The 3rd international conference on "Transforming Economy" has started at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Yerevan State University.
08-10-2026 18:00 Armenia Press release
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The 3rd international scientific conference titled "Transforming Economy: 'Green' Transition, Quality of Institutions, and Value Creation" has commenced at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Yerevan State University (YSU). The event is organized within the framework of cooperation between the Faculty of Economics and Management of YSU and the Regional Science Academy.
The conference is being held on the eve of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, taking place in Yerevan, amid increasing international attention to environmental and sustainable development issues in the region.
YSU Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs Rafael Barkhudaryan emphasized that such international scientific initiatives align with the university's vision of strengthening its research direction.
Addressing the significance and format of the conference, the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management of YSU, Karlen Khachatryan, highlighted that starting from 2024, the faculty aims to make Yerevan a platform for regular meetings of scientists and specialists. "Our goal is not just to organize an annual conference. We strive to create a platform for international scientific collaboration at the Faculty of Economics and Management of YSU, where representatives from different countries and scientific disciplines can exchange knowledge and experience, initiate new research, and collaborate on projects," said Karlen Khachatryan.
Speakers included Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia Armen Nourbekyan, Vice President of the Regional Science Academy Peter Nijkamp, President of the Association of Financial Market Participants "FINARM" Karen Zakaryan, and Associate Professor John Caruthers from Cornell University in the USA.
About 60 scientists and researchers from more than 24 countries, including the USA, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Morocco, Taiwan, South Korea, Russia, India, and others, have arrived in Armenia to participate in the conference.
During the conference, presentations will be made in both in-person and online formats across five thematic sections. The program includes reports from approximately 150 Armenian and foreign scientists and researchers representing 50 universities and research centers.
Among the keynote speakers are Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman (2008, USA), Professor Peter Nijkamp from the Open University of the Netherlands, Vice President of the Regional Science Academy (TRSA) and one of the world's top 30 economists (2018), President of the Association of Dutch Universities and Professor of Public Administration at the University of Groningen Kaspar van den Berg, and Executive Director of the Regional Science Academy (TRSA) Karima Kurtit (Netherlands).
The conference will continue until October 9.
It should be noted that certificates of appreciation were awarded to the conference sponsor "Evocabank" LLC and partner organizations, including "INGO ARMENIA" Insurance CJSC, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalization (OeAD), and the "APPEAR" Austrian Partnership Program for Higher Education and Research Development for their significant support in organizing the event.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
