Armenian-Russian Innovation Center to open in YerevanDecember 23, 2009 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In collaboration with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Armenian-Russian Innovation Center will be established on 15 January 2010 in Armenia. Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov will attend the opening ceremony in Yerevan, chairman of Armenia's State Committee on Science under the Ministry of Education Samvel Harutyunyan told press conference December 23. The center will finance innovation programs in science and technology. "This is a pilot project. Similar centers may be opened in Chisinau, Astana and Berlin. Yerevan-based center will be hosted by the House of Moscow. Major investments are expected from Russia," Harutyunyan said. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. |