THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF SLOVAKIA INTRODUCES COOPERATION PROGRAMS
On the initiative of the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe (Chairman – Ashot Grigorian), a Slovakian delegation paid a two-day visit to Artsakh, comprising first Chairman (former) of the National Council of the Slovakian Republic Frantisek Miklosko, Rector of the Central European University of Skalica city Heyde Shvartsova, and businessmen.
The delegation visited the Artsakh State University to offer establishment of cooperation.
Before the meeting, the guests paid tribute to the memory of the students deceased at the Artsakh War. A meeting took place at ArSU Rector Stephan Dadayan, which was attended by the university's pro-rectors, deans, and other officials. The rectors of the Artsakh and Slovakian universities briefly introduced their activities. The Central European University of Skalica city is peculiar for giving a universal European diploma to its students. According to FAAE Chairman Ashot Grigorian, few universities in Europe have this right and it is a great achievement that such a university expressed its readiness to cooperate with the Artsakh University. Within the cooperation, the universities will exchange students, organize mutual visits of lecturers, and back scientific programs. Taking lectures at this university for certain period and on graduating from the ArSU, they will get the European University diploma, along with the one of the ArSU. The program will be financed by the Vishegrad quadruple (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) foundation.
Mr. Dadayan approved the proposal on cooperation. The universities’ rectors signed and endorsed the agreement.
In 2009, the Central European University of Slovakia concluded an agreement with the Yerevan Russian-Armenian Slavonic University, successfully cooperating with it.
Slovakia was the first state to adopt a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide. The Slovakian delegation members believe that the political issue of Artsakh should be achieved also via educational and cultural programs. According to them, a symposium on the Karabakh issue is to be held in May in the city of Skalica.
Svetlana Khachatrian