WORLD STATISTICS DAY WAS CELEBRATED AT DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND STATISTICS
Today, a measure devoted to World Statistics Day was held at Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Armenian State University of Economics, which was initiated the Directorate of ASUE Library joint with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI).
The event was attended by the Dean of the Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Manuk Movisyan, representatives of Faculty, Director of ASUE Library, Armine Hovhannisyan, University collaborators, special guests: Coordinator of “Population and Development” project of United Nations Population Fund”, Anna Hovhannisyan, and Head of Population Census and Demography Division of National Statistical Service of RA, Karine Kuyumjyan, lecturers, students.
First, Armine Hovhannisyan congratulated the participants on professional day, and mentioned that ASUE Library would continue to organize such events, then added, the Library cooperated with UN Country Team, and the event was organized within the framework of that cooperation. Evaluating the profession of statistician, the Director quoted Keynes: that’s, “3 things you need to become a good economist: economics, statistics, and again theory”.
Manuk Movsisyan welcomed the participants, and mentioned that ASUE was the only University in Armenia preparing statistician: annually 25-30 specialist with Bachelor’s Degree and 10-15 ones with Master’s Degree.
The Dean presented details regarding World Statistics Day, stressing that UN Statistical Commission adopted a decision on the 41st session in 2010 to celebrate October 20 as the World Statistics Day, which is already celebrated five times.
Then Anna Hovhannisyan and Karine Kuyumjyan had speeches, each of them presented the activities, functions of the organizations they deal with. The guest also attached importance to profession of statistician, indicating that it’s crucial for the Republic.
Acting Head of the Chair of Statistics, Karen Hakobyan, also congratulated the participants. The speakers answered the questions asked by the participants.
Professor at the Chair of Statistics, Martin Fahradyan, and Associate Professor at the same Chair, Valerya Alexanyan, expressed their gratitude to the organizers for the beautiful measure.
Books related to statistics were presented during the measure. At the end of the meeting notebooks and calendars with unique design were handed to students on professional holiday.
We congratulate the collaborators of the sector and students on professional holiday.
ASUE Media and Public Relations Division
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