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1529 students have entered State Engineering
University of Armenia this year,
516 of whom with complete compensation of
education fee by the State in the form of student scholarships.
Early in the morning the territory of Polytechnic was full of people. There were rays of longing on the faces of some happy students, and there were fear and impatience in the glances of others. The latter were the “new” Polytechnicians.
2009-2010 academic year started at SEUA with the official meeting of the University Management, representatives of students and first-year students. The meeting started with the anthems of RA and the University, which was followed by the speech of the SEUA Rector, Professor Vostanik Marukhyan and welcome speech of the University Management.
“We congratulate you on the occasion of entering the largest technologycal higher educational establishment of the Republic of Armenia, State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic). Our native “Polytechnic” welcomes regular completion of our members and provides all its possibilities to ensure your qualified education. I am hopeful that you will maximally use the provided opportunities, will reasonably use the educational time-period, i.e. student years, accumulating corresponding knowledge and skills that are necessary for becoming a high quality and comprehensively developed specialist,” – said Rector V. Marukhyan.
During the ceremony the Head of the Chair of Physical Education and Sport of SEUA, Professor Ararat Ghochikyan was awarded a Gold Medal of the RA Ministry of Science and Education for his contribution to science and education. The Head of the Chair of the Armenian Language of SEUA, Ph.D. Hasmik Petrosyan was awarded a Gold Medal of SEUA. Besides, the first-year Graduate student Elena Kosolapova was awarded a prize by the University for her excellent education, activity and for receiving a first class diploma at the International Scientific Congress organized by the world famouse Kaspersky laboratory in Moscow.
After the meeting, faculty meetings with the new Polytechnicians took place at all the Departments of the University. They were provided with Student’s cards, record books and the “Matriculant’s Guide” handbook.
On 11 July President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic Bako Sahakyan met rector of the State Engineering University of Armenia Voustanik Maroukhyan.
The Head of the State rated high the role of the State Engineering University of Armenia in the development of science and education in Artsakh and underlined interest of the authorities in a more active participation of this educational establishment in realization of different planning and construction projects in Artsakh.
Issues related to widening cooperation in the spheres of information technology, information security, communications etc. were touched upon too.
NKR minister of education and science Vladik Khachatryan, head of NKR National Assembly's standing commission on social affairs Arpat Avanesyan partook at the meeting.
YEREVAN, Armenia and LOS ANGELES, California, USA - June 1, 2009 – The Armenian high tech industry Conference (ArmTech) announced today, in parallel press conferences, that it will hold its 2009 conference for showcasing the global high tech industry capabilities of the Republic of Armenia from November 5 through 8 in Silicon Valley, California. ArmTech Congress ’09 will take place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. This is the third annual ArmTech Congress conceived under the theme of “learning from the past and inventing the future.” The event is designed for professionals interested in engaging the global Armenian community and the rapidly rising High Tech Industry sector in Armenia. More information is available at www.armtechcongress.com.
ArmTech Congress ’09 will take place under the high patronage of the prime minister of Armenia. The government of the Republic of Armenia (RA) stresses the importance of ArmTech Congress as a platform to discuss, plan and execute policies and actions to keep Armenia on its current path of steady technological and economic achievement, and increasing global recognition as one of the fastest growing high tech destinations in the world. ArmTech Congress provides an unmatched opportunity to obtain business and professional information, and to connect with government representatives, major players in the financial and services sectors, and leading academics from Armenia, the U.S. and elsewhere around the world.
The three-day program includes general sessions and breakout tracks that address critical high tech industry topics. Keynote speakers include His Excellency Tigran Sargsyan, the prime minister of the Republic of Armenia, other government officials from Armenia and the U.S., senior executives from the high tech industry and officials from academia.
“The achievements of Armenia’s high tech industry in recent years, as well as the essential need to advance the technological Armenian community, urge us to improve communications and cooperation among professionals in high tech, establish international business skills and perfect advanced high tech Industry composition. We must also develop new contacts and business opportunities to create compatible, comprehensive operations that improve Armenia’s business and information high tech industry environment,” said RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
“Our cooperation with Synopsys gave a chance for the application of a unique educational model which has become a typical model for imitation for both Moscow and HEE of other neighboring countries. Expansion of this cooperation has brought to that in the result of implementation of the former educational model this year we are starting a new educational program within the framework of the Department of Cybernetics, which will already include the whole four year educational period”, noted SEUA Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan.
“The achievements of Armenia’s high tech industry in recent years, as well as the essential need to advance the technological Armenian community, urge us to improve communications and cooperation among professionals in high tech, establish international business skills and perfect advanced high tech Industry composition. We must also develop new contacts and business opportunities to create compatible, comprehensive operations that improve Armenia’s business and information high tech industry environment,” said RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
“I am hopeful that ArmTech Congress will possess constructional character and unite allies who, as a result of their discussions, will introduce advanced concepts and new approaches and solutions for the high tech sector. This sector’s evolution is significant, especially during the recession. I am sure it will greatly promote knowledge-based economic development in Armenia,” said RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan.
“I encourage the organizers, participants and guests of ArmTech Congress ‘09 to maximize the significant opportunities the conference will provide to discuss Armenia’s current achievements and future developments in the high tech sector. This sector has high potential and the event will undoubtedly promote cooperation among Armenians, Diasporans and international companies, as well as future investments,” said Robert Harutyunyan, general director of the Armenian Development Agency.
The continuing growth of the High Tech Industry sector in Armenia, combined with the expansion of the global Armenian High Tech Industry community, has created the need for a professional forum to improve communications and cooperation among Armenian high-tech professionals and executives. ArmTech Congress is the response to this need. The RA officially adopted ArmTech Congress in 2008 as its global high tech industry conference, affirming its role as a platform for fulfilling the combined vision of Armenia’s high tech industry community, academia and government. ArmTech delivers an ideal mix of international business insights and networking channels to leverage opportunities for professionals and enterprises. Past ArmTech events in 2007 (San Francisco, CA) and 2008 (Yerevan, Armenia) have featured presentations of Armenia’s High Tech Industry achievements and challenges by numerous operating companies, service providers, academic institutions and government officials from around the world.
A Press-conference with participation of the management of Synopsys Armenia and SEUA took place at the meeting hall of the Scientific Board of Polytechnic, on April 9. The new joint educational program of the RA technological leader and “giant” in IT field was represented to the journalists and students: to establish a four year bachelor educational course at the Department of Cybernetics on specialty “Semiconductor Physics and Microelectronics”. The course that ensures first-class education in the field of microelectronics will start at the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year.
Being based on the educational model of University-Industry cooperation, the goal of the program is to train highly qualified specialists who will best correspond to the quality demands made to the personnel of semiconductor industrial companies, which is à necessary factor for ensuring competitiveness of the developing field of high technologies of Armenia.
