“Erasmus +”: Ongoing Programs and New Opportunities
In the context of integration into the international educational market membership to “Erasmus +” program has a vital role for our University: study, experience and trainings of students, PhDs, professors, employees at foreign Universities within the frames of the program, hospitality of foreign University students contribute to both rising quality of education at ASUE, strengthening international relations, and preparing competitive specialists.
Mother University of Economics has intensified international relations, and the educational interaction is mainly with the member Universities of “Erasmus +”.
Foreign Relations Division is the program coordinator at ASUE. Vard Ghukasyan mentioned that the program outcomes of the 2016-2017 academic year have already been outlined and students who have gone to Universities in different countries have returned during the summer. 20 students had the opportunity to carry out one-semester-study at 9 Universities.
Today, we met ASUE PhDs – Viltoria Movsesyan, Gohar Matevosyan and Ruzan Tadevosyan, who had studied at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Croatia) from March 1 to July 28. We shall also present other students participating in the program, whose success stories are already available at http://media.asue.am/upload/erasmus/2017/Success_stories_eng.pdf (ASUE official website).
Our PhDs had the opportunity to enrich their knowledge, to gain experience, and then to record scientific success (attended international conference, workshop, publish an article) and to communicate to the Croatian culture. They mentioned that the one of the advantages of PhD program at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Croatia) is the online study, in particular, professors provide educational materials via the Internet to students, after a while discussions are held at the University, during which the student's knowledge is checked, and later they pass exam. Besides, the exams schedule is agreed with students, which is an additional support and aimed to represent in a proper way.
Viktoria and Ruzan had attended the conference on “Economy of the Eastern Croatia: Development Perspective”.
Gohar Matevosyan stated that she had attended workshop, developed skills of carrying out scientific research based on qualitative methods.
ASUE members drew attention on a video about Armenia referring to economy of the country, tourism, history and so on.
University days were full of cultural events: Gohar Matevosyan admired the students and professors with the sounds of Armenian kamancha and told about the old instrument.
Head of Foreign Relations Division at ASUE Gyumri Branch, Gharib Harutyunyan, was hosted at the same University, who had delivered lectures and attended “International Workers' Day” measure.
The Branch representative mentioned that employees of foreign offices of 29 Universities from 14 countries had attended the mentioned measure and discussed the opportunities of international cooperation within the frames of “Erasmus +”. Our representative had acquired cooperation agreement with a number of Universities.
ASUE Media and Public Relations Division
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