  Armenian students to participate in International Chemistry OlympiadJuly 16, 2009 - 23:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Four Armenian students will arrive in Cambridge, UK to compete in this year's prestigious International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). Smbat Mkhitaryan, Vahagn Tamazyan, Artur Aslanyan and Edvard Sargsyan will represent Armenia in the 41st IChO on July 19- 26. They will be joined by 254 of the world's most promising young chemists from 65 other nations to face the ultimate test of their chemistry knowledge. In the modern competition each country is allowed to bring 4 students to compete. The criterion for their participation is that they are yet to embark upon university education and they also have to be under the age of 20; the youngest participant this year is just 14 years old. Students often undergo highly competitive regional and national selection procedures to compete in the IChO. Although the first IChO was held 41 years ago with only three participating nations, it is now a truly international competition with over 60 countries competing regularly.   Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |
