The Special Course Launched at ASUE was Over by Solemn Ceremony of Awarding Certificates
On June 14, the solemn ceremony of awarding certificates of “Rethinking China’s Foreign Policy and Economy-2019” special course launched at Armenian State University of Economics organized by the “China-Eurasia” Council for Political and Strategic Research in cooperation with ASUE was held.
Doctor, Professor Matthew Crosston (senior Doctoral Faculty, American Military University), Mr. Ivan Zuenko (Research Fellow, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Expert Carnegie Moscow Center), Doctor, Professor Vakhtang Charaia (Head of Tbilisi State Center for Analysis and Forecasting), Dr. Ma Bin (assistant research fellow at the Center for Russian and Central Asia Studies and the Research Center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, both at Fudan University), Dai Yulong (PhD Candidate, Nanjing University, China), MR. Jasper Vekeman, (journalist for Trends, a magazine on finance and economics in Belgium), Dr. Mher Sahakyan, PhD in Chemistry (Head of “China-Eurasia” Council for Political and Strategic Research), Varuzhan Geghamyan, PhD in History (lecturer of YSU Faculty of Oriental Studies, Director of ARDI research foundation), Anahit Parzyan, PhD in Chemistry (cyber security expert), “China-Eurasia” Council for Political and Strategic Research), Vazgen Petrosyan (“China-Eurasia” Council for Political and Strategic Research) delivered lectures for Armenian students.
34 individuals from different universities and research centers in Armenia were invited to attend the course. Only 27 of them managed to collect the required points and were awarded certificates.
Paruyr Jangulyan, Director of ASUE International Relations Department, congratulated the attendees and noted; “I am sure, that the knowledge gained will be a great basis for studying China's economy, culture and Armenian-Chinese relations. This event reaffirms that cooperation between “China-Eurasia” Council for Political and Strategic Research and Armenian State University of Economics, which has begun since March of this year, will be strengthen, and the formats of cooperation will become more diverse”
Mher Sahakyan, founder of “Rethinking China’s Foreign Policy and Economy-2019” special course, stated; “Good luck to our graduates and I am sure that we will continue to cooperate with many of them and I hope our colleagues will use their knowledge in developing their own homeland. During the course, we had discussions with American, Belgian, Chinese, Russian, Georgian and Armenian specialists, listened to their lectures, analyzed and tried to understand the prospects, opportunities and risks of developing relations with China. Yes, it is necessary that in the current geopolitical situation, when the World's young superpower – China, continues to grow, we should also try to work with it. If the US and Russia announce about a turn to the East, Europe is divided into two parts: because of its relationship with China, Beijing has "taken" Africa, Chinese investments have reached our borders through "One Zone, One Way" but they have not entered Armenia , then we really have to work seriously. This special course will also help to train our young scientists who will further promote the development of Armenian-Chinese relations".
The previous publication on the course is available at ASUE official website.
Our colleagues stated that the special course on China is also appeared on the official website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry and in China's largest governmental media - XINHUANET.
ASUE Media and Public Relations Division