This educational model is the second program of “SEUA-Synopsys” cooperation. The first program started in 2001 and is the following: during the first years of study on Bachelor program the students of the Departments of Computer Systems and Informatics, Cybernetics, Radio Engineering and Communication Means acquire fundamental knowledge in Mathematics, Physics and other scientific disciplines at the University. Then, after the 4th or 5th term good students can study on competitive basis by Synopsys Armenia Educational Department (SAED) program. For that purpose the inter-department Chair of “Microelectronic Schemes and Systems” has been established. This educational model will continue to work parallel with the new educational program.
And the new educational program enlarges the available educational program of SAED, it includes all the educational blocks, starting from the first year of Bachelor course through all four years. This new model proposed by SAED and SEUA is a comprehensive educational program and is intended for both Bachelor and two other programs, Master’s and Ph. D.
“Our cooperation with Synopsys gave a chance for the application of a unique educational model which has become a typical model for imitation for both Moscow and HEE of other neighboring countries. Expansion of this cooperation has brought to that in the result of implementation of the former educational model this year we are starting a new educational program within the framework of the Department of Cybernetics, which will already include the whole four year educational period”, noted SEUA Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan.
“Expanding our successful cooperation with SEUA the leading HEE of the Armenian Technical Education continues among the Armenian youth and in Armenian Educational System the tradition of our investing activity”, said during the meeting Chief Executive Officer of “Synopsys Armenia”, Vice-President for Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Synopsys, Rich Goldman.
By the way, the SEUA - SAED first educational program has been translated from Armenian into many languages and is applied in a number of famous Universities of other countries, including Russia, China, Europe and United States of America. This once again proves the available constructive cooperation between SEUA and Synopsys Armenia Company and that high quality education that Armenian students get studying by this program.
A Press-conference with participation of the management of Synopsys Armenia and SEUA took place at the meeting hall of the Scientific Board of Polytechnic, on April 9. The new joint educational program of the RA technological leader and “giant” in IT field was represented to the journalists and students: to establish a four year bachelor educational course at the Department of Cybernetics on specialty “Semiconductor Physics and Microelectronics”. The course that ensures first-class education in the field of microelectronics will start at the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year.
Being based on the educational model of University-Industry cooperation, the goal of the program is to train highly qualified specialists who will best correspond to the quality demands made to the personnel of semiconductor industrial companies, which is à necessary factor for ensuring competitiveness of the developing field of high technologies of Armenia.
This educational model is the second program of “SEUA-Synopsys” cooperation. The first program started in 2001 and is the following: during the first years of study on Bachelor program the students of the Departments of Computer Systems and Informatics, Cybernetics, Radio Engineering and Communication Means acquire fundamental knowledge in Mathematics, Physics and other scientific disciplines at the University. Then, after the 4th or 5th term good students can study on competitive basis by Synopsys Armenia Educational Department (SAED) program. For that purpose the inter-department Chair of “Microelectronic Schemes and Systems” has been established. This educational model will continue to work parallel with the new educational program.
And the new educational program enlarges the available educational program of SAED, it includes all the educational blocks, starting from the first year of Bachelor course through all four years. This new model proposed by SAED and SEUA is a comprehensive educational program and is intended for both Bachelor and two other programs, Master’s and Ph. D.
“Our cooperation with Synopsys gave a chance for the application of a unique educational model which has become a typical model for imitation for both Moscow and HEE of other neighboring countries. Expansion of this cooperation has brought to that in the result of implementation of the former educational model this year we are starting a new educational program within the framework of the Department of Cybernetics, which will already include the whole four year educational period”, noted SEUA Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan.
“Expanding our successful cooperation with SEUA the leading HEE of the Armenian Technical Education continues among the Armenian youth and in Armenian Educational System the tradition of our investing activity”, said during the meeting Chief Executive Officer of “Synopsys Armenia”, Vice-President for Corporate Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Synopsys, Rich Goldman.
By the way, the SEUA - SAED first educational program has been translated from Armenian into many languages and is applied in a number of famous Universities of other countries, including Russia, China, Europe and United States of America. This once again proves the available constructive cooperation between SEUA and Synopsys Armenia Company and that high quality education that Armenian students get studying by this program.
Still in since November 2007, the Union of Armenian Architects and Scientists of the USA and the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic) started a process which was aimed at creation of an interuniversity network in which possibly large number of Armenian and American Educational Institutions would be included and with the help of which it would be possible to carry out lectures.
A group including SEUA Rector Vostanik Marukhyan, representatives of the above mentioned Union Levon Toros, Zhora Manucharyan and the President of ARPA Company Hakob Panosyan was formed. With the help of members of the above mentioned USA Union corresponding equipment for videoconferencing was bought and installed at SEUA.
During the whole last year experiments in that direction were carried out, the list of lectures which would be delivered on-line to SEUA students and lecturers was being compiled and verified. It is radically different from traditional teaching methods as the listeners and the lecturer are not in the same room, though they have possibility to communicate, exchange ideas, follow the lecture via virtual blackboard.
In the result of the work done on February 18, 2009 Yerevan-Los Angeles videoconference was organized, during which the first distant lecture was delivered. California Technological Institute Professor Vache Vorberean delivered a lecture to the lecturers and students of the SEUA Department of Cybernetics on the subject “Accelerated Analytical Methods in Bar Scheme Analysis”.
Vache Vorberean is one of famous Professors in the USA, who has delivered lectures in a number of both American and European Universities. He is famous for his contribution in the field of force electronic chains technique modeling. He has published more than 40 articles in world famous scientific magazines and journals. He is the author of the book “Accelerated Analytical Methods in Electric and Electronic Chains”.
Lectures on the above mentioned theme will last 5 weeks – once a week.
On February 12 of the current year the delegation of the Embassy of the USA in Armenia headed by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Mary Yovanovich paid an official visit to the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic). The Director of the Economic Development Division of USAID Rolf Anderson was among the delegation members. The Director of the Enterprises Incubator Foundation (EIF) Bagrat Yengibaryan took part in the meeting.
The Ambassador, in the company of the SEUA Pro-Rector R. Aghgashyan and B. Yengibaryan, visited the Educational Laboratory of Sun Technologies founded in the result of agreement signed between EIF and SEUA, within the framework of the project “Foundation of Leading Educational and Technological Centers in Armenia” implemented in assistance with USAID and “Sun Microsystems” still in 2008, where she met SEUA students.
Mr. Yengibaryan presented the history of formation of the laboratory, the role of the latter in the improvement of the quality of education of the students of Information Technologies (IT) and other related fields, with introduction of courses directed to the mastering of modern technical and technological means.
Then, SEUA Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan accepted the delegation. V. Marukhyan briefly presented the history of the University, its achievements, successfully implemented projects directed to the integration of the University in pan-European educational area, international links, mainly, directing the attention of the present to the cooperation with a number of the USA Universities (California, Grembling, Northridge, State Universities) and Synopsys, USAID, in accordance with which mutual visits and joint scientific works have been and are implemented, institutions acting at the University have been formed, the largest of which is the Regional Center of Nuclear Security at the Department of Power Engineering, which is unique in its essence in the region. SEUA-Synopsys Armenia longlasting and fruitful special cooperation was represented rather detailed.
