The Council of Europe HELP online course on Asylum and Human Rights was successfully completed by a group of students from Armenia and other countries. The HELP course project was materialised owing to the efforts of the Yerevan State University (YSU), the Centre for European Studies (CES) and the Council of Europe (CoE) Justice…
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EPIC study as finalist of “Innovations in Education” Competition
Child Rights Regional Officer Head of the Research Unit of the Global Campus of Caucasus respectively Mariam Muradyan and Arusyak Aleksanyan represented the Education Preparedness Index in Covid-19 (EPIC) at the final of “Competition of Innovations in Education (KIVO) on December 1, 2022 at Nizhniy Novgorod. EPIC was the result…
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The Centre for European Studies is seeking a qualified PR and Communication Specialist who will be responsible for overall communication and visibility of activities implemented by the Centre. Term: Part-time Deadline: December 18, 2022 Երևանի պետական համալսարանի Եվրոպական ուսումնասիրությունների կենտրոնը. փնտրում է հանրային կապերի և հաղորդակցության ոլորտի մասնագետ Ծանրաբեռնվածությունը՝ ոչ ամբողջական/կես…
Continue ReadingThesis Defence of GC Caucasus 2021 Cohort
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…
Continue ReadingNew 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…
Continue ReadingPresentation of “European Studies” Textbook
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…
Continue ReadingCES Academic Council Meeting
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…
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