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December 12, 2007
AGBU Awards Scholarships to French University of Armenia
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(top row, left to right) AGBU Diaspora youth programs coordinator, Hermine Duzian, rector of UFAR, Anne-Marie Schlosser, AGBU Armenian Representation Director Ashot Ghazarian, Republic of Armenia Education and Science minister, Levon Mkrtchian, French ambassador to Armenia, Serge Smessow, French University of Armenia secretary general, Guillaume Lelorain, and an advisor to the French Ambassador to Armenia surrounded by students from the French University of Armenia who received AGBU scholarships at the December 4 ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia. -
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(from left to right) AGBU Armenian Representation director, Ashot Ghazarian, rector of UFAR, Anne-Marie Schlosser, French ambassador to Armenia, Serge Smessow, and RA Education and Science minister, Levon Mkrtchian.
On December 4, 2007, AGBU donated 20,000 Euros to the French University of Armenia, known as UFAR, for scholarships that will be awarded to 23 undergraduate students studying at sophomore, junior or senior levels and who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement.
The official ceremony to announce the donation took place at UFAR and was attended by the Minister of Education of the Republic of Armenia Levon Mkrtchyan, French Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smesoff, newly-appointed rector of the French University to Armenia Anne-Marie Schlosser, AGBU Armenian Representation Director Ashot Ghazarian, as well as a number of local officials and representatives of various organizations.
"By this agreement AGBU reaffirmed that quality education is a major priority in its policy in Armenia. This is also a sign by an authoritative Armenian organization, AGBU, of its confidence in the University and the quality of education that it offers," said Minister Mkrtchyan in an interview with the H2 Armenian TV channel.
Ambassador Smessof also spoke at the ceremony and lauded the organization's donation. "First of all [AGBU's donation] will bring enthusiasm and excitement to the students and encourage their success...UFAR symbolizes the cooperation of the two countries...[and] the main goal of the French University is to develop specialists for the country, who will become representatives of corresponding layers of society," he explained.
In addition to funds received from AGBU, UFAR receives support from the Foreign Ministry of France, the Trade & Industry Chamber of the City of Lyon and Lyon 3 Jean-Mullen University.
Many of UFAR's best students also participate in AGBU's Paris Summer Intern Program, which along with its sister programs in New York and Yerevan, offers university students of Armenian descent an opportunity to receive professional hands-on experience in their fields of study.
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