Those present discussed prospects of further development of RA Information Technologies within the frameworks of the present worldwide processes, problems related to the availability of required specialists for the construction of a new atomic station in Armenia, possibilities of further employment of students, correspondence of labour-market demands and list of specialities of the University.
Turning to the Educational Laboratory of Sun Technologies, the Rector mentioned that it has rather an important meaning for the Institution and according to which on the basis of electronic laboratory an Inter-department Chair of “Internet Technologies and Systems” has been formed.
Ending the meeting SEUA Rector Mr. Marukhyan thanked the Ambassador for the visit and for the earlier implemented and expected productive projects and cooperation with hope that the next meeting will take place at the Regional Center of Nuclear Security.
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On September 16-17 of the current year a conference on the subject “Transition to Credit System in RA HEE: Present State, Developments, Challenges” took place at the hall of meetings of the Scientific Board of the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic).
The conference was organized within the framework of “ECTS Based Credit System for Armenia” TEMPUS SCM-T047B06 project.The project has started in October 2007 and its participants were the Ministry of Education and Science of RA, State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic), Yerevan State University, Universities of Lund (Sweden) and Antverpen (Belgium).
SEUA Rector, Professor Vostanik Marukhyan made an opening speech. SEUA Pro-rector on International Cooperation and Educational Improvement Ruben Aghgashyan reported on the project, its details and assumed results. Academician Yuri Sargsyan presented the actual results, their significance and perspectives.
The special goal of the project was the development of a credit base for the RA higher educational system corresponding to ECTS (European System of Mutual Recognition of Credits).
Outgoing results anticipated by the project were:
The goal of the conference was active exchange of ideas relating to problems of distribution of project results and introduction of the credit system into the RA HEE.
More than 40 RA State and Non-government HEE were invited to participate in the conference.
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On June 4-th the delegation of Boston Northeastern University paid an official visit to the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic). Pro-rector on International Matters of the mentioned University Robert Loundess and an Armenian by birth Mr. Aftandilyan were among delegation members.
On the part of SEUA the University Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan, Pro-rectors L. Hovhannissyan and R. Aghgashyan and the Head of the Department of International Cooperation and Projects M. Mangasarova were present at the meeting.
Rector V. Marukhyan briefly represented the way the University had passed, its progress, international projects being implemented, partner-Universities, especially underlining the contracts signed with American Universities and their contents. The representative of Boston Northeastern University R. Loundess, mentioning the aim of the visit, i.e. exchange of students, widening of communication frameworks, intimacy of students, etc, represented their University. It is one of the US largest Universities which has about 23000 students.
During the meeting possible variants of student exchanges between the two Universities and other matters were discussed.
Ending the discussions the parties agreed to start in near future the process of drawing up and signing of Memorandum of Cooperation and were hopeful that this discussion would become a basis for further mutually beneficial cooperation.
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The event which took place on April 29 at “Synopsys Armenia” Company was devoted to the 75-th anniversary of foundation of the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic). Tigran Torosyan the Head of the National Council and the Head of the Association of SEUA Graduates, Levon Mkrtchyan the Minister of Education and Science, Nerses Yeritsyan the Minister of Economics, SEUA Management headed by the Rector, Professor Vostanik Marukhyan, Rich Goldman Vice-president of Strategic Market Development of “Synopsys” and CEO of “Synopsys Armenia”, Hovik Musayelyan the General Manager of the Company, University lecturers, specialists of the field and others were present.
“Synopsys” cooperates with 500 Universities all over the world, but the management of the company considers its cooperation with SEUA unique by its nature and meaning. The University, being the main smithy of engineering specialists of Armenia and the leader of technical education has become the first educational partner of “Synopsys Armenia” in Armenia. Up to this day, within the framework of cooperation, 263 students have recerved bachelors and master’s degree, getting SEUA diplomas and certificates of completion of “Synopsys Armenia” educational program.
As to Rich Goldman, SEUA is one of the famous HEI of Armenia, which has given a large number of qualified engineers, famous politicians. “We are proud to cooperate with this HEI. Engineering University will have great contribution to the establishment of stability in Armenia and we have made large investments realizing that”, said he.
It is not a secret that during hard years of the country Polytechnic students made up the political and economic elite of the country. “I think that this mission should be continued as the University has a highly qualified staff”, said H. Musayelyan.
As to SEUA Rector V. Marukhyan, that the cooperation started more than 4.5 years ago has given positive results. On such availability of the Requester-University link there is a possibility to fully use both territorial and technical opportunities. At present 300 students of the Engineering University study at “Synopsys Armenia”. He underlined the fact that 30-35% of the students take their practice at future working-place parallel to their studies. And the model applied at the University has large demand at two Moscow Educational Establishments, and the University lecturers are invited to teach by the same educational program.
Tigran Torosyan the Head of NC of RA noted, that Polytechnic provides not only a required specialty, but also skills that allow to find right solutions in all situations of life. “NC is ready to possibly assist the enterprise and not only assist, but also promote it”, said he.
During the event V. Marukhyan was awarded a “Synopsys” certificate and souvenir for productive implementation of the university-industry educational model.
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The delegation, including a number of committee members and HEE Rectors, headed by the RA Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan was in Stepanakert on a two day visit. The visit which was accompanied by the meeting with RMK President, Prime-Minister and Heads of corresponding structures of Artsakh was aimed at deepening further cooperation in the educational system.
SEUA (Polytechnic) Rector, Professor Vostanik Marukhyan was also in the delegation. In his interview with the reporter the University Rector mentioned “We tried, as related to engineering, to consider in comparison the organization of educational process in corresponding specialties at Artsakh State University and the problems of ensuring required quality. In the result of discussions it became obvious that we had much to do in that direction. Especially, we are ready to provide great assistance in the problem of training corresponding specialists, taking into account the necessity of exploration and application of resources available in the depths of the country. There are serious projects in the Republic concerning the field of Energetics, as well as Communication, and in general with the preparation of specialists in the sphere of Telecommunication. I also consider important the necessity of preparation of specialists in the field of Information Technologies, especially, specialists in Information Security and Programming, which RMK economy needs today”.
A number of questions concerning the process of improvements and perspectives in the fields of secondary and higher education were considered at the meetings.
Source “Republic of Armenia” daily 24.04.08
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On March 18-28 annual sport matches of foreign students of RA HEE were held in Yerevan. The matches were organized by the Department of Diaspora Links of the RA Ministry of Education and Science. It was the 5th meeting in which about 120 students of 9 HEE took part. They competed in 6 different sports – volleyball, chess, table tennis, fighting, basketball and rope-pulling.
SEUA 37 foreign students of different years took part in the matches.
In two types of team competitions – basketball and volleyball the SEUA teams won the first prize and the second prize in rope-pulling. Two more prize winners we had in fighting.
