A youth symposium entitled “Higher Education Institutions of Culture and Arts in the Global Educational Space: the Russian-Slavic Traditions and Intercultural Interaction” was held
in Moscow from May 25 to June 4.
The international symposium aimed to familiarize representatives of different nations with the education system of Russia and the country’s culture. The event brought together about 25 youth scientists from Italy, Azerbaijan, France, Holland, Poland, Moldova, Ukraine and other countries. All of them were under 35.
Armenia participated in the symposium for the first time. The country was represented at the event by Anahit Gevorgyan, a professor of the Chair of Music Theory and its Teaching Methods at Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU), Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences.
After a five-day tour around cultural institutions of Moscow, the participants of the symposium continued their work in the city of Bryansk.
Highlighting the importance of national and cultural values in a child’s upbringing, ASPU Professor Anahit Gevorgyan presented a report on the theme “Folk Music as a Spiritual and Moral Education Method in the Armenian Education System.”
She also presented [with the help of images] the role of Armenian national music and folk dance in educational institutions, as well as the contribution of Komitas, Alexander Spendarian and Aram Khachaturian to Armenian music.
The participants of the event were awarded with diplomas certifying that they are members of youth delegation of foreign educational institutions who traveled to the Russian Federation on a cognitive tour.
The symposium was organized by Moscow State University of Culture and Arts under the chairmanship of former Rector Ramazan Abdulatipov and with the sponsorship of Rossotrudnichestvo Company.
