Hovsepyan Ruben
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior lecturer
About
Education
1998–2008 — Secondary School No. 109, Yerevan.
2008–2012 — Bachelor’s degree, Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University.
2012–2014 — Master’s degree, Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University. Qualification: Researcher in Cultural Anthropology.
2014–2017 — Postgraduate studies (PhD program) at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. Specialization: Archaeology and culture of Medieval Armenia; culture and archaeology of cities of Armenia and the Near East; culture and archaeology of the Silk Road; history and culture of winemaking.
2017 — Awarded the academic degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences (PhD equivalent) in Archaeology.
Professional Experience
2014–2020 — Member of the Tigranakert (Artsakh) Archaeological Expedition; since 2021 — member of the Dvin Archaeological Expedition.
Since 2014 — Research Fellow at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
Since 2021 — Expert on Azerbaijan’s cultural policy and Islamic cultural heritage at the organization “Monitoring of the Cultural Heritage of Artsakh.”
Since 2021 — Lecturer at the Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University.
Since 2025 — Lecturer at the V. Sargsyan Military Academy of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.
Since 2015 — Russian-speaking tour guide.
Since 2019 — Expert in cultural, archaeological, wine, and Silk Road tourism.
2019–2022 — Consultant for tourism product development and growth at Hot Tours travel company.
Since 2018 — Member of the Armenian Association of Professional Guides; Board Member.
Languages and Skills
Native language — Armenian.
Foreign languages: Russian — excellent; English — good.
1998–2008 — Secondary School No. 109, Yerevan.
2008–2012 — Bachelor’s degree, Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University.
2012–2014 — Master’s degree, Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University. Qualification: Researcher in Cultural Anthropology.
2014–2017 — Postgraduate studies (PhD program) at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. Specialization: Archaeology and culture of Medieval Armenia; culture and archaeology of cities of Armenia and the Near East; culture and archaeology of the Silk Road; history and culture of winemaking.
2017 — Awarded the academic degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences (PhD equivalent) in Archaeology.
Professional Experience
2014–2020 — Member of the Tigranakert (Artsakh) Archaeological Expedition; since 2021 — member of the Dvin Archaeological Expedition.
Since 2014 — Research Fellow at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
Since 2021 — Expert on Azerbaijan’s cultural policy and Islamic cultural heritage at the organization “Monitoring of the Cultural Heritage of Artsakh.”
Since 2021 — Lecturer at the Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University.
Since 2025 — Lecturer at the V. Sargsyan Military Academy of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.
Since 2015 — Russian-speaking tour guide.
Since 2019 — Expert in cultural, archaeological, wine, and Silk Road tourism.
2019–2022 — Consultant for tourism product development and growth at Hot Tours travel company.
Since 2018 — Member of the Armenian Association of Professional Guides; Board Member.
Languages and Skills
Native language — Armenian.
Foreign languages: Russian — excellent; English — good.
Scientific interests
- Archaeology
- Ethnography
- Cultural Anthropology