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On March 26 of the current year, on the initiative of Yerevan branch of “Virage Logic” Corporation a meeting of representatives of the company and students of the Departments of Computer Engineering, Cybernetics and Radio Engineering and Communication Systems of SEUA (Polytechnic) took place.
The aim of the meeting was to present to the students working tools applied in “Virage Logic”, projects being implemented, employment chances in the company, as well as to perform tasks of determining nature for future specialists.
“Virage Logic” was founded in 1996 and in a short period of time became a leader in the market of high technologies, ensuring production of intellectual property of modern integrated memories used in complex integral circuits design. Yerevan branch was founded in 1999, having only 5 employees. Today the branch has more than 100 experienced specialists in the spheres of programming, network administration, memory design, design of input-output memory and integral memory schemes, CAD and physical design, design of constant memory equipment and in the customer service departments.
More than 70 students of the above mentioned Departments were present at the meeting in on-line auditorium N51109. Tigran Atoyan, Head of Sales and Marketing Department of the company, Pavlush Margaryan, Tigran Mangulyan and Lev Danielyan, Senior Engineers of the company made a rather detailed presentations.
The structure of the company, its departments, its activity specifications, already completed work and production, their spheres of sales, etc were represented.
After presentation active exchange of ideas took place, during which the students got answers to the questions that interested them.
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The Head of the Chair of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Sciences, Professor Gevorg Artavazd Kardashyan was recently elected an actual member of the Academy of Electrical Engineering Sciences of the Russian Federation. “It is the result of your efforts invested in the sphere of Electrical and Electronics Engineering”, wrote the President of the Academy, Professor S. B. Peshkov in his congratulating telegram.
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On February 6 of the current year Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Germany in RA Andrea Victorin and DAAD Yerevan Information Center Manager Alexandra Gerspner paid an official visit to the State Engineering University of Armenia. SEUA Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan, Pro-rectors R. Aghgashyan and L. Hovhannisyan, Head of the Department of the Humanities and Economic-Scientific-Management Classes A. Tadevosyan and Head of the Department of International Cooperation and Projects M. Mangasarova were present at the meeting.
It was a cognitive meeting. Rector V. Marukhyan spoke in brief about the History of SEUA, its progress, successfully implemented projects devoted to the integration of the University in the Pan-European educational area, international links, mainly, calling the attention of the present to the cooperation with a number of German Universities (Darmshtadt, Zigen) and companies (GTZ, Festo Didactic, Cronimed Mining), according to which joint scientific works and mutual visits are carried out , not only on the level of lecturers, but also students.
Ambassador Andrea Victorin, in her turn, represented the German educational system, underlining its most specific sides and privileges, mainly, organization of secondary professional and higher education, which was immediately followed by her proposal of implementing the German educational system in Armenian HEE.
DAAD Yerevan Office Manager Mrs. Gerspner represented available shot-term and long-term projects to which all those who wish to leave for Germany for training or for implementation of any project (like in the past, now an important prerequisite is the knowledge of German, sometimes, the level of knowledge of English) can apply and passed to the University informative papers containing information about studying and research-making in Germany. SEUA management expressed willingness to pass the information to the students.
The present considered the problems of the German club, once actively acting at SEUA, a number of questions about opening a new specialty at SEUA together with one of the German Universities, ways of finding financing sources, etc. Regarding the German Club, the honoured Ambassador was willing to assist in its reforming or forming a new one.
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On January 18 of the current year the first planned meeting of the new TEMPUS UM_JEP-27178-2006 project took place at the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA). 4 Universities, 2 of which domestic (SEUA, Yerevan State University) and 2 – European Universities (Genova University (Italy), Middlesex University (Great Britain) and RA E and S Ministry are included in the work of the two-year project named “Internal quality assurance system in Armenian HEIs”.
The project implies creation of an intra-university quality management system in Armenian Higher Educational Establishments, introduction and development of the latter at SEUA and YSU and solution of other problems related to the quality management.
SEUA Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan, Tempus National Office Manager Lana Karlova, SEUA and YSU Pro-rectors Coordinating International Relations Ruben Aghgashyan and Alexader Grigoryan, Heads of International Departments of the same Universities Maria Mangasarova and Alexander Makarov and representatives of Genova and Middlesex Universities, respectivelly Angelo Musayo and Elly Georgiadu were present at the meeting.
The present members considered organizational problems and came to mutual agreement about a number of matters, as a deposit of successful implementation of the project.
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On December 26, on New Year Eve the year closing meeting of the Board of the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic) took place in the hall of meetings (r. 1301). Two issues were to be considered:
Academician Fadey Sargsyan presided over the meeting.
Rector V Marukhyan presented in detail, the SEUA 2006-2007 academic year report, consisting of 11 parts, subparts and conclusions, especially stressing the results and achievements of the past year and their shortcomings and correspondence with the Strategic plan for 2006-2010.
SEUA Pro-rector on Financial Activity, Student Problems and Social Projects, Laert Hovhannisyan presented the second issue.
Then, Pro-rector on Educational Activities Gagik Torosyan made a speech underlining the qualitative side of the large work done on the part of the report and suggesting, from now on, to pay attention to the problem of presenting Chemical specializations to public as more “appealing”. Head of the Department of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy Spartak Mamyan and RA Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan made speeches. The latter praised highly the quality of preparation of the report, its volume, correct form and mentioned in his speech, “... SEUA fluently and timely continues its activity according to a concrete plan”. The Minister also mentioned that the improvements made in the University allow it to have a possibility of becoming a leader.
It was decided to confirm the two issues of the meeting by the unanimous voting of all the present members of the Board.
Ending the meeting SEUA Rector V. Marukhyan thanked all those who had taken part in the preparation of the report and congratulating with the New Year he wished all the present good luck and productive work.
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Dedicated to 75th Anniversary of the
On November 24 - December 4 The Intellectual Competition of Synopsys Armenia took place. Brain Test competition - November 24 |
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Brain Ring Competition - November 26, 27
The prize in nomination “The Best Team of Brain Ring Competition” went to
AMSG Team
The winner in nomination “The Best SAED Team of Brain Ring Competition” was
NIKA Team
Chess Competition - November 28 December 4
The prize in nomination “The 1st place winner of Chess Competition” went to
Hakob Petrosyan, the Synopsys Armenia employee, the 2nd year student of Master Program of Synopsys Armenia Educational Department, SEUA Program
The prize in nomination “The 2nd place winner of Chess Competition” went to
Mikayel Piloyan, the Synopsys Armenia employee, the graduate of Master Program of Synopsys Armenia Educational Department, SEUA Program
The prize in nomination “The 3rd place winner of Chess Competition” went to
Mihran Petrosyan, the Synopsys Armenia employee, the graduate of Master Program of Synopsys Armenia Educational Department, SEUA Program
On December 5, the Awarding ceremony took place. The winners were nominated with memorial prizes and Certificates of Achievements.
Special Thanks to Synopsys Armenia Student Council. President of Student Council – Eduard Babayan, Members of Student Council – Norayr Aslanyan, Andranik Hovhannisyan, Vazgen Abelyan.
