  Armenian President meets Lyus Foundation scholarship holders  July 22, 2010 - 15:12 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On July 22, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with 30 holders of Lyus Foundation scholarship. RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated in the meeting. Issues related to education abroad, application of knowledge gained, as well as students’ job placement on return to Armenia were discussed. “All our students showed readiness to both work and create jobs in Armenia,” Lyus Foundation Executive Director Jacqueline Karaaslanian stated. This year, Lyus Foundation will fully or partially sponsor the education of 70 Armenian students to study in 25 foreign universities. The Foundation was constituted by Armenian President Serzh Sargyan and Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Students’ tuition fee is covered by Armenian businessmen partnering with the Foundation.   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 |  Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |
