On May 12 of 2018, YSU Ijevan Branch hosted republican scientific conference entitled “1918 Heroic Battles of May and Foundation of First Republic of Armenia” dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the First Republic.

More than 50 representatives of scientific-educational institutions of the Republic (not only lecturers, scholars, but also students and graduates) took part in the conference.

“1918 Heroic Battles of May and foundation of the first Republic of Armenia” conference was held in four Departments.

1.Armenian History, Economics, Social Science and Art Department  (Head of Department, David F. Tinoyan / Natella Grigoryan / (in charge of Educational Program).

2. Armenian Language and Literature Department (co-chairs: Vachagan V. Avagyan (head of department), Aida A. Sarhatyan (in charge of Educational program)

3. “Pedagogy and Psychology” (co-chairs: Liana M. Harutyunyan / Head of Department / Anna S. Kamalyan / in charge of Educational Program /).

4. “The English Language and Literature” Department (Co-Chairs, Harutyunyan Kristine M. / Head of Department, Astghik V. Simonyan / in charge of Educational Program).

First, a session took place and YSU Ijevan Branch Director, PhD, Associate Professor Samvel Arakelyan made an opening speech. He welcomed all the organizers, the participants, the invited and especially the youth, expressing conviction that in a very short time our youth would have the Armenia that has been a dream for all of us. Mr. Arakelyan considered it symbolic that the conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia and the other events were taking place under these conditions in new Armenia with new thinking, new consciousness and new youth. He highlighted the importance and purpose of the conference and presented the main points of “1918 heroic battles of May” and first Republic Foundation emphasizing the historical truth of building our free-independent state with our own struggle.

“Do not you think that other nations receive everything so easily but we, on the contrary, have to struggle to build our freedom, and in a small corner of this planet, we have to fight for the right to live freely?

This is the fate of our Armenian, and we must admit that this is ours, and we should not complain of that destiny because perhaps God loves us very much, so he gives us such a fate and sees whether we can do that in reality. To succeed and to win … It is impossible to explain the victories of Sardarabad, Bash-Aparan, Echmiadzin and Shushi. We can not explain how the Armenian can beat the Turkish army, or a well-armed army, with stones, sticks. It is difficult to explain what is spiritually. This is the power of our people. I am proud that I am a child of a nation who has created a state, which has won such victories, we should boast of it, and never say that this country is not a country. This country is a country (this is recently said) a mighty country, people living in this country are wonderful people, a great people who won in Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan and liberated Shushi. Congratulations to all of us, to be a child of such a nation, and each of us is obliged to maintain  the values of this state, we must fight for every little thing that we have acquired during our statehood, to love our state (homeland is another idea, state: another … »

Then the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, PhD, associate professor Ashot Nersisyan delivered a speech and presented the concept of the conference committee’s approach, namely, the main topic of the conference should be to encourage the participants to address problems faced by the people, its statehood, its development processes, people’s lived and living years, present their views on the different fields of science, the best of which would be published. During the session Mr. Nersisyan also made a report, introducing the history of the First Republic, its development and decline, drawing parallels with the current political developments in Armenia.

Then the work of the conference took place in the departments.

The topic of the reports was free.

Ara Azatyan, Arpine Yeganyan, Alikhan Baldryan, Shirak Gasparyan, Larisa Ghazumyan, Tsovinar Karapetyan, Tigran Ghushchyan, Hrant Gharagyozyan, Nona Begnazaryan, Sose Khachatryan, Asya Sargsyan and Nara Tadevosyan delivered speeches at the Department of Armenian History, Economics, Social Science and Art.

Vachagan Avagyan, Aida Sarhatyan, Vahan Aghababyan, Hasmik Vanyan, Zaruhi Yaylayan also made reports at the “Armenian Language and Literature” Department.

Knarik Asmaryan and Arevik Khugeyan, Marianna Avagyan, Anna Simonyan and Tamara Nalbandyan, Anna Kamalyan, Taguhi Barsamyan, Irina Ponomarenko and Gayane Khachatryan, Victoria Meliksetyan, Nelli Ayvazyan, Siranush Ghushchyan, Gohar Gasparyan and Tatevik Kirakosyan, Irina Ponomarenko, Knarik Asmaryan and Mane Ghazaryan, Marianna Amiraghyan and Vanuhi Harutyunyan made reports at the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology.

