On March 13^th, 2019, YSU Ijevan Branch hosted Gor Nazaryan, manager of Recruitment and Acquisition Team at Teach for Armenia, and Angela Avagyan, Recruitment Specialist.

The meeting was attended by Assistant to YSUIB Director, Head of External Relations Department Arman Yeganyan, and the coordinator of the work with graduates and external stakeholders Erine Gharayan, dozens of graduating students.

On the agenda were the purpose and mission of the Foundation and the benefits of the program and the minimum requirements, application procedures and selection stages.

Then the representatives of “Teach for Armenia” Foundation answered students ‘questions and provided information materials and business cards.

Teach for Armenia educational foundation offers a two-year Leadership Development Program aimed at providing access to an excellent education for all children across the country. Through teacher leadership, Teach for Armenia helps to ensure that educational excellence and opportunity reaches every child across Armenia.

Teach for Armenia recruits the most committed and exceptional candidates from Armenia and the Diaspora. They are trained to become leaders and teachers and placed in underserved schools and communities as Teach for Armenia Fellows. Fellows are then placed in communities based on their educational and professional experiences and according to the needs of our partner schools. Fellows will live and work full-time as teachers in public schools throughout their two-year commitment. Fellows also lead Community Development Projects in their local areas, working with their neighbors to identify the needs of the community, create business opportunities, and boost the local infrastructure.

The program already has 42 graduates (education ambassador), and now 102 participants work in 6 regions of Armenia and 85 schools of Artsakh, teaching 11,703 students.

Anyone can apply to the program regardless of their profession.

Required qualifications

The initial requirements to be part of fellowship:

• Bachelor’s degree achieved by July 2019 or graduated
• Fluent knowledge of Armenian language

Those who have a profession corresponding to the subjects taught at the general school and even have no qualifications of a pedagogue can also apply to the program. The Foundation pays the tuition fee for obtaining Master’s degree.

The advantages of fellowship:

• Personal and professional growth
• Development of leadership skills
• MA degree in teaching (if the applicant has no teaching degree)
• Opportunity to contribute in the community development
• A platform for innovative and creative idea implementation
• Local and International Network (TFA is part of “Teach for All” community)
• Financial aid (Salary from school & financial aid from TFA)
• Career development opportunities

The selection envisages several stages, the selected participants will have a 5-week training (summer school).

The meeting participants were interested in such questions as community selection, size of money support, qualification of pedagogues and selection criteria.

It was mentioned that the choice of communities depends on the demand of teaching subjects and the amount of financial support is based on conducted research and surveys, and is enough for covering household, transportation and other expenses.

This successful program of social change has more than 25 years of history and is being applied in over 50 countries around the world, which are co-organized under the “Teach for All” international network.

To participate in “Teach for Armenia” program, you need to fill in the following online application.

Deadline for Applications: March 31 and April 30

For additional information about the program, please visit the following link or feel free to send an email to apply@teachforarmenia.org

 On March 12 and 13, 2019, Associate Professors of YSUIB Department of Armenian Language and Literature A. Sarhatyan and A.Hasanyan delivered lectures in Ijevan College and Ijevan High School.

A.Sarhatyan, PhD, Associate Professor of Armenian Language and Literature Department delivered a lecture for the 10th graders of Ijevan College and A. Hasanyan, PhD, Associate Professor of the same Department delivered a lecture for 12th graders of Ijevan High school.

They touched upon the role and importance of the Armenian language and literature, the mistakes in everyday speech, the relation to literary language and dialects, culture of speech, reading and other linguistic issues.

YSUIB representatives also discussed problems connected with choosing a profession and introduced the specialties available at YSU Ijevan Branch and its opportunities.

 On March 7^th, 2019, YSU Ijevan Branch Library hosted a meeting with honored journalist, writer, publicist, founder and researcher Ruben Simonyan, who has managed to study the history of Tavush Region settlements, published separate books about different communities, as well as engaged in Genealogy.

