A thesis seeking the awarding of the candidate degree in History (referred to Ethnography) by Suzanna Barseghyan

“The Role of the Ethnic Media within the Armenian Diaspora (an ethno-sociological research)”, 

was presented to a session of the Specialized Council 007 of the High Qualifying Commission on Archaeology and Ethnography

taking place at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, NAS RA on May 5, 2020.

A thesis seeking the awarding of the candidate degree in History (referred to Ethnography) by Lusine Tanajyan

“The Social Changes within the Armenian Diaspora (an ethno-sociological research among Armenians of Los Angeles, Tehran, Beirut)”,

was presented to a session of the Specialized Council 007 of the High Qualifying Commission on Archaeology and Ethnography

taking place at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, NAS RA on May 5, 2020.

A thesis seeking the awarding of the candidate degree in History (referred to Ethnography E.00.04) by Sona Nersisyan

“The Role of the Social Net within the Armenian Diaspora (an ethno-sociological research)”, 

was presented to a session of the Specialized Council 007 of the High Qualifying Commission on Archaeology and Ethnography 

taking place at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA on October 18, 2019.

This year, May 30-31, researchers of the Department of Diaspora Studies

Sona Nersisyan and Lusine Tanajyan, have participated in the conference

on “Armenians of Greece and Cyprus” which took place in HaigazianUniversity of Lebanon.

They presented the following reports`: Sona Nersisyan “The Role of Armenian Organizations in Greece in Organizing the Local Armenian Community”.

Lusine Tanajyan “The Socio-cultural Characteristics of the Cypriot Armenian Life.”

On May 23 of the current year, the Department of Diaspora Studies hosted Ukrainian Ambassador Kulik Mikhailovich in Armenia.

Issues related to establishing an Armenian Studies Chair at the International University of Kiev, the establishment of a regional

center for studying Armenian in the Armenian Cultural Relations Association, as well as cooperation with the Institute of

Archeology and Ethnography and cooperation with the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences were discussed during the meeting.

The meeting ended with discussion of the problems of scientific cooperation between Ukraine and Armenia.

 Interview of Rouben Karapetyan , Head of the department of Diaspora Studies, 

with Dr.  Pawel Ostrowsky, the Polish Armenologist, from the Research Institute of Armenian Studies.

  On November 12 of the current year, in the institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the RA,

the seminar on the Priority issues of Armenian  Diaspora Studies was held, which was organized by the department of Diaspora Studies

and the Diaspora research center Haigazian university in Beirut.

The seminar was attended by Pavel Avetisyan- Head of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography,

Rouber Karapetyan-Head of the department of Diaspora Studies, Sona Nersisyan – researcher of the department of Diaspora Studies,

Andranik Daqesyan – director of Haykazyan university`s ``Armenian diaspora studies center`` of Beirut, Reverend Paul Haydostian.

Rouben Karapetyan, Head of the department of Diaspora Studies, was the main reporter. He spoke on `` The Main Problems and Methodological Principles of Modern Diaspora Studies``.  

Andranik Daqesyan, Paul Haydostian, Pavel Avetisyan and Mihran Galstyan attended the discussinon on the report. At the end of the seminar the participants mentioned the need of

coordinating the efforts of Armenian research centers and scientists of Armenia and Diaspora in the development of research projects in the Armenian diaspora.