TEHRAN -- The Iranian Shabaviz Publishing Company was selected for the prestigious International Socrates Award 2012 granted by the European Business Association (EBA).

 

Publisher of children’s books Shabaviz, which has won several awards during international events, is the first Iranian institute to win the award.

 

The award will be presented to the company during the Business Matchmaking Meeting which will be held from May 3 to 6 in Montreux, Switzerland.

 

The award ceremony, which is sponsored by EBA in cooperation with the International Leaders’ Club and the Swiss Institute of Quality Standards, will be held on May 4.

 

The International Socrates Award is given to centers active in the areas of government management, education, science and technology, culture and art, economics and business, and medicine and pharmacy.

 

The ‘International Socrates Award’ medal is made of precious metals. It bears an image of Socrates in profile covered with pure gold (999,9 standard) embedded with Swarowski crystals. There is an inscription on the medallion that reads ‘Primus Inter Pares’. The medallion is attached to a medal atlas ribbon.

 

The complete set of the award consists of an order symbol, a statue and a diploma ‘Grawerton’.

 

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