The final attestation committee was chaired by Inna Sargsyan, Professor of the Chair of Russian Language and Professional Communication of the Russian-Armenian University, Doctor of Educational Sciences.

The theses were carried out according to the procedure for preparing and evaluating a Master's thesis for off-site learning at Ijevan branch of YSU. The works reflected the students' independent research and analytical abilities, skills in identifying scientific problems and proposing new solutions.

17 students participated in the defense, 12 of whom received "excellent", 5 - "good".

According to the final attestation committee, the defense was organized at a high level, all necessary conditions were provided.

The committee highly appreciated the level of presentation of the works, the competent oral speech of the students, the level of their ability to make judgments within the framework of their profession, the level of self-education skills, etc. It was noted that mature answers were heard during the defense, due not only to the high organization of the students, but also to the work carried out by the lecturers.

In order to further improve the general learning outcomes achieved by the graduates, the chairman of the committee proposed to expand the research part of the works, and in order to further improve the quality of training of specialists, to further strengthen the school-university connection, since the primary requirement of this specialization is its further strengthening.

On behalf of the directorate and the entire staff of YSU Ijevan branch, we would like to congratulate this year's graduates of the master's degree program in the specialty "General Pedagogy" and wish them continued progress, new professional and personal achievements, and all the best.