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ARMENIAN SCIENCE NOT 'POOR RELATION' NOW - SCHOLAR
tert.am
29.10.12
Pavel Avetisyan, Director of the Institute of Archeology and
Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (ANAS), is
content with the financing.
Since 2007, the institute has been able to conduct almost full-scale
field research and organize research expeditions.
Wrong is the opinion that the institute largely carries out research
under grant program, Avetisyan said.
"The funds enable us to stop being a 'poor relation.' As to grant
programs, we have co-funding in cooperation with different research
centers, and the funds are largely directed to analyses made abroad,"
Avetisyan said.
Science is most expensive. Specifically, the Institute of Archeology
and Ethnography, spends a huge amount of materials and fuel during
field research. All the archeological finds need to be classified,
analyzed and recorded as museum exhibits.
This year the institute has received a total of AMD 270m, with AMD
120-130m spent on field research.
In recent years, the financing of science has constituted about 1%
of the state budget. Next year, budget revenues are expected to
increase by 13.2%, and science budget by 11%.
With respect to scientists' salaries, the highest monthly salary is
AMD 60-70 thousand ($150-170).
tert.am
29.10.12
Pavel Avetisyan, Director of the Institute of Archeology and
Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (ANAS), is
content with the financing.
Since 2007, the institute has been able to conduct almost full-scale
field research and organize research expeditions.
Wrong is the opinion that the institute largely carries out research
under grant program, Avetisyan said.
"The funds enable us to stop being a 'poor relation.' As to grant
programs, we have co-funding in cooperation with different research
centers, and the funds are largely directed to analyses made abroad,"
Avetisyan said.
Science is most expensive. Specifically, the Institute of Archeology
and Ethnography, spends a huge amount of materials and fuel during
field research. All the archeological finds need to be classified,
analyzed and recorded as museum exhibits.
This year the institute has received a total of AMD 270m, with AMD
120-130m spent on field research.
In recent years, the financing of science has constituted about 1%
of the state budget. Next year, budget revenues are expected to
increase by 13.2%, and science budget by 11%.
With respect to scientists' salaries, the highest monthly salary is
AMD 60-70 thousand ($150-170).