“1 STEP FROM HEI TO LABOR MARKET” JOB FAIR: KORYUN ATOYAN ATTENDED IT (photos)
Today, “1 step from HEI to labor market” interuniversity job fair launched at Yerevan State University. Over 80 organizations, representatives of different sectors of economy participated in it.
Armenian State University of Economics is one of the organizers. Participating companies presented information regarding their activity, offered job, internship programs and other services.
The solemn opening ceremony of the job fair was held at the foyer of YSU, which was attended by YSU Rector and officials.
ASUE Rector, Professor Koryun Atoyan also attended the solemn opening ceremony. First the RA hymn was performed, then speeches were performed by YSU Rector Aram Simonyan, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Sona Harutyunyan, Rector of National Agrarian University of Armenia Arshaluys Tarverdyan, President of American University of Armenia Bruce M. Boghosian, YSU Vice-rector on Students, Alumni and Public Affairs Ruben Markosyan.
ASUE Rector Koryun Atoyan performed speech and highlighted the role of the event. Our University Head mentioned that ASUE also organized job fair last year, but this one was distinguished by its format.
“I highlighted relations between employers and HEI, they contribute to prepare specialist who meet the requirements of labor market. Note, that it’s already several years that Armenian State University of Economics cooperates with employers of state and private sectors, we strengthen University-employer relations”; mentioned Koryun Atoyan and wished successful working process.
Koryun Atoyan took a tour around the pavilions, was in ASUE pavilion, which represented information on academic programs, learning process of British School of Business (BSB).
Our pavilion is presented by a representative of BSB Lusine Danielyan, Head of ASUE Foreign Relations Division Vard Ghukasyan. The representative of BSB told us that interest towards our pavilion was great, the main visitors were young people; “It’s important that BSB enables to combine education and work, as the lessons are conducted on Friday, Saturday and Sunday”.
Head of ASUE Foreign Relations Division Vard Ghukasyan mentioned that information on admission procedure, academic programs, tuition fee of BSB was being submitted to the visitors.
Acting Head of ASUE Career and Marketing Center Ernest Davtyan informed that our University, as an organizer of the event, had done a lot of work, combined a number of organizations, employers.
After solemn opening ceremony, a republican workshop-discussion on “The educational system of Armenia and the Labor Market: Problems and steps to enhance cooperation” launched at YSU Hall after Palyans.
Note, that the job fair is organized by YSU, ASUE, Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences, American University in Armenia, Pedagogical University, Agrarian, Engineering, Architecture and Construction Universities. The job fair is held by support of the RA MES and Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Youth Foundation of Armenia also supported the job fair.
Additional Information: The press realizeof YSUDepartment of Public Relations and Information submitted an information: that’s according to cooperation memorandum signed on May 27, 2014 between the mentioned Universities each year one of them should organize job fair for students of partner Universities.
ASUE Media and Public Relations Division
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