Armenia won 6 IOAA gold medals during past several yearsDecember 17, 2009 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) was held in Hangzhou, China from November 8 to16, 2009."We are carried away in astrophysics, since it differs from other sciences. Olympiads on astrophysics are held in three stages: theory, practice and observation," Hayk Stepanyan, one of the IOAA winners told a press conference on December 17. Armenia was represented by 3 participants - Hayk Stepanyan, Hayk Harutyunyan and Hovhannes Shmavonyan. Two of the 15-year-old students took first places and returned home with gold medals. According to a leader of the republican team, Marietta Gyulzadyan, Armenia won 6 gold medals at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics during the past several years. "If the potential of these guys serves the state, our country will have no rival," Marietta Gyulzadyan said. The school students, who are also fond of literature and 3D graphics, have not yet decided on university and department to enter. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |