Lecture at YSU: "Syriac Studies in Europe – Past and Present" As part of the meeting at YSU, Dr. Aho Shemunkasho, Head of the Syriac project at the University of Salzburg and Lecture, delivered a lecture on the establishment and development of Syriac studies in Europe. The purpose of the meeting was to increase student interest in the Syriac language by outlining possible new ways of cooperation.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Armenia visits YSU Aiming to strengthen partnership ties and foster intercultural communication, a meeting was held with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Armenia Fabio Vaz Pitaluga in the YSU Paleans Hall. At the meeting, the Brazilian Ambassador delivered a lecture to YSU students and teaching staff.
Professor from Medical University of Vienna at YSU: partnership ties get stronger Julia Walochnik, a professor from the Medical University of Vienna, delivered a lecture on the topic "Application of Molecular Genetic Tools in Parasitology" at YSU. She visited YSU within the framework of the Austrian Partnership Programme in Higher Education and Research for Development (APPEAR).
Cooperation agreement signed between YSU and Institute of Botany after A. Takhtajyan of NAS RA Aiming to contribute to the development of scientific and educational fields through joint efforts, as well as to create opportunities for young professionals and students to strengthen and enhance their theoretical and practical knowledge, Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, Rector of YSU, and Arsen Gasparyan, Director of the Institute of Botany after A. Takhtajyan of NAS RA, signed a cooperation agreement between the two institutions.
Series of lectures devoted to Tatar language: YSU hosts Professor Gilles Authier from Sorbonne University Professor Gilles Authier from the Sorbonne University, Doctor at the Department of Caucasian Languages and Philology of the Practical School of Advanced Studies (Paris) delivers lectures at the Chair of Iranian Studies of the YSU Faculty of Oriental Studies. The professor gives lectures on Caucasian Persian (the Tatar language) dialects spoken in Azerbaijan.
Scientific publications testify to researcher's effective work Applications of ultrashort pulses today are not limited to femtobiology, femtochemistry or photonics. They cover many areas of modern science and technology: material science, medicine, communication and production. The study of ultrashort waves is central to the research of Aghavni Kutuzyan, Associate Professor in the Chair of Optics at the YSU Institute of Physics.
YSU Academic Council elects deans for faculties On April 3, 5, and 8, extraordinary sessions of the YSU Academic Council were held with the agenda of the election of deans for the faculties of Law, Philosophy and Psychology, European Languages and Communication.
President of Izmirlian Foundation, Sarkis Izmirlian awarded Honorary Doctor of YSU A solemn event was held in the session hall of YSU Academic Council, at which Armenian philanthropist, businessman, President of the Izmirlian Foundation, active public figure Sarkis Dikran Izmirlian was awarded with the degree of Honorary Doctor of Yerevan State University.
State-of-the-art devices for studying useful properties of plants and fungi Armenia's rich biodiversity, including fungi and plants, are in the domain of YSU researchers’ study. Secondary metabolites in fungi and plants and their antifungal and antioxidant activities are currently being studied in the Laboratory of Botany and Mycology of the Research Institute of Biology. To organize the work more systematically, the institute will receive new generation devices.
YSU celebrates International Geologist's Day The International Geologist's Day was solemnly celebrated at YSU. During this occasion, the university signed memorandums with the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure and the leading institutions in the field of geology, with the aim of developing the educational sector and enhancing the university-labor market linkage.
