SEMINAR ENTITLED “ARMENIAN ECONOMIC THOUGT IN THE MIDDLE AGES”
The 2nd year students of the Department of Regulation of Economy
and International Economic Rеlations conducted a seminar-training entitled “Armenian Economic Thought in the Middle Ages”.
Student Rita Ohanyan presented activities, economic thoughts and ideas of Grigor Tatevatsi, Mkhitar Gosh, Matevos Jughayetsu by slide show. They talked about the social division of labor, commodity exchange relationships, distribution of wealth issues and etc, as well as comments of Tatevatsi, Gosh’s parables reflecting economic thoughts, economic ideas of Matevos Jughayetsi.
In the interview with ASUE Media and Public Relations Division a lecturer, Associate Professor at the Chair of Theory of Economics Samvel Grigoryan mentioned that such kind of seminars were important and necessary. The lecturer outlined that the students should to be aware of the origins of Armenian economic thought.
“This is a new approach to conduct interesting lesson, which, we think, encourages students, as they conduct the lesson themselves. Economic valuable ideas of prominent representatives of Armenian Middle Age History such as Grigor Tatevatsi, Mkhitar Gosh, Matevos Jughayetsi, Smbat Sparapet and others aren’t known to people. Hence, this lesson aims to introduce these ideas to our students. Such kind of lessons will be conducted continuously”; said Samvel Grigoryan.
Student Taguhi Harutyunyan mentioned in her speech that such kind of lessons enables them to acquire more knowledge.
ASUE Media and Public Relations Division
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