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#AGBUTALKS: FIRST PANEL IN ARMENIA FOCUSES ON HUMAN CAPITAL AND DIASPORA
NEWS | 02.04.15 | 12:30
By SARA KHOJOYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
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Increasing opportunities inside Armenia, combining the potential
of all Armenians of the world, promoting the birthrate, presenting
Armenia success stories to Armenians worldwide, etc. were the topics
discussed during a unique panel held in Armenia as part of the Armenian
General Benevolent Union's (AGBU) 88th General Assembly.
The first of the three #AGBUTalks panels took place at Ayb School in
Yerevan on April 1.
The panelists at the first event entitled "Human Capital in Armenia
and the Diaspora" were frank during the discussion as was Armenia's
Minister of Education Science Armen Ashotyan who joined them. This
made it possible to raise issues of efficient use of the potential
of Armenian children and young people and discuss solutions.
"People are the potential of Armenia, but using only the potential
of Armenia we can't develop our country, the human capital of
the Diaspora should also be used and bridges need to be created,"
American University of Armenia (AUA) President Armen Der Kiureghian
said during the discussion.
Der Kiureghian and three other speakers that day who were not born
in Armenia, but at one point in their lives decided to bring their
experience to their historical homeland consider this to be the
best solution.
Meanwhile, many Armenians born in Armenia see their future outside
the country, said AGBU Vice President Sam Simonian, the founder of
the Simonian Educational Foundation and the Tumo Center for Creative
Technologies.
It was upon his initiative that a study was conducted among 6,000
schoolchildren that showed that only 29 percent of them see their
future in Armenia, while 24 percent see their future in the United
States, 23 percent in Europe, 11 percent in Russia, and 11 percent
in other countries.
"They would all leave for a better career as they think that there
are no good conditions for their careers here. The new generation is
ready to stay if they have these opportunities here," said Simonian.
Simonian believes that Diaspora youths and children need to be brought
to Armenia to strengthening ties between the Homeland and the Diaspora.
"This cooperation should be established from early on. They should
study together and when they grow up they should be able to establish
structures together and cooperate with each other. If we start from
early on, the future will be secured," he said.
Der Kiureghian, for his part, described the AUA as one of the
successful examples of creating and promoting these ties.
"We can bring people to Armenia for a career. We are a kind of hub
that gathers around itself specialists, experts who cooperate and
continue to stay in Armenia. In other words, such collaboration
creates intellectual bridges," the AUA president said.
Only by creating centers of excellence, developing the technological
sector, offering quality education and good jobs will it become
possible to keep young people in Armenia and attract others to come
to the country, the panelists agreed.
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From: Baghdasarian
NEWS | 02.04.15 | 12:30
By SARA KHOJOYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
RELATED NEWS
AGBU: 88th General Assembly beginning in Armenia
Increasing opportunities inside Armenia, combining the potential
of all Armenians of the world, promoting the birthrate, presenting
Armenia success stories to Armenians worldwide, etc. were the topics
discussed during a unique panel held in Armenia as part of the Armenian
General Benevolent Union's (AGBU) 88th General Assembly.
The first of the three #AGBUTalks panels took place at Ayb School in
Yerevan on April 1.
The panelists at the first event entitled "Human Capital in Armenia
and the Diaspora" were frank during the discussion as was Armenia's
Minister of Education Science Armen Ashotyan who joined them. This
made it possible to raise issues of efficient use of the potential
of Armenian children and young people and discuss solutions.
"People are the potential of Armenia, but using only the potential
of Armenia we can't develop our country, the human capital of
the Diaspora should also be used and bridges need to be created,"
American University of Armenia (AUA) President Armen Der Kiureghian
said during the discussion.
Der Kiureghian and three other speakers that day who were not born
in Armenia, but at one point in their lives decided to bring their
experience to their historical homeland consider this to be the
best solution.
Meanwhile, many Armenians born in Armenia see their future outside
the country, said AGBU Vice President Sam Simonian, the founder of
the Simonian Educational Foundation and the Tumo Center for Creative
Technologies.
It was upon his initiative that a study was conducted among 6,000
schoolchildren that showed that only 29 percent of them see their
future in Armenia, while 24 percent see their future in the United
States, 23 percent in Europe, 11 percent in Russia, and 11 percent
in other countries.
"They would all leave for a better career as they think that there
are no good conditions for their careers here. The new generation is
ready to stay if they have these opportunities here," said Simonian.
Simonian believes that Diaspora youths and children need to be brought
to Armenia to strengthening ties between the Homeland and the Diaspora.
"This cooperation should be established from early on. They should
study together and when they grow up they should be able to establish
structures together and cooperate with each other. If we start from
early on, the future will be secured," he said.
Der Kiureghian, for his part, described the AUA as one of the
successful examples of creating and promoting these ties.
"We can bring people to Armenia for a career. We are a kind of hub
that gathers around itself specialists, experts who cooperate and
continue to stay in Armenia. In other words, such collaboration
creates intellectual bridges," the AUA president said.
Only by creating centers of excellence, developing the technological
sector, offering quality education and good jobs will it become
possible to keep young people in Armenia and attract others to come
to the country, the panelists agreed.
http://armenianow.com/news/61993/armenia_agbu_general_assembly_talks_panel_discussi on
From: Baghdasarian