Astghik Chubaryan and Astghik Simonyan, Gayane Muradyan, Kristine Harutyunyan, Narine Gasparyan, Gohar Madoyan, Zaruhi Antonyan, Anahit Galstyan, Anna Karapetyan, Mariam Khajakyan, Anna Khachatryan, Nuarda Yernjakyan, Sona Gulyan, Naira Gasparyan and Artavazd Darbinyan, Shushanik Grigoryan, Emma Temrazyan, Hasmik Mkhitaryan, Hasmik Mkrtchyan, Markuhi Voskanyan, Narine Yetimyan, Naira Martirosyan and Zaruhi Vartanyan presented their reports at the Department of English Language and Literature.

At the end of the conference, the participants received certificates.

The works approved by the conference Certifying Commission for publication of thesis, will be published in a separate collection.

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On April 16-20 of 2018 the fifth international scientific conference of YSU Student Scientific Society was held, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Armenian First Republic.

The aim of the conference was to provide students, post-graduate students and scholars with the opportunity to share their academic research results with the academic audience, to improve their professional skills, as well as to establish contacts with young Armenian and foreign researchers.

Over 400 representatives of about 50 scientific-educational institutions from more than a dozen countries took part in the conference.

The opening ceremony was attended by YSU Vice-rector on Students, Alumni and Public Relations Ruben Markosyan, YSU SSS Chairman Mher Hakobyan, lecturers, members of the Student Scientific Society (SSS), and participants of the conference.

Mher Hakobyan made a welcoming speech. He thanked all the participants for their interest, the whole team of SSS, for their work, for YSU Directorate support.

Ruben Markosyan mentioned in his speech that Student scientific Society (SSS) events were distinguished by the high organizational level and thanked the SSS team on behalf of YSU Administration.

The work of the conference was held at 20 faculties and institutes of YSU, which lasted until April 20.

During the closing ceremony, Mher Hakobyan mentioned: “This conference differs from the previous one. We can prove that we have stepped forward and improved our most important event. This conference is one of the most significant scientific events organized in the recent years from the point of view of the number of participants, members of the organizing committee, the support staff, and the number of sections”.

The conference was attended by 6 representatives of YSU Ijevan branch.

On April 18, Suzanne Shahnazaryan, a third- year student of English Language and Literature, reported on the topic “The Old English Vocabulary and Word-Formation” at the Linguistics Department.

The other representatives took part in the conference on April 19.

Hakob S. Davtyan, a fourth-year student of “Cartography and Cadastral Business”, delivered a speech at the Department of Geography and Geology. He reported on “Recycling, Recording and Mapping of Tourism Resources in Sevkar Village and Adjacent Areas of Tavush Region”.

The third- year student of the History Department Irina A. Safaryan presented John Kennedy’s role in the Caribbean crisis.

Slavik S. Alaverdyan, lecturer of the Department of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences, delivered a speech at the Pedagogy Department. He presented the role of Chess in developing students’ understanding of mathematical concepts.

Second- year students of “Armenian Language and Literature” Department Astghik A. Ghazaryan and Roza A. Melkumyan took part in the work of the Department of Armenian and Foreign Literature.

Astghik A. Ghazaryan reported on “Mythological and Epic Motives in Khachatur Abovyan’s “Wounds of Armenia” novel.

Roza A. Melkumyan reported on the “Detection of the Thunderstorm hero’s Operations in the name of Twin Brothers of Eraund and Eraus “.

The presidents and attendants of all departments highly appreciated the quality of the work of the branch representatives and welcomed the participation of the second- year students in the International Conference.

After the conference, YSU IB representatives visited Khachatur Abovyan Museum.

Selected reviewed papers will be published in the scientific journal “YSU SSS Collection of Scientific Artic­les”.

