KHACHATUR ABOVYAN ARMENIAN STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY

A training course organized within the framework of the program “Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in ASPU Curriculum” implemented jointly by ASPU and UNICEF Armenia has kicked off at the Pedagogical University. A total of 150 lecturers from different faculties of the University are participating in the training. 

 During the training, different experts will present the characteristics of natural disasters, global environmental problems in the context of sustainable development, psychological aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), formation of DRR culture, etc. 

 “Natural disasters are becoming more frequent in the world, while their risks are decreasing conditioned by the nature of disasters, human and other factors.  This training on Disaster Risk Reduction was urgent and topical, given the fact that DRR components will soon be introduced in the curricula,” said Ara Yeremyan, ASPU Vice-Rector for Personnel and International Cooperation. He added that under the programs of the RA Ministry of Education and Science, methodological manuals on disaster risk reduction will be created for educators who will use them at work.