Little Anna’s and Ruzanna’s conversations about plums, peace and the world inside and outside Ijevan. Aspram Saratikyan from Tavush TV talks.
“I kept saying, let there be peace, let war disappear from the world… I kept saying that in my mind.”
Ahead of the 2022-2023 academic year, the Real School project is starting for the first time in Tavush region.
The school activities start in Ijevan, the center of the region. On August 12, an open class meeting was held; during which all the interested people had the opportunity to get acquainted with the structure, goal, ideas, and implemented and to be implemented projects of the Real School.
In addition to presenting the school activities to the participants, the Real School developed several educational and cultural initiatives during the summer months in Ijevan.
The Real School project is implemented within the framework of the EU “Community Leaders for Economic Development” regional grant program. The main applicant of the project is the Municipality of Ijevan; which, in cooperation with the Association of Advanced Technology Entreprises (ATTE) and COWO community workplace, aims to develop a public-private partnership dialogue aimed at creating a sustainable ecosystem for the development of innovative entrepreneurship in tourism, high-value agriculture, and food processing.
The project offers advanced educational opportunities through the launch of the Real School and vocational trainings based on the project-based education model. The students of the Real School have the opportunity to receive vocational training through internships, work-based learning, and the development of soft and hard skills.
The words “Prefect Exempla” are repeated in the words of the narrators about our today’s hero of the program “The Heroes,” captain Armen Sahakyan.
“When he was injured on October 16 and came, I told Armen to stay and get better at least for a couple of days, but he said no, and he said that there was nobody next to the soldiers, he couldn’t leave them, and went back, he stayed only one day.”
Armen Sahakyan was born on March 31, 1994, in Ijevan, Tavush region. He studied at Ijevan Secondary School N 3. Since 2002 he attended sports school for sambo courses.
In 2010 he was admitted to the Faculty of Science of the Ijevan branch of Yerevan State University free of charge. However, Armen decided to become an officer. In 2010 he got admitted to Vazgen Sargsyan Military University.
The education made him even more patriotic. After graduating from the university, he decided to serve in Jrakan. He served here for five years.
He participated in the 4-day April war and did not let his troops retreat from their positions.
In September 2019, he moved to Ijevan Military Unit N to be next to his family. Since September 30, he took part in Artsakh 44-day war.
Without hesitating, he left for Artsakh to protect the northern positions of Mataghis. For about a month, he protected the position with a strength worthy of a commander. On October 16, he received shrapnel injuries, but after the shrapnel was removed at the hospital, he returned to his position with his soldiers.
Armen Sahakyan was killed while protecting Drmbon, when he was hit by a drone on October 28.
On July 30, the newly created “Dream Youth” NGO organized a seminar on the topic “Local Self-government System in Armenia and Current Issues” in Ijevan.
The workshop aimed at familiarizing the youth and NGOs with the structure and functions of the local self-government system, studying and highlighting the problems the local self-government systems face, and suggesting possible solutions.
“The workshop gives an opportunity to familiarize with the current systems, to get more knowledge and use it later to develop the communities,” Edita Ellaryan.
The seminar was conducted by Davit Khazhakyan, a member of the Bright Armenia Party Management Board, the Yerevan Council of Elders, and the Council of Local Governments of the Council of Europe.
“We need to give wings to the youth to have a flourishing society” is one of the slogans of the newly created organization.
The purpose of the “Dream Youth” NGO is: to create a platform for young people for self-discovery, development of abilities and skills, exchange of experience, environment protection, and management of natural resources. The organization is also ready to support the young people of the regions in developing and implementing their ideas.
“Rolan” international children’s film festival was launched in Armenia for the 18th time.
On July 29, the children, teenagers, and parents Ijevan community had the opportunity to watch the films of award-winning international filmmakers in the Diocese of Tavush.
According to Mery Gevorgyan, the director of the “Arevik” socio-educational center of Tavush Diocese, “The audience of Ijevan participated in the film watching with great excitement and enthusiasm, especially during the summer vacation. The film series included in the framework of the festival was a great opportunity to spend a nice time with the family.”
Within the framework of the film festival, the children and teenagers living in border areas of Tavush region were actively involved and participated in the program.
“It is very important for us that children are able to get to know new worlds through films and animations. It is other people’s culture, their own culture, and all that will interest them today. If children are able to live what life will be for them with interesting plots from childhood, they will already be ready…” says Nare Aramyan, the director of the Youth Creative Center.
This year, 75 films from 28 countries were screened within the framework of the “Rolan” international festival of children’s and teenagers’ films.
The festival aims to create favorable conditions through the active involvement and participation of children, teenagers, and young people using it as a stable and reliable international platform.
The most awaited graduation ceremony took place at YSU IB. On July 16, the graduation ceremony of the branch for the 2021-2022 academic year took place, and 232 graduates received their diplomas.
The Rector of YSU and the Acting Director of the Ijevan Branch made speeches at the event, highlighting the role of the branch both in Tavush and in the structure of the University.
The Rector of the YSU and the Acting Director of the Branch handed over the red diplomas of the graduates, who graduated with excellence, then, the deans of the departments, according to the professions, handed over full-time and part-time graduates’ diplomas.
This year 232 students graduated from YSU Ijevan Branch: 79 full-time students and 153 part-time students.
The ceremony was accompanied by an exhibition of the works of the graduates of the Applied Arts Faculty, congratulations, and festive music.
Hamo Sahyan “Your lips are Arenian”, Hrants Ghazumyan reads. In the video, it rains in the center of the marz (region), in Ijevan.
Քո շրթունքները Հայաստանոտ են,
Հայաստանոտ են քո շշուկները,
Քո ժպիտներն ու արտասուքները
Հայաստանոտ են:
Հայաստան հյուսող քո այդ ձեռքերը,
Քո արդեն գրված ու դեռ չգրված
Բոլոր երգերը Հայաստանոտ են:
Հայաստանոտ են քո ապրած կյանքի
Բոլոր էջերն ու ելևէջները:
Քո տանջանքներն ու երազանքները
Հայաստանոտ են…
Եվ դու այնքան ես հայ ու Հայաստան,
Որ մինչև անգամ Հայաստանից դուրս
Քո անցած բոլոր ճանապարհները
Հայաստանոտ են:
The presentation of the topic will be followed by a Roundtable discussion on Tavush TV.
33 years ago, in 1989, by adopting the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the countries’ leaders made a historic promise to all the children of the world. During this program, we will present the articles of that Convention, which are often ignored. We are also going to speak about the protection and preservation of children’s rights and their equal opportunities in society.
Considering the peculiarities of the dialect of Tavush region, we want to warn that to understand the whole meaning of the expressions used in the video and the below-mentioned text, you need to get acquainted with the culture of Tavush.
From the oven of Tavush TV, we have brought a red, hot, burning new edition, especially for you.
Together with Hrant, we will go to Norashen to speak with a wonderful person in Zovak gastro yard. We will also continue to reveal the legendary expressions and traditions of Ijevan.
You can learn about the nuances of visiting a sick person, stories about the granny, one more superstition, “a good word” written for a child, and many other topics in the regular edition of Our dialect and customs program.
Armen Movsisyan’s song “My kid” (Manchs) with Hrant Ghazumyan’s interpretation. The footage of the video shows Ijevan from a bird’s-eye view.