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On November 19-23 of the current year regular annual scientific conference of the State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic) took place. It was devoted to the 75th anniversary of the University.
At the first complete meeting of the scientific conference SEUA Rector Vostanik Marukhyan made a welcome speech and Professor of the Department of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy Yuri Aghbalyan made a report on the subject “Current State and Development Perspectives of Mining Industry in Armenia”. Mr. Marukhyan, congratulating the present on the occasion of opening of the scientific conference, represented in short achievements of the year in the scientific field and once again underlined the role and meaning of the scientific conference both in the sphere of development of science and in the matter of opening specialists in this field.
For 3 days 310 reports in different fields were read in 24 sections of the scientific conference. Not only Professors, Associate Professors, Post-graduates, Graduates of the Yerevan Educational Center, but also of the SEUA branches made reports. This scientific conference differs from the others by the fact that a high activity rate of students has been registered.
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SEUA students have passed to the
semi-final in the students’ worldwide annual
ACM ICPC team contest in programming
This year SEUA 4 teams took part in the students’ worldwide annual ACM ICPC team contest in programming among which were 12 students (including graduate students) from the Departments of Computer Engineering and Mathematics.
On October 27-28 of the current year during the quarter-final stage at the Yerevan State University 2 out of 4 teams of the University passed into semi-final.
The semi-final stage of the contest will take place from November 26 till December 02 of the current year at Batumi State University after Shota Rustaveli.
Visit of the Ambassador of Egypt to SEUA
On November 21 of the current year Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Egypt in RA Vahid Galal paid SEUA an official visit.
It was a cognitive visit. Rector V. Marukhyan represented in brief the way the University has passed, its achievements, implemented international projects, etc. The Ambassador, in his turn, represented the Egyptian educational system, the most competitive sphere of which was the engineering one. Mr. Galal mentioned in his speech the importance of the role of SEUA, its engineering experience and skills both for Armenian educational system and for the Universities of the country rich in ancient masterpieces of engineering ideas of Egypt. At the end of the meeting the parties agreed to sign an agreement in near future between SEUA and any Egyptian Higher Educational Establishment, mainly Cairo University.
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It’s an indisputable fact that Polytechnicians are leaders not only for their mental abilities, but also for their physical skills.
Lately, SEUA sportsmen have showed themselves perfectly simultaneously in 3 sports – foot-hall, basketball and heavy athletics.
On October 23-30 at SEUA sports center 8 teams of Higher Educational Establishments of Armenia took part in the competition of foot-hall (mini-football). The SEUA team (trainer – Arthur Galstyan) passed into semi-final winning all the 3 competing teams in its subgroup. Then, meeting with the team of the Armenian-Russian State University, it won the match with the score 9:1 and won the prize of the competition.
On November 14 basketball players of the sport-club “Polytechnic” winning the sportsmen of the sports-club of the State Institute of Physical Training, won the name of the RA champion for the second time.
State Engineering University of Armenia announces a contes for the position of the Head of the Department (Dr. Sci. (Professor) or PH. D. (Associate Professor)) of Social Sciences and Languages at Yerevan Educational Complex. Please, apply to the Scientific Assistant of the State Engineering University of Armenia till December 20, 2007 (15 Teryan Str., Yerevan, tel.: 56-59-97).
DigiTec 2007 Information, Distant Communication and Higher Technologies International Exhibition
On October 26-28 SEUA took part in DigiTec 2007 IDC/HT international exhibition
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On October 26-28 DigiTec 2007 Information, Distant Communication and Higher Technologies 3rd International Exhibition, under the aegis “Month of Information Technologies 2007” took place in Armenia.
The exhibition was organized by joint efforts of the Union of Information Technologies Companies, Incubator of Enterprises Foundation and USAID, under high sponsorship of the RA Prime-Minister.
During the last years industrial development of Armenia is closely related with the development of information technologies. Concerning this matter, the above mentioned exhibition underlines its importance, being a stimulating tool and environment for the spread of modern technologies, experience exchange and business cooperation, where many companies of IT sphere and educational establishments preparing corresponding specialists meet.
Such world-famous companies as Hew let Packard, National Instruments, Synopsys Armenia and others took part in the exhibition. Among about 40 companies SEUA as well took part in the exhibition as a “smithy” preparing IT specialists. Mainly the Departments of Computer Science, Radio Engineering and Cybernetics with their potential were represented at the exhibition. Rather large number of visitors was registered during the three days of the exhibition.
The participants of the exhibition were awarded certificates. Several days later, a letter in the name of the SEUA Rector was received from the Union of Information Technologies Companies in which Executive Director Karen Vardanyan had mentioned: “the Union of Information Technologies Companies expresses its gratitude to the State Engineering University of Armenia for active and unique participation in the DigiTec 2007 IDC/HT international exhibition”.
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Ways of Cooperation with Tajikistan
On October 25-th the guest of SEUA was the delegation of Tajikistan headed by the Minister of Science and Education Mr. A. Rakhmanov. The Rector of SEUA V. Marukhyan, Pro-rectors R. Aghgashyan, L. Hovhannisyan, Rector Assistant H. Burnachyan, the director of Fulcrum College H. Martirosyan were present at the meeting. During the meeting, the minister and his colleagues asked questions troubling them about our university, students, professors and lecturers, the problems of graduate students available in labor market and about new professions. In the result there was a primary agreement concerning future cooperation. After the meeting the guests visited the Fulcrum College of SEUA, there they took part in the classes, had talks with the pupils.
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Annual Educational Award of the RA President
On September 25 of the current year the best 27 students and pupils of Armenia in the sphere of Information Technologies received awards of the President of the State.
In 2005 on the agreement of the RA President Robert Kocharyan Synopsys signed an agreement with All-Armenian Fund about fixing annual educational rewards for the best students of Armenia in the sphere of IT. It is financed by “Synopsys Armenia” CJSCo. For the implementation of the project the specially formed committee chose 20 worthy students form the State Engineering University of Armenia, Yerevan State University, Department of Engineering of the American University of Armenia and Armenian-Russian Slavonic University, as well as 7 pupils from leading technical educational establishments of Armenia: SEUA Yerevan basic college, educational center after A. Shahinyan specialized in Physics and Mathematics, “Quant”, “Anania Shirakatsi” “Foton” in Gyumri and “Evrika” in Vanadzor colleges.
For University students the following ranks and rewards were provided:
Together with certificates and money awards the winners received souvenir statues symbolizing IT sphere.
