Launch of ASCN Activities in Armenia
On February 25, 2011, from 10:00 to 13:00, the Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN) held its first workshop in Yerevan, Armenia. The workshop was hosted by the Caucasus Institute and conducted by the head of ASCN Professor Nicolas Hayoz, ASCN scientific coordinator Denis Dafflon, and local ASCN coordinator in Armenia Dr. Sergey Minasyan. Workshop participants represented the scholarly community of Armenia in the field of social sciences, including heads and staff of university departments, think tanks and research institutes affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences.
The speakers presented the goals and planned activities of the Academic Swiss Caucasus Net in Armenia, and the main findings of an assessment of research capacities in Armenia in social sciences and humanities conducted by the Caucasus Institute on behalf of ASCN. Together with ASCN representatives, local stakeholders discussed and identified umbrella topics for the forthcoming ASCN call for research projects in Armenia.
The speakers presented the goals and planned activities of the Academic Swiss Caucasus Net in Armenia, and the main findings of an assessment of research capacities in Armenia in social sciences and humanities conducted by the Caucasus Institute on behalf of ASCN. Together with ASCN representatives, local stakeholders discussed and identified umbrella topics for the forthcoming ASCN call for research projects in Armenia.
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24.01.2012
ASCN is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual ASCN Conference that will take place this year in Yerevan, Armenia on the 29th & 30th of June 2012. Please click here for more information
01.02.2012
New Call for Research Projects in Social Sciences - Georgia and Armenia
Submission deadline: 2 May 2012
For more information please click here.
Submission deadline: 2 May 2012
For more information please click here.
Short-term grants
The ASCN Programme offers PhD. candidates and PhD. graduates from Georgia and Armenia the opportunity to spend from one week to one month in Switzerland. Applications can be made anytime during the year.
The ASCN Programme offers PhD. candidates and PhD. graduates from Georgia and Armenia the opportunity to spend from one week to one month in Switzerland. Applications can be made anytime during the year.
25.10.2011
The Volume 20 years after the Collapse of Communism is now available. Several people affiliated with ASCN have contributed to the book.
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