Education
1983 - 1987: Post graduate studies, Yerevan State University
1974 - 1979: Diploma in French language and Literature, Faculty of Romance and Germanic Philology, Yerevan State University

Work Experience
2005 - up to present: Full Professor of the Department of Education, YSU
1996 - up to present: Head of the Department of Education, Yerevan State University
1993 - 2005: Associate Professor of the Department of Education, YSU
1989 - 1993: Lecturer of the Department of Education, YSU
1979 - 1989: Lecturer at State Pedagogical Institute of Gyumri (courses: French and of pedagogy)

International Cooperation and Experience
2009: Participation in the "Education quality assurance" international trainings, London, England
2002: Conference on Pedagogy, Beirut, Lebanon
2001: 1 month teacher training courses, lectures, Tehran, Iran
2000: Participation in international conference, Budapest, Hungary
1999: 4 months lectures in Aleppo Armenian studies center, Aleppo, Syria
1998: 4 months lectures in Higher Institution of Armenian Studies, Beirut, Lebanon
1994: 4 months Lectures at Los Angeles University (UCLA), California, USA

Projects
Soros in 2007: "Education quality assurance and control" grant (team member)

Activity

Member of council of trustees, YSU

Member of Methodological council of YSU

Member of the scientific council of Faculty of Armenian Philology, YSU

Member of specialized council of Pedagogy number 065 awarding scientific degrees of Yerevan State University

Editor-in-chief of the magazine “Pedagogical Thought”

President of «Education development» NGO.

Courses taught and Main Research Interests
Theory and History of pedagogy, Social Pedagogy, Education Management, Armenian education activity in diaspora, Education quality assurance and control, Management of two-levels system of higher education.

Subsidiary Research Interests
Psychology, human rights, comparative pedagogy, pedagogy of happiness

Honors
2014: Awarded "Honored Pedagogue” by the president of the Republic of Armenia
2014: "Commemorative Medal" by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
2009: "Commemorative Medal" of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia

Languages
Armenian, Russian, French, English.

nazik.harutyunyan@ysu.am