CHAIR OF BANKING AND INSURANCE

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Head of the Chair - Ashot MARDOYAN, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor

History, Operations

The Chair of Banking and Insurance was established in 2012. One of the primary goals of the Chair is the preparation of high-quality specialists, who are capable of carrying out professional activities in the financial, economic and managerial fields of financial and credit organizations, to introduce and develop modern bank products, transferring knowledge on attraction and distribution of funds by commercial banks under modern conditions, using bank operations, shaping and distribution of bank profits, the principles of bank liquidity, as well as to be able to apply international experience to improve financial and credit mechanisms in RA.

Heads of the Chair

The first Head of the Chair was Doctor of Economics, Professor Anna Aslanyan.

Educational programs

Currently, the chair delivers lectures on banking and insurance at the "Finance (by sectors)" bachelor's degree program, as well as "Organization of bank activities" and "Insurance" at master's degree programs.

Graduates of the Chair are awarded the specialization "Finance" at bachelor's and master's degree programs, in the case of bachelor's degree program they get bachelor's degree in economics, and in the case of master's degree program - a master's degree in economics.

Subjects taught

The major subjects in "Finance (by sectors)" educational program are: "Banking", "Bank Management", "Monetary and Macro-prudential Policy", "Insurance". Elective subjects are: "Regulation of bank activities", "Credit management", "Bank risk management", "Bank Accounting", "Contemporary Bank Technologies", "International Bank System", "Insurance Product Management", and "Insurance Risk Management".

The chair also delivers lectures on "Tourism", "Actuarial and Financial Mathematics" and "Accounting and Taxation" - at bachelor’s degree programs.

There are 21 subjects at "Organization of bank activities" master's degree program, and the same number of subjects is taught at the "Insurance" master's degree program.

Scientific research activities

The research directions of the Chair are as follows:

1. The role of the bank system in the development of the RA economy,
2. Issues of insurance market development in RA.

Staff of the Chair

1. Ashot Mardoyan - Head of Department, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
2. Ruzan Sahakyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
3. Gayane Sargsyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
4. Gayane Harutyunyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
5. Lusine Ghazaryan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
6. Aram Mkhitaryan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
7. Norayr Safaryan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
8. Hasmik Torosyan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
9. Tigran Bektemuryan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
10. Gevorg Sardaryan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
11. Hayk Sargsyan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
12. Armen Markosyan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
13. Harutyun Ispiryan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
14. Arman Tonikyan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
15. Gagik Hakobyan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
16. Grigor Grigoryan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
17. Arthur Nahapetyan - Lecturer
18. Anahit Avetisyan - Lecturer
19. Shavarsh Voskanyan - Lecturer
20. Hasmik Nahapetyan - Lecturer
21. Haik Davtyan - Lecturer
22. Lusine Ghazaryan - Lecturer
23. Arina Hakobyan - Lecturer
24. Hasmik Safaryan - Senior Laboratory Assistant

Address: Chair of Banking and Insurance, ASUE, Nalbandyan str. 128, 0025, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel.: (+37410) 593-481
Email: bankingandinsurance@asue.am