New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 204


Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the peculiarities of civic education and the importance of youth involvement in civic and political decision-making with sociologist and researcher Marina Galstyan.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 203


Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the seven main players in the field, their joint vision for the future, their mission, and upcoming activities with Shamam Gevorgyan, CEO of the "405" educational alliance.

Stepan Malkhasyants


The prominent Armenologist, academician Stepan Malkhasyants is one of those students of the seminary who, after improving their education in European universities, returned to their native educational institution to teach and pass on the accumulated knowledge to the next generations. Moreover, Malkhasyants also headed the seminary, and during that period implemented radical reforms. He was elected a member of the Spiritual Council of Holy Etchmiadzin. Throughout his life, even during the years of atheism and Stalinist repressions, he maintained a strong connection with the Mother See.

The history and daily life of the border village of Khndzorut


Khndzorut was founded by Armenians who migrated from the Khoy and Salmast regions of Persia as a result of the Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828. The residents of Khndzorut settled in the current area of ​​the village later, starting in 1969. The history of Khndzorut is in the area called "Old Village", which is above the village.

Descendants of survivors at Armenian Genocide Museum search for parents in photos


Toros Tadevosyan's children tried to find their father in the group photos of children dressed in identical clothes in the section of the Armenian Genocide Museum's exhibition dedicated to Armenian orphans. Along with hundreds of Armenian children who survived the Genocide, Toros Tadevosyan ended up in the Antura orphanage, 15 kilometers from Beirut, which was opened specifically for Armenian orphans by order of Cemal Pasha. By his order, the Turkish writer, feminist and pan-Turkist Halide Khanum undertook the forced conversion and Turkification of Armenian children. Despite the efforts of the Turks, many of the children retained their native language and religion.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 202


With speech therapist Kristina Kharatyan, Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the importance of early speech therapy intervention in the context of inclusion and equal educational opportunities.

Makar of Teghut


Makar I Catholicos of Teghut neither studied nor taught at the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary, but the seminary reached its most flourishing period during his reign. Makar was the first to update the educational programs, invite new teachers, and lay the foundation for the tradition of sending spiritual and secular graduates to prominent European universities to continue their education.

State Dance Ensemble of Armenia


The 65-year-old State Dance Ensemble of Armenia operates with youthful enthusiasm, working on new productions in the rehearsal room and correcting previously performed ones. The parent company is facing financial problems, but if they are resolved, they will have new costumes and new instrumentation options.

Priestly ordination of seven pilgrims took place at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


After the end of the Saturday Evening Service, the priestly ordination ceremony took place. In the Mother Monastery, in the presence of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin, a public examination of the Orthodox faith of the newly ordained was held. The ordained unanimously rejected and cursed heretics and schismatics, and vowed to follow the faith and teachings of the holy apostles, Armenian patriarchs and archimandrites. During the Sunday liturgy, with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the priestly ordination of seven covenanters was performed in the Mother Cathedral.

 

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 201


With Lusine Hayrapetyan, associate professor at the YSU Center for Pedagogy and Educational Development, Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed one of the biggest problems in general education - the shortage of teachers - and the role of their center in alleviating it.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 200


Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed with Ashot Galstyan, Dean of the Faculty of Philology at ASPU, the content of the native language textbooks, dictionary, and teacher's teaching and methodological manuals compiled by him and Tamara Tovmasyan, as well as the technological innovations included in them.

Students will examine the crime of genocide in the format of an international court


The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and the International Law Society of Armenia have organized a moot court competition on the crime of genocide. The goal is to raise legal awareness of the crime of genocide among students, develop research skills, and promote professional interest in the Armenian Genocide. The competition will be organized in the format of the International Court of Justice model. The names and countries in the case will be fictitious, but historical facts will be examined as the basis for the cases.