On October 1-20 of 2018, the Department of Professional Orientation and Practice of the Ijevan Branch Yerevan State University Foundation (YSU) held meetings with 31 students of general schools of Tavush Region (Ijevan, Berd and Noyemberyan).

Head of Education-Methodological Department A. Davtyan, Head of Professional Orientation and Practice Department L. Beginyan, Head of Education Program Planning Department S. Alaverdyan and A. Manucharyan, deputy-head of the Faculty of Humanities V. Akhababyan, acting head of Armenian Language and Literature Department V. Avagyan, Acting Head of the Department of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences G. Simonyan, Lecturer of the same Department M. Amirzyan, Coordinator of Graduates and External Stakeholders E.Garayan, school directors and teachers took part in the meeting.

The purpose of the meetings was to carry out professional orientation work in secondary schools, raise awareness of students about the branch 2019 academic year admission professions and educational programs.

During the meetings, the universitarians presented the history of YSU Ijevan branch, the main directions of its activity and faculties, the professions, the conditions and privileges of admission.

University Admission education programs of 2019 academic year, new offers and opportunities (referring to full-time learning system: “Environment and Nature Management”, “Applied Art” and “Psychology”), exam materials and changes in admission exams.

Particular attention was paid to the Russian Language and Literature curriculum, which will be implemented for the first time taking into consideration the labor market issues.

In order to maintain a constant contact between the branch and the region’s secondary schools, and to strengthen the school-university connection, it has been suggested to periodically organize visits, thematic lectures and discussions, and to take advantage of part-time learning opportunities. In the secondary schools of Berkaber and Gandzakar the department heads V.Avagyan and G. Simonyan made thematic discussions.

The meetings were in an interactive and engaging atmosphere. The students were interested in various issues related to educational process, tuition fees, tuition fees discounts and privileges for bordering community students, admission subject exams.

The representatives of the schools expressed their satisfaction and expected that the cooperation would be continuous.

On October 20 of 2018, students of 11th and 12th grades of Khashtarak secondary school accompanied by professional orientation trainer Armine Ghalachakhyan made a cognitive visit to YSU Ijevan branch.

The visit was carried out on the initiative of YSU IB Department of Professional Orientation and Internship supported by the branch directorate.

The purpose of the visit was to get professional orientation and get acquainted with the activities and specialties of YSU Ijevan branch.

Khashtarak School students visited all faculties of the branch, took part in some lessons, learned about the opportunities and perspectives of existing professions and received advice on the selection of professions.

The cognitive visit ended at the Faculty of Applied Arts where the students got acquainted with the unique works of the students and lecturers of the faculty.

The lecturers of the faculty conducted master classes for Khashtarak school students on Armenian cultural heritage.

 In the first semester of the 2018-19 academic years, Martin Harutyunyan, acting head of the Department of “Decorative-Applied Art and Design” of Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University Foundation, in corporation with the famous Belgian brand “L’Abbaye des Rocs” and “PolyBeer”, created a stylish ” Grand Cru ” beer labels.

“Grand Cru” breweries are exported to Canada in large quantities.

The cooperation between the company and Martin Harutyunyan continues and now the team is working on the unique design of wine labels.

Attaching importance to the development and spread of graphic design, product label designing has been included in the “Computer Graphics” course (educational modules) of the” Design” Department of YSU Ijevan Branch.

Within the framework of the course, the students of the Faculty of Applied Art will learn to design trademarks (labels) using computer graphics.

On October 18 of 2018, at the school # 5 of Ijevan, a chess school competition entitled “Sport for Equal Opportunities” was held, organized by the Aygehovit volunteer group of the Ijevan branch of Yerevan State University Foundation and “Bridge of hope” NGO Child Development and Social Support Center.

Representatives of the administrative staff of the university, Acting Director A. V. Cuculyan were present at the chess school competition.

The participants of the competition were the first, third, fourth and fifth schools of Ijevan, as well as two pupils from Aygehovit, Azatamut, Getahovit, Gandzakar, Lusadzor secondary schools, from ten to thirteen years old age group.

The aim of the chess competition was to provide universal integration, put forward a guiding principle of equality: living together, learning together, to give a new stimulus to the development of children’s minds.

At the end of the competition, the students received letters of appreciation and encouraging gifts (books).