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Menvipro Poster
Modernization of environment protection studies programmes from Armenia and Georgia. Click here to download the poster
Menvipro Project Brochure
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Ceremony of opening a Video Meeting Hall arranged in the frames of MENVIPRO Program
On January 31, 2020 CENS NAS RA held a ceremony of opening a Video Meeting Hall arranged in the frames of MENVIPRO Program. The ceremony included demonstration of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) purchased under the same Program. The opening c...
US NNSA NSDD Nonproliferation Specialist Liz Dallas visited CENS!
Ms. Liz Dallas, nonproliferation specialist of the Culmen International LLC - Contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration, NSDD made a working visit to CENS on 6 of December, 2019 within the frames of “N...
The Armenian delegation have participated in a regional workshop organized by the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)
On October 21-22 in Tbilisi, Georgia, EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) has organized a Practical Workshop on chemical and microbiological risk assessment, with representatives from EAST-ENP countries who work in the field of risk assessment. Inf...
MENVIPRO in Tbilisi
Regular coordination meeting within the MENVIPRO project took place at Ilia State University (ISU) and University of Georgia (UG) during these days, where Project Coordinator Prof. Dr. Nicolo Merendino presented the ongoing activities of MENVIPRO pro...
OBITUARY
We are very sad to make an announcement on the untimely passing of Professor Armen Saghatelyan – the founder and longstanding director of the Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies NAS RA, а renown scientist and a great man on October 8, 2019...
Halle meeting-day 2
During the second day of MENVIPRO visit to the Institute of Geosciences and Geography of MLU Max Horold presented the multiscale, multisensorial and multitemporal approach in landscape analysis, such as LULC, vegetation, geomorphology, soils and prov...
Halle meeting-day 1
On 22 of July 2019 at the Institute of Geosciences and Geography of MLU another meeting within the MENVIPRO project took place. The local host Prof. Dr. Cornelia Gläßer introduced MLU and the Coordinator of the project Prof. Dr. Nicolo Mer...
Report on the outcomes of the MENVIPRO Capacity Building Program
On August 1, 2019, the CENS NAS RA convened the expanded meeting of the Science Council, the agenda of which also included a report on the outcomes of a mission taken in the frames of the MENVIPRO Capacity Building Program. In particular, G. Tepanosy...
Achievements obtained in frames of Erasmus+ KA 107 Mobility Program
On August 1, 2019 the CENS NAS RA held an expanded meeting of the Science Council the agenda of which also included information about activities implemented jointly with the University of Tuscia (Italy) in the frames of a cooperative Erasmus+ KA 107...
Kickoff meeting in the frames of MENVIPRO
On January 14-15, 2019 the Centre for Ecological-Noosphere Studies NAS RA (Yerevan, Armenia) held a kickoff meeting in the frames of Modernization of Environment Protection Studies Programmes for Armenia and Georgia (MENVIPRO). The attendees discusse...
Visiting University of Tuscia (Italy) and Technical University of Lisbon in the frames of MENVIPRO
On April 1-2, 2019 the Nello Lupori experimental farm to University of Tuscia (Italy) launched a training course in the frames of MENVIPRO Program. After a welcoming address of Prof. Niccolo Merendone, the Program coordinator, Andrey Girenko reported...
Course Comparative Analysis II
On May 31, 2019 in the frames of a Modernization of Environment Protection Studies Programmes for Armenia and Georgia (MENVIPRO) Erasmus+ Capacity Building Program a regular meeting was held for executives responsible to subjects being currently mode...
SWOT meeting
In the frames of Modernization of Environment Protection Studies Programmes for Armenia and Georgia (MENVIPRO) Erasmus+ Capacity Building Program, a SWOT Analysis Team consisting of representatives from ISEC of NAS RA and CENS was established who dur...