From our University the winners of the RA President’s annual educational award for 2007 are:
The best bachelor student
Armen Gharibyan – I rank
Nare Gasparyan – II rank
The best post-graduate student
Artem Harutyunyan – I rank
Arman Kirakosyan – II rank
The best doctorate student
Tigran Petrosyan – I rank
Grigor Eyramjyan – II rank
The best female student
Karine Avetisyan
The best pupil – SEUA Yerevan basic college
Mihran Hovsepyan
The Second Armenian Olympiad in Microelectronics
The world leader in the sphere of electronic automated design of semiconductors, Synposys held the second Armenian Olympiad in Microelectronics in Yerevan on September 14-26. Holding of the Olympiad testifies to the development of the sphere of microelectronics design in Armenia. The best Armenian engineers under 30 took part in the Olympiad. The aim of the Olympiad was to stimulate interest towards microelectronics, to give spirit of competition to the educational process and to discover the depth of knowledge of young engineers, to introduce possible improvements in educational programs.
The themes of the Olympiad were: design and test of digital integral schemes, design and test of analogue and mixed signaling integral schemes, semiconductor devices and technologies, mathematic and algorithm security of automated design of integral schemes.
The Olympiad was held in two stages. 32 of 82 participants of the first stage passed into the second stage.
The winners of the second Armenian Olympiad were:
Synopsys, student:
Travagyan Levon – I rank
Mirzoyan David – II rank
Badalyan Tatevik – III rank
Synopsys, employee:
Harutyunyan Grigor – II rank
Travagyan Grigor – III rank
Chobanyan Samvel – III rank
Sargsyan Alik – the most creative approach
Badalyan David – the most unique solution
Hambartsumyan Alik – the best result-professional participant
SEUA student
Dashtoyan Harutyun – the youngest participant
Viraj Logic, employee
Grigoryan Vardan – the best engineering solution
Instigate, employee
Husikyan Aristakes – the most productive solution
Sonics, employee
Avagyan Svetlana – the most elegant solution.
On September 3, 2007 after the successful completion of introductory class on modern geo-information technologies the SEUA pro-rector on International Cooperation and Educational Innovations R. Aghgashyan presented all 20 participants with certificates.
The class is a part of the program on Armenia mining industry development and investment of international standards in that sphere. The program is financed by Cronimet Mining, the share-holder of Zangezur Copper-Molibden Plant (t. Qajaran) and German technical cooperation company.
At present the introductory class is completed which was implemented by Datamine program, by leading teaching specialists of the world (Ukraine, India) and during the coming months would be completed with new, deeper classes. Dr. Koputin (St. Petersburg), world-famous specialist in the sphere of mine development, projecting and planning will conduct deeper classes.
From 2008 introductory classes for working on Datamine project will be conducted by the trained lecturers of the SEUA Department of Mining and Metallurgy.
Head of the Department S. Mamyan, those implementing the program J. Tucken, M. Vogel, manager of Datamine project, San Dip Ray, an Indian by nationality, made speeches.
The Director of “Geo-economics” company of the Ministry of Environment Protection of RA, a graduate of SEUA S. Baghdassaryan expressed his gratitude in the name of all graduates.
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Meeting with the First-year Students
On September 1, 75 years-old Polytechnic welcomed first-year students, numerous other students and guests at the SEUA large hall. The Rector of the University V. Marukhyan, Rector Assistant H. Burnachyan, Pro-rectors G. Torosyan, A. Aghbalyan, M. Harutyunyan, R. Aghgashyan, L. Hovhannisyan, A. Nazaretyan, Head of the Staff N. Harutyunyan, Head of the Trade-union H. Mkrtchyan, Head of the Student Council H. Akharmazyan, Heads of Departments and Chairs were present at the meeting.
Opening the ceremony, the Head of the Student Council Haik Akharmazyan congratulated everybody on the occasion of the new academic year and knowledge day, and the new students on the occasion of keeping the name of Polytechnician high. After listening to the anthem of the Republic of Armenia, the SEUA Rector Vostanik Marukhyan greeted and congratulated all the participants with the new academic year, once again mentioning the important role of Polytechnic, the leader of higher education of Armenia in the development of our country. He also proudly mentioned that 170 students of the SEUA College had entered the University, who would become the core of our students. The Head of the Department of M. and M S. Mamyan, the Department of Soc. S. and L. E. Kyureghyan, Head of the Trade Union H. Mkrtchyan, Assistant of the Head of the Student Council K. Torchyan also made speeches.
On September 3, 2007 after the successful completion of introductory class on modern geo-information technologies the SEUA pro-rector on International Cooperation and Educational Innovations R. Aghgashyan presented all 20 participants with certificates. The class is a part of the program on Armenia mining industry development and investment of international standards in that sphere. The program is financed by Cronimet Mining, the share-holder of Zangezur Copper-Molibden Plant (t. Qajaran) and German technical cooperation company. At present the introductory class is completed which was implemented by Datamine program, by leading teaching specialists of the world (Ukraine, India) and during the coming months would be completed with new, deeper classes. Dr. Koputin (St. Petersburg), world-famous specialist in the sphere of mine development, projecting and planning will conduct deeper classes. From 2008 introductory classes for working on Datamine project will be conducted by the trained lecturers of the SEUA Department of Mining and Metallurgy. Head of the Department S. Mamyan, those implementing the program J. Tucken, M. Vogel, manager of Datamine project, San Dip Ray, an Indian by nationality, made speeches. The Director of “Geo-economics” company of the Ministry of Environment Protection of RA, a graduate of SEUA S. Baghdassaryan expressed his gratitude in the name of all graduates.
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A Meeting Devoted to Ensuring Quality of Engineering Education
On
June 19 of the current year a meeting on the subject of “Ensuring Quality of
Engineering Education According to the Requirements of Bolonia Proclamation”
(Tempus project SCM T020B05-ARM) took place at SEUA Atomic Regional Educational
Center. The aim of the project is the introduction of European methods,
mechanisms and approaches of ensuring quality in the intra-University
educational process. The SEUA Managing staff, Heads of Departments,
representatives of “Russal Armenal” CJSCo, Sweden Royal Technological Institute
Professor A. Mirzakhanyan took part in the meeting.
The SEUA Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan made an opening speech. Professor A Mirzakhanyan, Head of Education Quality Management and Control Department of SEUA R. Gevorgyan, Head of the Chair of EE E. Hakobyan, representative of “Russal Armenal” CJSCo S. Hakobyan made speeches. Globalization of European Educational System, Bolonia Process, development and problems of mechanisms of ensuring quality at the University, main methods and mechanisms of ensuring inra-University education quality were represented.
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Business Environment at Pier Medes University in Grenoble
On June 18-24 of the current year, according to the work schedule of the Tempus Tacis JEP 25058-2004 project carried out at SEUA, SEUA project coordinators Pro-Rector Ruben Aghgashyan and Professor Yuri Sargsyan visited Grenoble Pier Mendes University (France). The main goal of the visit was the regular meeting of the coordinating group, in which Genova and Malta University coordinators took part as well. In the result of discussions European colleagues praised highly works carried out within the project up till now. Program concluding problems of the last 3 months and questions of preparation of the concluding conference which will take place at SEUA in September were discussed.
A number of interesting meetings, not involved in the project, with representatives of other Universities of Grenble, mainly with the representative of Grenoble National Polytechnic Institute, Professor Michael Vernet took place. Preliminary agreements were acquried for starting mutual cooperation in future.