The Department of English Language and Literature of the faculty of Humanities organized a seminar on “Colors and Color terms in Linguistics”, conducted by the Head of the Department, Ph.D., Associate Professor K. Harutyunyan, on March 23 of 2018.

The seminar was attended by YSU IB professorial staff and students.

Within the theme, K. Harutyunyan presented colors and color interpretation in modern English and generally in culture, making a historical reference.

Speaking about color interpretation, the speaker mentioned that although colors were object of investigation of such science-related disciplines as chemistry and physics, color perception was different across cultures and individuals. It was emphasized that colors were under investigation of psychology, art, literary criticism, stylistics and so on.

The speaker drew parallels between Armenian, Russian and English, showing the similarities and differences in understanding and differentiation of the same color as the most important source of comparative study of language.

Then, the peculiarities of color perception in idioms of different languages, the color perception of people with different professions were thoroughly presented, bringing about concrete examples.

K. Harutyunyan at the same time proved a group of theoreticians’ research that the same color could cause different feelings among different people, and vice versa, different age and gender representatives could have different levels of color perception.

The whole seminar was in an engaging and interactive atmosphere, which once again highlighted the relevance and interest of the topic.

At the end of the seminar, the participants received a book on the same topic written by K. Harutyunyan.

 On March 9 of 2018, Slavik Alaverdyan, lecturer of YSU IB Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences, presented a report on “The Problem of moving object detection” on the initiative of the Student Scientific Society of the Faculty.

The seminar was attended by three dozen students of the university.

Alaverdyan presented the essence of the search problem, the solution algorithm, and the process of solving the problem.

It was emphasized that search problems were of great importance in many fields of science and technology (mechanics, cosmonautics, robotics, etc.). Some of the games in the economy and some situations in the sport could be presented as search problems.

It was explained that, in general, the search problem was the building of a facility that helped to identify an object by another object.

 The search and searching objects could have different restrictions, maximum speed, maximum angle of change of speed or maximum number of changes, the ability to move in space or plane, linear dimensions, the size of the accessible (known) range, look and change laws and so on.

The problem of finding a moving object driven at speed on the plane was presented, which was implemented by the speed-controlled searcher in space.

Diana Nersisyan, second –year student of YSU IB Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Cartography and Cadastre, presented a report on “Alienation of Property” on March 6 of 2018.

The event was organized by the Student Scientific Society of the Faculty.

The event was attended by YSU IB lecturers and students.

The main issues were the right of ownership of land for citizens and legal entities, the right of possession, use and disposition of land, in accordance with the restrictions and other conditions prescribed by law.

The right of citizens and legal entities to land was defined on the basis of privatization, inheritance, purchase and sale, donation and other land-based transactions and legal facts of state and community lands.

It was pointed out that land owning and using two or more entities, respectively the land belonged to them, with common ownership, common use rights.

The right of general ownership of a land was defined from the right of two or more entities that could not be divided without the change of its intended purpose or was not subject to division by law.

Reconstruction of a building owned by one of the owners did not result in the increase of its share of the land without the agreement of other owner.

It was pointed out that the lands which did not belong to citizens, legal entities or communities were state property. The state might purchase land from the communities, citizens and legal entities.

Communities were owners of the lands located within the boundaries of the given community, with the exception of lands owned by the state, citizens, legal entities and other property owners.

The state property is alienated,

 1) By transferring the right of ownership free of charge;

 2) Through direct sales.

 3) By auction.

State-owned and community-owned lands were provided for agricultural activities and residential constructions.

1. Nersisyan presented that the sale of land owned by the state and communities was made by auction.

The starting price of the auction could not be less than 50% of the land cadastre value. The starting price of the auction was defined by the community leader for each community as well as for individual communities, in accordance with the community council.

The bordering, mountainous, suburban settlements included in the list defined by the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the starting price of the auction could not be less than 30% of the land cadastre value.

After the presentation, an interesting discussion took place with the participation of lecturers and students.

At the end, the Department of Programming and Information Technology, Associate Professor, Ph.D. A. Simonyan delivered a speech, who proposed to students of 2 faculties to cooperate, to study the possibilities of applying their professional knowledge and present reports on them.