Yerevan to host 3rd International Congress of Armenian Studies

ArmInfo.  The 3rd International Congress of Armenian Studies will be held from July 22 to 24 at the Matenadaran, the M. Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient  Manuscripts.  At its July 9 meeting, the RA government decided to  finance this event by reallocating budget funds previously allocated  to the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports.

The rationale for the draft resolution notes that this year's  congress will be dedicated to the 350th anniversary of Mkhitar  Sebastatsi's birth, significantly increasing the level of  international representation, participation, and organizational  responsibility. The Congress program will include international grant  programs, digital humanities, programs implemented over the past year  that promote the development of Armenian studies, collaboration with  international Armenian studies departments, manuscript centers, and  collections of Armenian written heritage, as well as new  publications. A separate scientific session dedicated to the 350th  anniversary of Mkhitar Sebastatsi's birth will be organized as part  of the Congress. It is planned to submit a proposal for granting the  Congress a new status.

World-renowned Armenian scholars, professors, and young foreign  scholars have confirmed their participation in the Congress.

In keeping with established tradition, the Congress will also feature  an exhibition titled "1 Year of Eternity," centered on a valuable  13th-century manuscript acquired with the support of the Government  of the Republic of Armenia. The International Congress of Armenian  Studies has long since transcended the format of a standalone  conference and has become an institutional platform for uniting the  scientific, cultural, and foreign policy priorities of the Republic  of Armenia.