53h in Uncategorized

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...