Description
Born on February 20, 1975, in Yerevan.

Head of the Department of External Relations and Diaspora, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia
1st Rank Advisor
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor

Professional Experience

• September 1998 – July 2002: Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, YSU
• September 1999 – February 2007: Scientific Researcher, Department of Biochemistry, YSU
• January 2002 – June 2003: Assistant Project Coordinator, "Children's Initiative in Armenia," SIDA
• November 2002 – July 2008: Chief Specialist, Development Programs Department, Ministry of Education and Science of RA
• July 2008 – June 2017: Deputy Head, Development Programs and Monitoring Department, Ministry of Education and Science of RA, TAIEX Coordinator
• September 2009 – Present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Management and Planning, Yerevan State University named after V. A. Brusov
• May 2013 – November 2014: Representative of the Bologna Working Group on "Structural Reforms"
• April 2018 – November 2019: Project Coordinator for Inclusive Education Development in Armenia, USAID
• January 2020 – January 2022: President of the Council, International Bureau of Education, UNESCO
• June 2017 – Present: Head of the Department of External Relations and Diaspora, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia

Retraining Courses

• October 2004: "Program Management" – GTZ
• November 2004: "Database Management" DevInfo – UNICEF
• November 2007: "Education Systems in Developing Countries" – China
• August 2009: "Program and Database Management" – Singapore
• July 2012: "Value-Based Management," National School of Public Administration in Warsaw – Poland
• October – November 2015: "Internal Control and Financial Management," National Financial Management Agency, Sweden
• March, November 2016: "Activity Monitoring," "Financial Management and Capacity Development," USAID

Awards
Medal from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation “For Contribution to the Implementation of State Policy in the Field of Education and Scientific-Technological Development,” by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated August 30, 2022, N596 k/n