The RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Higher Education and Science Committee

State Committee of Science to cooperate with Bulgarian National Science Fund

26.05.2017

On May 26, the State Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia hosted the representatives of the Bulgarian National Science Foundation (BNSF).

During the meeting, the Chairman of the State Committee of Science Samvel Harutyunyan and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Foundation Georgy Vaysilov, discussed the problems of the field of science management in their respective countries and the efforts made towards the improvement of the current situation.

As a result of the meeting a Memorandum of Understanding on Scientific and Research Cooperation between the State Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia and the Bulgarian National Science Foundation was signed.

According to the document, the parties agree to cooperate in the following directions: exchange of scientific publications and literature, organization of short-term or long-term exchange visits for scientists (especially for the youngresearchers), realization of joint conferences, seminars and other events, as well as implementation of joint scientific research projects in those fields of science that are of mutual interest.

The parties decided to announce a call for joint research projects until the end of the year, whose terms and conditions will be regulated by an additional contract.