The meeting aimed to conduct a discussion on “Historical-architectural monuments of Tavush region and its location” with the students of “History” Department, attended by Vladimir Poghosyan, lecturer of YSUIB Department of Armenian History and Social Sciences, Head of YSUIB Library.

During the discussion, R. Simonyan presented the history of the famous historical and architectural monuments of the region, particularly those monuments that need to be studied and are out of sight of the researchers. “Let’s try to touch on the issue of one of the most famous fortresses of Medieval Armenia, the location of the Kayan fortress, which is still the object of various investigations. We are convinced that by specifying the location of that monument, it will be possible to clarify other historical facts, and the researchers will be freed from further futile quests. From the Ijevan Ridge to the left of the Aghstev River, between the two deep canyons, the peninsula is known to local residents by the name of Evlikut yal. However, it is unknown to the residents because of being completely covered with crabs. The rugged castle palette stretches along the edge of the two beams, which is 2.5-3 meters high in some parts and interrupted when facing steep cliffs, as approaching them was simply impossible for the attackers and the area’s enlargement made it possible to accommodate the whole population of the province. “

The speaker also presented the other monuments of Tavush region, its location and the need to carry out research.

The head of YSUIB library V. Poghosyan expressed his gratitude to Ruben Simonyan, expressed his desire to organize further meetings and visits to monuments, as well as carry out the discussion of Ruben Simonyan’s newly published book entitled “Ijevan”.

 On March 7^th, 2019, Ijevan Gallery hosted a solemn opening of works exhibition by YSUIB Faculty of Applied Art lecturers and students  dedicated to International Women’s Day.

According to the beautiful tradition formed at the Faculty, the spring and women’s holiday is announced with a grand opening of the exhibition,  as a tribute to our dear mothers, women, sisters and daughters.

The exhibition was attended by the representatives of Ijevan governing bodies, YSUIB Directorate, artists, lecturers, students, teachers, pupils, graduates, citizens.

The chief organizer of the exhibition, assistant professor of the Department of Painting, Design and Sculpture, member of RA Artists’ Union  Hamlet Asatryan, the head of the department of culture of Ijevan Municipality Lilit Ghalumyan, the culturologist Ani Kostandyan, Acting director of YSUIB  Artak Tsutsulyan, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Applied Arts Alexan Margaryan made a welcoming speech warmly congrtulating all the women on the occasion of the spring holiday, wishing love, beauty and all the best.

Then Mr. Tsutsulyan handed certificates to the organizers and participants of the exhibition, and the exhibition dedicated to Women’s Day was announced open.

The exhibition includes 75 unique and exceptional works by 9 lecturers and 10 students of the Faculty of Applied Arts.

“This exhibition dedicated to Women’s Day,” Mr. Asatryan said in an interview,  is exceptional in its diversity, painting, sculpture, applied art, graphics, tapestry, ceramics, etc.”

The bright and gorgeous colors glittering in the gallery spread a fresh spring mood, with a breath of beauty and femininity.

The exhibition will last until March 20.

All the photos are available  in the gallery.

 On March 7th, 2019, Acting Director of Ijevan Branch of “Yerevan State University” Foundation, Associate Professor of the Department of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences, PhD Artak Tsutsulyan and Slavik Alaverdyan, Inspector of Professional Orientation and Practice Department visited Ijevan high school after Garnik Ananyan.

The school director Gayane Edilyan introduced the 12th graders to the university representatives.

Then Mr. Tsutsulyan delivered a lecture on mathematics. He presented the role and applications of mathematics in various fields of life and listed the professions needed mathematical knowledge.

He particularly touched upon the fascinating problems of the ancient period (Surface Area of the Earth, Earth Curvature Calculation), methods of proof (contradictory hypothesis, mathematical induction) and mathematical models.

At the end of the lecture, the University representatives introduced YSUIB Full-time training program specialties of 2019 academic year and required examinations, answered the students’ questions and hoped to see them in the future as a student.