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ISSUE 18, December 2012

President Dr. Bruce Boghosian Addresses AUA’s Latest Initiatives at ArmTech

American University of Armenia Presents latest initiatives in education, technology, and entrepreneurship SAN JOSE, CA--The American University of Armenia (AUA) is cultivating Armenia's next generation of entrepreneurs, technology leaders, and world-class researchers, said AUA President Dr. Bruce Boghosian on Monday, December 10, while speaking at ArmTech Congress 2012 about the university’s latest initiatives to foster…


Varduhi Petrosyan Appointed Special Advisor to the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has appointed Varduhi Petrosyan, associate professor and program director of the Masters in Public Health, as Advisor to the Prime Minister on Health Reforms, on a voluntary basis. Petrosyan, who is also the Director of the AUA’s Center for Health Services Research and Development, earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University…


Lecturer Receives Honorable Mention for Literary Translation

Shushan Avagyan, a lecturer at the American University of Armenia's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has received an honorable mention by the Modern Language Association of America for her translation of "Bowstring: On the Dissimilarity of the Similar," by Viktor Shklovsky. The distinction was made on December 4 as part of the association's tenth…


Sustainable Energy Projects at AUA Cut Costs, Reduce Carbon Footprint in Armenia

YEREVAN--Earlier this month, the American University of Armenia announced new solar water heating measures that will further reduce the institution’s carbon footprint.  The solar panels on the roof of AUA’s main building have been integrated into the facility’s domestic hot water system. As a result, about 70% of the hot water from any faucet in…


MBA Program Organizes Business Plan Competitions

Seven teams from the Professional MBA (PMBA) program and six teams from the Fulltime MBA program went head-to-head in two business plan competitions organized by the College of Business and Economics (CBE). Each team delivered 10 minute pitches to a panel of expert judges including Arthur Mikaelyan, MLL Industries CEO and Founder; Samson Avetian, Arrow…


Alumni News

Mariam Matevosyan and Artyom Mkrtchyan (PSIA) were awarded fellowships through the Caucasus Research Resource Center's (CRRC) 2012-2013 annual fellowship program.  The program, which began in 2004, supports researchers in the South Caucasus.  Matevosyan’s research will focus on the relationship between trust and economic growth, and Mkrtchyan will explore the frequency and context by which the Presidents…


Faculty Research and Scholarship

 Gurgen Khachatryan, CSE Professor whose research interests include cryptography and IT security, was invited to Tbilisi, Georgia in November to participate in GITI 2012, a Georgian ICT development and cyber security conference organized by the ICT Business Council and Data Exchange Agency of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. Artak Hambarian, CSE Assistant Professor whose…



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