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Thursday, December 13th, 2012
The AUA panel at ArmTech 2012
At ArmTech 2012, American University of Armenia Presents latest
initiatives in education, technology, and entrepreneurship
SAN JOSE, CA-The American University of Armenia (AUA) is cultivating
Armenia's next generation of entrepreneurs, technology leaders, and
world-class researchers, said AUA President Dr. Bruce Boghosian on
Monday, December 10, while speaking at ArmTech Congress 2012 about the
university's latest initiatives to foster the development of a
knowledge-based economy in Armenia.
This year's ArmTech conference, hosted by the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, brought together
more than 120 technology executives, entrepreneurs, academic
researchers, venture capitalists, and senior Armenian government
officials to discuss and explore the development of Armenia's
technology sector.
Dr. Boghosian outlined AUA's current and new programs during a panel
focused on the state and direction of research and development in
universities, research institutes, and laboratories. Bringing the
focus to higher education in Armenia, he introduced AUA's new Master
of Science Degree in Economics and Bachelor of Science Degree in
Computational Sciences, emphasizing the potential impact of these two
programs on the development of business, technology, and
entrepreneurship in Armenia.
`With the bachelor's degree in computational sciences, we are
leveraging Armenia's existing expertise in physics and mathematics,
and combining it with software development to help Armenia produce
scientific and engineering software for the world,' explained Dr.
Boghosian. `Our master's degree in economics, meanwhile, will prepare
business leaders and economic professionals to help guide sustainable
economic growth in Armenia and strengthen its position in the global
and regional economy.'
Dr. Boghosian illustrated how these changes have already begun taking
shape in the halls and classrooms of AUA, with students coming
together to imagine and create new and innovative businesses.
`We have had two business plan competitions in the last month,' he
said. `Some of our students have gone further and actually started new
high-tech companies. For example, the latest AUA student startup is
called Verium, and it is working on cryptographic solutions to combat
counterfeiting and identity theft.'
AUA is the early stages of planning a cross-disciplinary
entrepreneurship center to inspire and incubate new businesses such as
these, explained Boghosian, adding that it is the university's
intention to bring to Armenia the model of integrating education and
entrepreneurship in universities.
Among the many other successes stories highlighted by Dr. Boghosian
during his presentation was AUA's Turpanjian Rural Development
program, which has trained 600 people and helped developed 60 new
rural businesses.
Since opening its doors in 1991, AUA has graduated more than 2,000
professionals, noted Dr. Boghosian, adding that the vast majority of
those graduates have remained in Armenia to become valuable leaders of
its society and economy.
Today, the university is gearing up to launch an innovative, new
undergraduate program for the fall of 2013, offering bachelor's
degrees in business, English and communications, and computational
sciences. These new programs will provide Armenian students access to
a liberal arts education focused on building a foundation of general
knowledge, specialization in skills and career preparation.
`But to make all this work, we are constantly looking for funding
opportunities, foreign research collaborations, and grant partners,'
Boghosian said, urging members of the audience to join the
University's mission. `Consider this an invitation to come join us in
this effort. This university is worth your involvement and your
investment.'
ArmTech 2012 is organized through the joint efforts of the Government
of Armenia, the USAID-funded Enterprise Development and Market
Competitiveness (EDMC) Project, Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF),
ViaSphere Technopark, Armenian Development Agency (ADA), Synopsys
Armenia, the Armenian American Chamber of Commerce, and Groupement
Interprofessionnel International Armenien (G2IA).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://asbarez.com/107131/the-future-of-entrepreneurship-in-armenia/
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
The AUA panel at ArmTech 2012
At ArmTech 2012, American University of Armenia Presents latest
initiatives in education, technology, and entrepreneurship
SAN JOSE, CA-The American University of Armenia (AUA) is cultivating
Armenia's next generation of entrepreneurs, technology leaders, and
world-class researchers, said AUA President Dr. Bruce Boghosian on
Monday, December 10, while speaking at ArmTech Congress 2012 about the
university's latest initiatives to foster the development of a
knowledge-based economy in Armenia.
This year's ArmTech conference, hosted by the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, brought together
more than 120 technology executives, entrepreneurs, academic
researchers, venture capitalists, and senior Armenian government
officials to discuss and explore the development of Armenia's
technology sector.
Dr. Boghosian outlined AUA's current and new programs during a panel
focused on the state and direction of research and development in
universities, research institutes, and laboratories. Bringing the
focus to higher education in Armenia, he introduced AUA's new Master
of Science Degree in Economics and Bachelor of Science Degree in
Computational Sciences, emphasizing the potential impact of these two
programs on the development of business, technology, and
entrepreneurship in Armenia.
`With the bachelor's degree in computational sciences, we are
leveraging Armenia's existing expertise in physics and mathematics,
and combining it with software development to help Armenia produce
scientific and engineering software for the world,' explained Dr.
Boghosian. `Our master's degree in economics, meanwhile, will prepare
business leaders and economic professionals to help guide sustainable
economic growth in Armenia and strengthen its position in the global
and regional economy.'
Dr. Boghosian illustrated how these changes have already begun taking
shape in the halls and classrooms of AUA, with students coming
together to imagine and create new and innovative businesses.
`We have had two business plan competitions in the last month,' he
said. `Some of our students have gone further and actually started new
high-tech companies. For example, the latest AUA student startup is
called Verium, and it is working on cryptographic solutions to combat
counterfeiting and identity theft.'
AUA is the early stages of planning a cross-disciplinary
entrepreneurship center to inspire and incubate new businesses such as
these, explained Boghosian, adding that it is the university's
intention to bring to Armenia the model of integrating education and
entrepreneurship in universities.
Among the many other successes stories highlighted by Dr. Boghosian
during his presentation was AUA's Turpanjian Rural Development
program, which has trained 600 people and helped developed 60 new
rural businesses.
Since opening its doors in 1991, AUA has graduated more than 2,000
professionals, noted Dr. Boghosian, adding that the vast majority of
those graduates have remained in Armenia to become valuable leaders of
its society and economy.
Today, the university is gearing up to launch an innovative, new
undergraduate program for the fall of 2013, offering bachelor's
degrees in business, English and communications, and computational
sciences. These new programs will provide Armenian students access to
a liberal arts education focused on building a foundation of general
knowledge, specialization in skills and career preparation.
`But to make all this work, we are constantly looking for funding
opportunities, foreign research collaborations, and grant partners,'
Boghosian said, urging members of the audience to join the
University's mission. `Consider this an invitation to come join us in
this effort. This university is worth your involvement and your
investment.'
ArmTech 2012 is organized through the joint efforts of the Government
of Armenia, the USAID-funded Enterprise Development and Market
Competitiveness (EDMC) Project, Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF),
ViaSphere Technopark, Armenian Development Agency (ADA), Synopsys
Armenia, the Armenian American Chamber of Commerce, and Groupement
Interprofessionnel International Armenien (G2IA).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress