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Marianna Harutyunyan, ASPU Vice-Rector for Personnel and International Cooperation, addressed the process of internationalization of the University, international cooperation programs and grants during the meeting of the ASPU Scientific Council held on November 23.
As the university official noted 2023 was unprecedentedly successful for ASPU from the perspective of internationalization.
The vice-rector presented the Council members the EU-funded programs for 2019-2023 and 2023-2027, in particular, the T4GREEN project aimed at reforming teacher education in Armenia and Moldova, the KPI4HE project aimed at improving higher education system governance, university strategic planning and management, and the DESIRE project aimed at developing students’ soft skills.
Marianna Harutyunyan also spoke about the planned establishment of a center for excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) aimed at the capacity-building of current and future teachers – a project funded by the World Bank.
The vice-rector noted that the main objective of the project is to prepare specialists [at ASPU] with innovative, practical and research skills and abilities in accordance with modern educational challenges and train STEM subject specialists.
Marianna Harutyunyan also spoke about ASPU’s participation in Erasmus+ mobility programs in 2023, presented the programs for 2024-2027 and their geography.
The ASPU vice-rector for international cooperation assured the Council members that in 2023 the University actively cooperated with the CIS countries, implemented various programs, and signed new cooperation agreements.
Hamlet Mikayelyan, Professor of the Chair of Mathematics and its Teaching Methods, reported on private teaching methods used at ASPU for STEM education.
The professor started his speech with the question, "What are we preparing - an expert in the field or a teacher?" he says the effectiveness of educational programs and courses included in the curriculum, and organization of the teaching process is largely determined by the answer to the aforesaid question.
Professor Mikayelyan presented the results of the research carried out in STEM teaching at ASPU. The working group will discuss them in the near future, thereby contributing to the development of new curricula.
Hamlet Mikayelyan says a trained good teacher and at the same time a leading specialist in the field should be able to set educational targets and goals, reveal problems, predict educational outcomes, organize chairs according to scientific fields, etc.
The members of the Scientific Council discussed the issue and voiced different opinions. They agree on one thing: a pedagogue and field specialist should not be separated. it is impossible to become a renowned specialist without proper knowledge of the field, on the other hand, knowledge of pedagogical skills is also important.
President of the Scientific Council Srbuhi Gevorgyan emphasized the importance of similar studies in the fields of humanities, arts, and educational psychology.
She says as a result of successful cooperation between field specialists and methodology specialists, educational plans will be developed in compliance with students’ interests.
Naira Safaryan, ASPU Vice-Rector for Education, spoke about the planned additions and changes to the Charter of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, as well as the updated Charter of the Internship Center.
Mariam Ispiryan, ASPU Vice-Rector for Education and Science, presented candidates for degrees.
The Council then held a close vote to elect Lida Avanesyan (Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences) and Diana Markosyan (Candidate of Psychological Sciences) to the position of Associate Professor.
The Scientific Council also approved the topics of five dissertations, and recommended three books for publication.
According to a well-established tradition, ASPU Rector Srbuhi Gevorgyan congratulated all those who are celebrating their birthdays this month and handed over certificates of docentship.
By a decision of the Scientific Council, the 208th auditorium of the Faculty of Culture was named after Prof. Sergo Yeritsyan, a lecturer of the Chair of Television and Radio Journalism, Doctor of Sciences (Philology), and a distinguished journalist (who died this year).