Public defense of MS theses by 2017-2019 academic year graduates from the Environmental Protection and Nature Management Department CENS NAS RA
On May 15, 2019 at the Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies NAS RA the 2017-2019 academic year graduates from Environmental Protection and Nature Management Department CENS defended their MS theses with public presentation. In the defense session...
Course Comparative Analysis I
On May 8, 2019 at CENS NAS RA Department of Environmental Protection and Nature Management held a discussion devoted to the methods for a comparative characteristic between subjects envisaged in the frames of EU Erasmus+ MENVIPRO Capacity Building Pr...
Lecture in frames of Erasmus+ mobility project
On May 6, 2019 the Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies NAS RA held a meeting with Joanna Zawiejska, a lecturer from Geography and Biology Department at Pedagogical University of Cracow. During the meeting Joanna Zawiejska made: 1. An overvi...
Joint Armenian-Italian Workshop on Precision Agricultural
On March 13, 2019 the Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies (CENS) NAS RA conveyed a joint Armenian-Italian Workshop dedicated to precision agriculture issues. The Workshop attendees were Departments of Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences of the...
Promoting Sustainable Development through Technical and Vocational Training and Education in Armenia
On April 19-20, 2018, a National Seminar on "Promoting Sustainable Development through Technical and Vocational Training and Education in Armenia" was held by the UNESCO Chair on "Education for Sustainable Development" at the init...
EU H2020 CONNECTING project was launched in 1st of June 2017
In June 1, 2017 the EU H2020 CONNECTING project was launched which will span 5 years. The representative of Armenia in the Project consortium involving 29 organizations from 15 states is the Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies. The main go...
European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation visited CENS!
In 17th of November European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas visited CENS. He got acquainted with the research activities of the different departments of CENS and had a meeting with young scientists.
Erasmus+ Credit Mobility Project
On October 4, 2016, the representatives of Tuscia University, Professor Nicolo Merendino, Project Coordinator, Professor at DIBAF, and Angela Fatoretti, Project Responsible Officer, visited the CENS, within the frames of Erasmus+ Credit Mobility Proj...
International Conference of CSTO member states: “Issues of Environmental Security”
On September 27-29, 2016 an international conference of CSTO member states on a topic “Issues of Environmental Security” took place in Yerevan. The Conference was organized by the Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies NAS RA, the Natio...
Group on Earth Observations. GEO-XII Plenary and Ministerial Summit
The XII Plenary Session of GEO (GEO-XII) and a Ministerial Summit GEO-2015 was held in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 11-13, 2015. The Armenian delegation included the CENS as coordination body in the person of Prof. A.Saghatelyan &ndas...
Training course ”Total Diet Study and Dietary Exposure Assessment”
On October 5-9, 2015, at CENS, Yerevan, in the frames of a EU FP7 TDS-exposure project a 34-hour training course ”Total Diet Study and Dietary Exposure Assessment” was delivered by Dr. Francesco Cubadda (Istituto Superiore di Sanità...
Development of International Scientific Cooperation Skills
In November 24-25, 2014 in Yerevan CENS NAS RA and the UNESCO Chair “Education for Sustainable Development” organized a workshop “Development of International Scientific Cooperation Skills” under support of the State Com...
Group on Earth Observations. GEO-XI Plenary
In October 2014 Armenia became a 94th member nation of GEO (Group on Earth Observations) and appeared with official statement in GEO XI Plenary held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13-14 November 2014. CENS became a national body coordinating GEO activiti...
Final EcoArm2ERA Project Symposium
The final symposium “Towards Armenia’s integration into the European Research Area: Challenges, opportunities and achievements” designed in the frames of a EcoArm2ERA project was held at NAS RA, in Yerevan between 30 Sep and 2 Oct 2...
International Youth Scientific Conference “Environmental issues and identification of risk groups in the population”
In 2013 announced under a program of humanitarian cooperation of the NIS countries as the year of ecological culture and environmental protection the Ministry of Education and Science RA and CENS NAS RA held an international youth scientific conferen...