We are pleased to invite you to the presentation and discussion of the findings of a sociological study on young people in Armenia, which will take place on 30 June 2026 at 16:00.

The study findings are presented in the monograph Armenian Youth at the Crossroads of Uncertainty and Hope, prepared within the framework of a research project supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The book has been approved by the Academic Council of Yerevan State University and published by the YSU Publishing House.

The event is organised in cooperation with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Centre for Educational Research and Consulting, the Faculty of Sociology of Yerevan State University, and the YSU Library.

The aim of the event is to discuss the key findings of the research, their practical implications, and future perspectives for youth development policy with representatives of the academic community, practitioners, and policymakers.

Speakers

• Arthur Martirosyan – Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia
• Mikayel Hovhannisyan – Vice-Rector for International Relations, Development and Innovation, Yerevan State University
• Arthur Mkrtichyan – Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Sociology, Yerevan State University
• Marina Galstyan – Author of the monograph, Sociologist, Centre for Educational Research and Consulting

Moderator

Arthur Atanesyan – Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Sociology, Yerevan State University

Venue: YSU Library, Reading Hall 403 (Social Sciences Reading Hall, 4th Floor)
Address: 1 Alex Manoogian Street, Yerevan