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

On June 30-July 2, the Head of Staff of the RA MES State Committee of Science Levon Mardoyan took part in the international meeting dedicated to the signing of the memorandum of understanding on the ''Establishment of the Eurasian Association on Scientific Research Support'', held in Moscow, Russian Federation.

On June 27, the Chairman of the RA MES State Committee for Science Mr. Samvel Haroutiunian signed a cooperation agreement with the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in Science and Technology (also known as the Bortnik Foundation in honor of its founder) in Moscow, Russian Federation.

On 27-28 June 2016, the 3rd workshop of the 'Eastern Partnership Science, Technology and Innovation Evaluation Platform' took place in Tbilisi, Georgia. During the meeting, the Memorandum of Understanding on the ‘Establishment of Eastern Partnership Science, Technology and Innovation Regional Evaluation Platform’ was signed by the representatives of the Republic of Armenia, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Azerbaijan and Ukraine. 

Researchers and innovators from Armenia will now have full access to Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding programme, under the same conditions as their counterparts from EU Member States and other associated countries.

The negotiations over the Agreement on Armenia’s association to the Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) were initiated as far back as July, 2013.