Meeting with Acting First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan
Acting First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan took time out of his busy schedule to meet with Impact Hub Yerevan members last week. Mr. Mirzoyan is currently the highest ranking member of Armenia’s government while Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has taken leave to campaign for the upcoming Parliamentary elections on December 9, 2018. Our […]
Fundraising Sector Storming
We’re always happy when our members take the initiative of organizing their own event at Impact Hub. Our member Anna Gevorgyan of Association of Fundraising Professionals of Armenia held a roundtable meeting between fundraisers, where our members working in the field had the opportunity for exchanging experience and collaboration. Click here to see more photos.
Astronomy in the World and in Armenia
We were “starstruck” last week when Dr. Areg Mickaelian, director of Armenia’s Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, took us with his talk through a journey to outer space – light years away towards stars and galaxies, all the way back to Impact Hub Yerevan. There was much to learn, as Armenia has made many great contributions to […]
Armenian Perceptions of Sexuality – A Sociological Discussion
Thank you to Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, a sociologist and Associate Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford in U.K., for delivering a fascinating lecture on perceptions of sexuality within the context of Armenian religious and cultural traditions, with a particular focus on the Armenian wedding service. Click here to see more photos.
QuickTalks – Presenting projects in 5 minutes
With so many new people/projects joining our growing community, it was high time to revive our tradition of hearing about the impact that Hub members make. Yesterday we had a session of “QuickTalks,” where our members gathered to make 5-minute presentations about their projects and the work they are doing. We left inspired, especially after […]
Blockchain – The Recording System of the Future
Blockchain is arguably the recording system of the future, that has the potential to entirely disrupt the way we organize our economy. We went through the concept, pros and cons, as well as the architecture behind Blockchain. A big thanks to Vahe Andonians, entrepreneur and senior lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, […]