Scholars of PRC Academy of Social Sciences at AMBERD Research Center

The delegation of PRC Academy of Social Sciences hosted AMBERD Research Center. The meeting was held with the heads and experts of the center. Vardan Atoyan, Doctor of Sciences (Political Science), Deputy Director-Senior Expert of AMBERD Research Center, presented center’s research directions and themes, noting that the center carried out full-fledged activities in the style and format of classical Think Tanks.
Armen Grigoryan, director of AMBERD Research Center, presented the format of the center in details, outlined the research directions, highlighted the cooperation with the Chinese scientific centers, especially within the framework of the "One Belt-One Road" project. He also noted the importance of joint research and scientific publications with foreign partners.
Armen Qtoyan, non-resident expert of AMBERD Research Center, head of chair of Statistics, presented the data on Armenia's economic indices and policy.
The members of the delegation of PRC Academy of Social Sciences noted that the purpose of their visit to Armenia was to establish partnership relations with Armenian research institutions and hoped that the meeting would be a good opportunity for further cooperation.
A number of other issues were discussed at the meeting. An agreement was reached on the implementation of a number of joint steps within the framework of the next academic year.
It should be noted that the initiator of cooperation of our University and AMBERD Research Center and our Chinese partners is Vardan Atoyan, Doctor of Sciences (Political Science), Deputy Director-Senior Expert of AMBERD Research Center, Special Expert and Visiting Professor at the Central Asia Institute of Shaanxi Normal University. Particularly, ASUE signed a cooperation memorandum with Shaanxi Normal University in 2016. AMBERD Research Center in its turn signed a cooperation agreement with Central Asia Institute of Shaanxi Normal University in 2017. A China auditorium, with the support of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Armenia, was opened at our University on April 19, 2018.

ASUE Media and Public Relations Division