Second Online Conference of Armenian Researchers and Students Takes Place in China

BEIJING ”” On November 29, 2015, the Armenian Community of China and the Armenian Students’ Union in China organized the second Online Conference of Armenian Researchers and Students in China. The goal of the conference was to bring together the dozens of Armenian academics, doctoral candidates, researchers and students based in China and to introduce their respective fields of research and build cooperation among them. The event, held entirely online using Tencent’s WeChat technology, enabled participants across China to attend regardless of their physical location and featured a dozen presenters and scores of participants.

The head of the organizing committee of the conference, Mher Sahakyan, noted that “The Online Conference of Armenian Researchers and Students in China provides a great opportunity for Armenian researchers and students in China to introduce their research and make academic connections with each other. As a result of the conference, speakers often receive offers of cooperation from think-tank organizations and other academic institutions.”