On November 10-11 students of the 2021 cohort of the Master’s Programme in Human rights and Democratisation/GC Caucasus defended their theses. The Defence took place in hybrid format before 6-member commission made of Centre staff, academics and external experts. Students researched topics on Domestic violence, Refugee-like situations, Temporary protection and…
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New EMDM Project to Design Joint Master Programme in European Studies
We are happy to inform that the Centre for European Studies of the Yerevan State university will coordinate the first ever Erasmus Mundus Design Measure project at Developing Joint Master Programme in European Studies: Law, Governance and Communication/DEGES/ The project will be implemented by the Yerevan State University in…
Continue ReadingProfessional training for prison staff on prevention of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment at prisons
From 6 to 8 July, the YSU Centre for European Studies, in cooperation with the RA Ministry of Justice, implemented training for the prison staff on prevention of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment at prisons. Event was aimed to enhance the capacity of prison staff on detection and…
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On January 27, the Centre for European Studies in cooperation with Konrad- Adenauer Stiftung organised public presentation of “European Studies” textbook. The welcome speeches were delivered by Dr. Jan-Philipp Wölbern (Desk Officer for Eastern Europe, Department of Europe and North America, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung) and Dr. Vladimir Martirosyan (Director of the YSU…
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On July 23, the Academic Council of the Centre for European Studies gathered to discuss two points on agenda: resignation of Dr Artur Ghazinyan from his position of the Director of the Centre and nomination of a new candidate for the Director’s position. 14 out of 16 members of the…
Continue ReadingCompetence Trainings for Civil Servants
On June 15-30, 2021 the Centre for European Studies of the Yerevan State University in cooperation with the Civil Service Office of Staff of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia organised a series of competence trainings for civil servants. The trainings covered the topics on “Theory of change”(in…
Continue ReadingEDUCATION PREPAREDNESS INDEX IN COVID-19 (EPIC)
The EPIC index is one of the outputs of the project Enabling Learning to Happen for All Children in Emergency Crisis. The project is funded by Global Campus of Human Rights in partnership with the Right Livelihood Award Foundation. After the eruption of the global COVID-19 pandemics, the Center for European…
Continue ReadingClimate Change and Children: Impact, Rights and Participation
Opening and welcome speeches were presented by Dr Artur Israyeleyan, Vice Rector of YSU, Ms.Zhanna Andreasyan, Deputy Minister from the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, H.E. Andrea Wiktorin, Head of EU Delegation to Armenia, Mr Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator, Prof. Manfred Nowak, Secretary General of the Global…
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On January 24 students of the Master’s Programme in European Studies defended their theses. The presentations were made before 6-member commission made of Centre staff, academics and external experts. Students researched topics on Identity, Transitional justice, EU computational Law, Higher education reform, Migration, Public- Private Partnership, Collective Memory through the…
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On December 10, 2019 the Global Campus of Human Rights Assembly gathered at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria. The organisational meeting of the Global Campus of Human Rights Assembly was organised within the frames of #HRDA20Years: Twenty Years of righting wrongs in Africa event which…
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