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AN AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS AND YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY WAS SIGNED ON TUESDAY 15.04.2008
Gibrahayer
April 21, 2008
Gibrahayer - 21 April, 2008 - Nicosia - An agreement of Cooperation
between the University of Cyprus and Yerevan State University was
signed on Tuesday 15.04.2008 between the Rectors Professor Stavros
A. Zenios and Professor Aram Simonyan in the presence of the Armenian
Representative Mr. Vartkes Mahdessian.
In the agreement it is stated that both institutions will promote
research between faculty members, exchange academic material, promote
lectures and discussions and study between undergraduate and graduate
students, organise seminars and conferences together.
Armenian MP Vartkes Mahdessian commenting to Gibrahayer on the
signing said that this agreement "lays the foundation of a close
co-operation between our homelands". He continued adding that the
Armenian Representative will play an active role during the future
co-operation between the two universities, which hopefully will open
the way to establish an Armenian Chair in the University of Cyprus
very soon.
The singing of the agreement was a "step closer" concluded the
Armenian MP.The establishment of an Armenian Chair was one of the
major discussion points of Mr. Mahdessian which he suggested to
Professor Stavros A. Zenios during their meeting on the 5th of March
2007 while discussing the fate of the Melkonian Institute's wealthy
library. Furthermore, the desire for the establishment of an
Armenian Chair was stressed by Mr. Mahdessian in his speech during
the "Minorities in Cyprus" S eminar held at the European University
of Cyprus on 24-25 November 2007.
Gibrahayer
April 21, 2008
Gibrahayer - 21 April, 2008 - Nicosia - An agreement of Cooperation
between the University of Cyprus and Yerevan State University was
signed on Tuesday 15.04.2008 between the Rectors Professor Stavros
A. Zenios and Professor Aram Simonyan in the presence of the Armenian
Representative Mr. Vartkes Mahdessian.
In the agreement it is stated that both institutions will promote
research between faculty members, exchange academic material, promote
lectures and discussions and study between undergraduate and graduate
students, organise seminars and conferences together.
Armenian MP Vartkes Mahdessian commenting to Gibrahayer on the
signing said that this agreement "lays the foundation of a close
co-operation between our homelands". He continued adding that the
Armenian Representative will play an active role during the future
co-operation between the two universities, which hopefully will open
the way to establish an Armenian Chair in the University of Cyprus
very soon.
The singing of the agreement was a "step closer" concluded the
Armenian MP.The establishment of an Armenian Chair was one of the
major discussion points of Mr. Mahdessian which he suggested to
Professor Stavros A. Zenios during their meeting on the 5th of March
2007 while discussing the fate of the Melkonian Institute's wealthy
library. Furthermore, the desire for the establishment of an
Armenian Chair was stressed by Mr. Mahdessian in his speech during
the "Minorities in Cyprus" S eminar held at the European University
of Cyprus on 24-25 November 2007.