Yerevan State University and Apricot Capital signed memorandum of cooperation

The purpose of the cooperation is to contribute to the implementation of educational and scientific, research projects with joint efforts, experience and resources, to carry out training courses for YSU teaching staff, educational practices and courses for YSU students, to provide grants (especially to students forcibly displaced from Artsakh), develop and implement educational and research projects, organize conferences, scientific seminars, roundtable discussions, implement various social programs, etc.

In addition, within the framework of the memorandum signed today at the initiative of the YSU Marketing Department and "SPRING PR" company, as well as with the support of the YSU Alumni and Career Center, the parties will also cooperate on issues related to the repair and naming of infrastructures and the improvement of the park in front of the YSU central building.

YSU Vice-Rector for General Affairs Arman Malkhasyan, Deputy Director of Alumni and Career Center Karine Nazaryan, Head of Marketing Department, Responsible for Commercialization of Services Azniv Grigoryan, Founder of Apricot Capital Company Vardan Amaryan, Co-Founder of "SPRING PR" company, Project Manager of International Programs Tatevik Simonyan, and project manager Marine Grigoryan were present at the memorandum signing ceremony.

YSU Rector Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, emphasizing the importance of university-private company cooperation in the modern dynamically developing world, noted that it is not just a partnership, but a joint commitment to promote excellence, innovation and the establishment of qualified personnel. "Such cooperations help to combine academic theories, practical skills and labor market requirements, enable development and progress through joint research, and create an inspiring environment for learning and working."

Vardan Amaryan, Founder of Apricot Capital Company, emphasized the significant role of cooperation in the field of education. “The path we passed and the experience we accumulated prove that education has the most important and central role in becoming a sought-after specialist and continuously succeeding. When we were founding the "Apricot Capital" investment company in Armenia, we felt the gap of specialized and experienced personnel in the field. For that reason, such cooperations are significant for us. We are able to provide Armenian students and young people with the experience of the international financial sector, which we have accumulated thanks to many years of work, and to replenish our company's team with new, knowledgeable personnel," noted Vardan Amaryan and added that the memorandum is only the start of possible long-term cooperation. Various projects within the scope of university-private sector cooperation are planned to implement.  

The parties stated that the results of cooperation will be tangible and visible in a short period of time.