Innovation in the Sphere of Chemistry
By
the project jointly developed by Gagik Varderesyan, Associate Professor of the
Chair of Theoretical Chemistry of the Department of Chemical Engineering and
Environmental Engineering and AAPS purposeful research and production
experimental works on the purpose of investment were carried out in the
direction of improvement of the technological process of purification of
flow-waters polluted by mineral oils (100 cub.m./h.).
Research and production experimental works were carried out under the direct supervision of Assoc. Prof. G. Varderesyan.
Long-lasting works gave positive results. The mentioned new materials not only do not surrender to the traditional ones by their technical characteristics, but also exceed them by economic profit. Ensuring the allowed borderline norms of productivity of purification of flow-waters polluted by mineral oils (0,15 to 0,3 mg./l.) the annual economic profit made up $150 000 US. In the result of the mentioned operations the important problem of being released of the use of a large number of different chemical reagents was solved as well.
The new purifiers were introduced in the production purificators of the production department of the “Armenian Atomic Power Station” CJSCo.G. Varderesyan has developed technical conditions of use and production of corresponding purifiers, which are produced by a special technology and are provided by the production company “Ecopearlite” OJSCo.
A New “Information Protection and Processing Educational-Research Laboratory” is opened at the State Engineering University of Armenia
SEUA
Management, “Aviainfotel” CJSCo Chief Constructor Samvel Muradyan and Director
Assistant Elena Maghakyan, President of the State Cadastre Committee Manuk
Vardanyan, Assistant Directo
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of the National Security Service Roman Harutyunyan, Zvartnots NA Director
Marcelo Vendee, UNDP Mission Head Assistant Alexander Avanesov, OSCE Economy and
Ecology Department Manager Janet Clotser, Company Incubator Foundation Director
Bagrat Yengibaryan, USA Embassy representatives, Chief Editor of the newspaper
“Golos Armenii” Flora Nakhshkaryan, Mediamax Information Service Director Ara
Tadevosyan and other honourable guests were present at the opening ceremony of
the “Information Protection and Processing Educational-Research Laboratory”.
On April 6, 2006
SEUA and “Aviainfotel” CJSCo signed a contract on the creation of the above
mentioned laboratory. The laboratory will operate attached to the Chair of
“Mathematic Securing of Computing Systems” of the Department of Computer Science
and Informatics of SEUA. It must
solve
the following problems to prepare good professionals:
Within the framework of educational plans professional courses of professions “Organization and Technology of Information Protection” and “Computer Techniques and Automated Systems Program Securing” the educational activity at the laboratory will be held in the following directions:
The laboratory is rich in up-to-date, unique equipment provided by “Aviainfotel” CJSCo.
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Business
Trip to Turin Polytechnic University
From
May 28 till June 4, 2007, SEUA Rector, Professor V. Marukhyan and Pro-rector for
International Cooperation and Educational Reforms, Assoc.
Prof., R. Aghgashyan visited Turin
Polytechnic University in Italy, within the framework of Tempus-Tacis
SCM TO20B05-ARM
project. The aim of the visit was to get acquainted with the intra-university
system of ensuring quality of education applied in Turin Polytechnic University,
to visit Departments of primary interest for cooperation with the SEUA, as well
as to sign a cooperation contract between the Universities. The latter was
basically started still in October, 2006, during the visit of Turin Polytechnic
University Rector, Professor Carlo Naldy to SEUA.
The
visit of the University delegation to Turin had a quite saturated program,
including a number of interesting and useful meetings. In the result, the
Rectors of the two Universities signed a contract of mutual cooperation, within
the framework of which many different programs can be formed.
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On the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of the victory in the Second World War and of the 15th anniversary of liberation of Shushi, on May 9, 2007 the administration of SEUA (Polytechnic) headed by the Rector V. Marukhyan, the University staff, veterans, students paid their tribute to the memory of the victims, putting flowers on the monuments, on the territory of Polytechnic. |
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Expanded Meeting of the SEUA Scientific Board Devoted to the Genocides Committed by the Ottoman Empire to the Armenians and Greeks
On
April 26, an expanded meeting of the SEUA Academic Board devoted to the
Genocides of Armenians and Greeks committed in the Ottoman Empire took place.
The SEUA Rector, Professor Vostanik
Marukhyan made an opening speech. The Head of the Chair of History and Political
Science, Ph. D., S. Hovhannissyan spoke about the political importance of
admission of the Armenian Genocid
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by the World Community. SEUA guests from Greece, from the Athens National
Technical University, SEUA Honoured Professor, foreign member of the RA NAS,
Professor Nicolaos Uzunoghlu and Trakia Democratic University Doctor Yakovos
Aktsoghlu also made speeches. The expanded meeting of the Academic Board was
also marked by the presentation of the book by Yakovos Aktsoghlu “Extermination
of the Damned Lion”. The policy of “white massacre” applied to the national
minorities of the country by the Governments of Ottoman Turkey during the
19-20th centuries is introduced in the book. The author has made a documentary
reference to the “red” massacre committed to the Armenians by the Turkish
Government during the same period. The book was published at “Chartaraget”
publishing house.
Academician Yu. Sargsyan, the Head of the Department of Social Sciences and Languages, Ed. Kyureghyan, the representative of the Greek Community, YPI graduate A. Khurshudyan shared their thoughts about the Genocide with the participants of the meeting.
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“Progressive Information Technologies in the Field of Geology and Mining Engineering Investing Center” at SEUA
"On April 25, 2007 in the presence of the owner of the honorary consul of the Republic of Armenia in Germany, who is owner and managing director of the Cronimet company, the official opening ceremony of the Training Center for Advanced Information Technologies in Geology and Mining Engineering took place.
The training center is part of a project sponsored by Cronimet and the German Agency for Technical Co-operation (GTZ), who will be financing the required hard and software as well as foreign trainers for the courses, while the Eriwan based Pure Iron company financially supported the renovation of the training class room."
The SEUA Rector V. Marukhyan, the Minister of Ecology V. Ayvazyan, the Head of the Department of Geology and Mining Engineering S. Mamyan made greeting speeches.
The
speakers were hopeful that the center would become a smithy of preparation of
highly-qualified specialists in the sphere of mining. Creation of such a center
will promote the processes of optimization of mining
exploration, industrial evaluation and exploitation and will give one more
chance of operative and productive solution of many questions of mining
management.
Dr. Johannes H. Tacken, responsible for the above mentioned project, made a speech and introduced the project, representing the goal of modern information technologies investment project in the field of mining industry in Armenia, the manager of the project and the representative of the German Technical Assistance Company in Armenia Axel Bayer, Director of International project “Datamine” Sandeep Ray and the Head of the Chair of Geology and Mining Engineering A.. Hovhannissyan made speeches and presented the project.
