Head of the Chair of Semiconductor Physics and Microelectronics, YSU, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Academician of the NAS RA, National Academy of Engineering and International Engineering Academy Vladimir Harutyunyan was awarded the gold medal "FOR USEFUL LABOUR".

The homeland of certain types of wheat is the Armenian Highland. Archeological excavations have discovered wheat grains, and it turned out that 2.5 thousand years ago the Ararat Valley cultivated wheat and soft wheat. Barley cultivation in Armenia started 5-6 thousand years ago. The purity and unity of the grains discovered during the excavations indicate that in the 9th-6th centuries BC. varieties of barley were prepared, from which beer was prepared.

An international school dedicated to the scientific heritage of the world-renowned Armenian mathematician Emil Artin will be held at YSU on May 21-25.

The conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the First Armenian Republic and the 90th anniversary of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Union was held today at YSU Academic Council session hall.

The conference titled "Educational and Cultural Life in the First Republic of Armenia", dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia and the 90th anniversary of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Union, kicked off at YSU Academic Council session hall today.

Today, at the initiative of YSU Faculty of International Relations SSS a lecture for the students was delivered by Candidate of History Sargis Grigoryan.

Professor of the University of Bergen, Norway Nils-Kare Birkeland delivered a lecture on “Methanoxidation of Verrucomicrobia Extremophilic Bacteria in Acid Geothermal Sources”.

The awarding ceremony of the invited lecturer Nils-Kare Birkeland, Professor of the University of Bergen, was held at YSU Faculty of Biology today.

The solemn closing ceremony of YSU SSS 5th International Conference took place today at YSU.

In the frames of the Young Scientists Support Program in Armenia, YSU Junior Researcher, newly appointed member of the Board of the All-Armenian Fund Hayk Zakaryan has been trained at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Laboratory.