What you study?

[Haykakan]

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FROM AFRICA TO ARMENIAN STUDIES
25/06/2013

[image: Sona Haroutyunian-Mounah Saksouk]

I would have never imagined that one day, being born in Liberia and raised
in the USA, I was going to end up as a student in the class of Dr. Sona
Haroutyunian who came from Italy, from the Ca'Foscari University of Venice
as a visiting professor to teach a semester in the Armenian Studies Program
at California State University in Fresno.

My interest in the Armenian Studies Program stemmed from my love for
cultures. My philosophy is that although we all have different traditions,
languages and mannerisms, we are all more similar than different. However,
we will only know this by educating ourselves about each other. Through the
Armenian Studies program I have been able to accomplish this.

When I learned about this new professor coming a long way from Europe I
could not miss her class. The class that Dr. Haroutyunian taught was a
topics course on the Armenian Genocide. I was thrilled to take this class.
What I found was a life changing experience.

Dr. Haroutyunian's class introduced us to the concepts of history, memory,
literature and translation. Her wealth of knowledge was refreshing.

Dr. Haroutyunian brought life to what we learned. She accomplished this by
having us apply it to our own personal experiences. She encouraged us to
incorporate our class readings and discussions into the writing of our
papers. Her knack of bringing out each student's unique writing ability is
commendable and attests to the fact that she is a wonderfully inspiring
professor.

In the last few months of the course, we read various Genocide narratives
including *Skylark Farm* by Antonia Arslan and *My Grandmother* by Fethiye
Cetin. Also, we compared these narratives to the *Skylark Farm* movie. By
using these contrasting techniques, Dr. Haroutyunian dealt with the
Armenian Genocide from quite a new perspective. Her techniques helped us to
better understand the role of literature, translation and movie in raising
awareness of the Armenian Genocide. Most importantly they relayed the idea
of the unity of the Armenian people through adversity and how they have
become a successful diaspora. This notion uplifted my spirit. The reason
for this is because like the Armenians, the Liberian people have gone
through adversity. The Armenians are a model of hope that Liberians and
many other nations can successfully prosper after experiencing a traumatic
event.

Dr. Haroutyunian's class was a remarkable course. Through her fervent
passion and dedication to students, she transmitted her love for not only
the Armenian Studies but also the country of Armenia.

As a non-Armenian, I would encourage both Armenians and non-Armenians to
learn about Armenian culture and history. The Armenian Studies Program,
present in the best universities all over the world, has so much to offer.
It is a great Program to educate oneself about a specific nation and
discover who you are.

By Mounah Saksouk

http://hayernaysor.am/en/english-from-africa-to-armenian-studies/

[Haykakan]

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INDIA TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION DIPLOMAS

September 19, 2013 | 00:13

YEREVAN. - The governments ofArmenia and India are preparing to
sign an agreement on mutual recognition of higher and postgraduate
education qualifications.

Upon the proposal of the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science,
this matter is put on the agenda of Thursday's Government session.

The aforesaid agreement will enable to mutually recognize the diplomas
given by the higher and postgraduate education institutions of Armenia
and India.

To note, numerous students from India currently study at the
institutions of higher education in Armenia's capital city Yerevan,
and if this agreement is signed, their number will grow.

News from Armenia - NEWS.am

[Ethnography]

Re: What you study?

Art
Religion
Educational Psychology.

Yes, I'm all over the place.

[Asto]

Re: What you study?

I studied languages at uni...
Now I study juripsrudence
But I always wanted to study PR and ads

[retro]

Re: What you study?

Finding and holding a job is a skill.

Working sucks ass!

[Hyegirl]

Re: What you study?

Business, finance and management. But my favorite classes in school have always been psychology, philosophy and logic.

That's almost the same as me. I studied office skills, business, finance, accounting, and some communications courses just shy of a minor. I enjoyed some religion/humanities courses. I wish I had taken more political science though.

[Samael]

Re: What you study?

Business, finance and management. But my favorite classes in school have always been psychology, philosophy and logic.

[Siggie]

Re: What you study?

Some might argue thinking correctly is perhaps one of the most crucial skills you could have.

My major is Computer Science.

*cough* snerd!

[Sip]

Re: What you study?

Skills aren't acquired in school.... they are acquired at work. School just trains you how to think.

Some might argue thinking correctly is perhaps one of the most crucial skills you could have.

My major is Computer Science.

[Haik]

Re: What you study?

car engineer !