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“YPI-SEUA – 74 Polytechnic Years” a Ceremony Devoted to the Anniversary of State Engineering University of Armenia
For 74 years, one of the standard-bearers of
the educational system of Soviet Armenia and later of independent Republic of
Armenia, Polytechnic-SEUA, having passed through many tests, difficulties and
struggles, continues its patriotic and noble work, taking into consideration
inclinations and perspectives of constant development of modern production,
science, technology, culture and the requirements for preparation of qualified
engineers for various branches of the economy of Armenia.
Making
use of the opportunities granted by the lasting ceasefire since 1994, SEUA
(Polytechnic) managed to overcome the objectively imposed crisis and to
represent itself to Armenia, Armenians and international educational society as
a higher educational establishment satisfying international standards with its
more than ten thousand students, regional campuses effectively operating in
different marzes of Armenia (Gyumri, Vanadzor, Kapan), more than thousand
lecturers the core of which are Academicians, Professors and Associate
Professors of international reputation.
Once a smithy of self-ascertained, universal engineering specialists, Polytechnic is the worthy successor of a higher educational establishment which was considered to be a disinterested and objective educational institution, which confidently goes towards self-development according to the requirements of the educational system of independent Armenia and Europe.
On March 17, 2007 the celebration of the 74-th anniversary of
establishment of State Engineering University of Armenia (Polytechnic) took
place. The Rector of the University V. Marukhyan and the traditional guests of
the University, RA Minister of Education and Science L. Mkrtchyan, the Head of
SEUA Board F. Sargssyan were present at the ceremony and made their greeting
speeches.
The celebration was marked with SEUA traditional annual awarding. The award “Graduate of the Year – 2007” was granted to the graduate of the faculty of Computer Science, Deputy of RA National Assembly Kh. Sukiassyan. The award “SEUA Friend – 2007” was granted to “Vardanants Knights” company and to the member of the Los-Angeles union of “YPI-SEUA” graduates and friends O. Aleksanyan. The Armenian award “SEUA Partner – 2007” was granted to the Director of “Maqur Yerkat” plant G. Karapetyan. The award “SEUA Partner – 2007” for our foreign partners was granted to the Director of German “Akhenbakh Bushhyuten” LLC A. Barten.
For the contribution to the sphere of education and science and on the occasion of the 74-th anniversary of SEUA, diplomas from the Ministry of Education and Science of RA were awarded to Dr. Sci., Professor Vladimir Petrossyan, Dr. Sci., Assoc. Professor Levon Galstyan, Dr. Sci., Assoc. Professor Roland Shamamyan and Dr. Sci., Professor Robert Mirzakhanyan.
The ceremony was concluded with artistic part inspiring everybody present with festive mood.
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The
delegation from Polytechnic, Pro-rector Ruben Aghgashyan, Heads of the
Departments of Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering Hambartsum Hovsepyan
and Suren Hovsepyan, headed by the Rector Vostanik Marukhyan, visited at
Stockholm Royal Technological University (KTH) on February 3-11. Our partner
University having a history of 180 years is one of the ten best Technological
Universities of Europe. It has 17000 students and 10 schools. An average of 2000
students from foreign countries study here annually. In the past, students from
SEUA studied here on Magistracy program.
SEUA has cooperated with KTH for about 10 years. Even now 3 candidates are introduced for participation in the Graduate program.
The above mentioned business trip was implemented within the framework of the TEMPUS SCM TO20B05 ARM program, on the working schedule of the joint project carried out at our University. The project called “Ensuring of the Quality Aimed at Bolonia Requirements in Engineering Education” is realized under the general management of Stockholm Royal Technological University.
Before
the visit of the SEUA delegation, our partners had visited SEUA and had
specified working schedules of the project and the further details of the
cooperation. The SEUA delegation had interesting meetings and discussions at
different levels, mainly, at the Higher Educational Agency of Sweden. It is the
institution, which follows the activities of all the Universities of Sweden,
periodically controls and carries out quality audits, as a general responsible
organ. They are very experienced in implementation of Bolonia process, the
mainly, application of the credit system at KTH.
As a result of the visit, the Rectors of KTH and SEUA signed a new contract of mutual cooperation, by which student and lecturer exchanges, realization of joint research, participation in various scientific and educational programs, etc. are envisaged.
At the Scientific Educational Center “Synthesis and Research of Polymers”
On
December 12, the official presentation of $US 120 000 worth equipment, produced
by
PerkinElmer
company, received within the BRAU project took place
at the Scientific Educational Center “Synthesis and Research of Polymers” of the
Department of Chemical Technologies and Environmental Engineering of SEUA
(Polytechnic).
The device, supersensitive calorimeter is designed for measuring the thermo-physical qualities of different materials, the thermal effects of the reactions, as well as for precise kinetic researches. The other equipment is designed for studying the dynamic-mechanical and physical-mechanical qualities of materials in the wide range of temperature (-1500 7500 C) and at different pressures.
Educational-Methodic Seminar “Electronic Teaching at SEUA”
On
December 6, the regular educational-methodic seminar on the subject “Electronic
Teaching at SEUA” took place at the Faculty Development Center. It was devoted
to the raise of the quality and productivity of education. The seminar was
conducted by the Head of the Faculty Development Center Ph. D., Assoc. Prof.
Benjamin Janpoladyan. During the seminar the formation of infrastructure related
to the given educational technology, the development of program tools, the
preparation of educational materials, the application of new technologies, the
raise in the quality and productivity of education and many other questions were
discussed.
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On December 5-12, 2006, a university olympiad on the subject “Programming” was held for the bachelor and Graduate students of SEUA. 62 students took part in it. 20 of them successfully passed the first stage and got a right to take part in the final stage. 15 students participated in the final stage.
The association OLIMP had presented 3 types of awards for the winners of the final stage.
The committee formed to hold the olympiad, under the leadership of the Head of the Chair of Algorithmic Languages and Programming S. Avetissyan, proceeding from the results of the final stage, awarded:
A First class diploma and 50000 drams to both Tigran Hayrapetyan (group CSandI 520-3) and Vahe Gulyan (group CSandI 620-3).
A Second class diploma and 35000 drams to Vadim Alekseyevski (group Math340).
Third class diploma and 20000 drams to both Hovhannes Gulyan (group CSandI 419-1S) and Tigran Grigoryan (group CSandI 319-1S).
The other participants of the final stage were granted diplomas.
Seminar at SEUA: “Problems of Modernizing of Higher Education”
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On November 28, the second class of the seminar “Problems of Modernizing Higher Education” of the Department of Chemical Technologies and Environmental Engineering took place in auditorium 1301, SEUA (Polytechnic). Doctor of Sciences, Honoured Professor of the Chemical Department of Cambridge University, Alan Hayharst was a guest at SEUA. Ways of organization and development of the English engineering and technological higher education system were introduced at the seminar. |
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A new Online teaching classroom
A new Online teaching classroom sponsored by a group of SEUA's friends living in South California have been opened at SEUA's Machine Building department.
Event took place at December 6, 2006. Ceremony was attended by SEUA leadership headed by rector Vostanik Marukhyan as well as by sponsors relatives.
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