The second day of the workshop entitled “Developing the National Policies and Regulations of Doctoral Education” within the framework of the Erasmus+ ARMDOCT capacity building program is taking place.

During the workshop, we hosted the founder of Firo Company scientist Aram Jivanyan, who is a member of the Gituzh Initiative. He presented a report on “Avoiding the Collapse of Science and its Reformation in Armenia” while talking about the Gituzh Initiative.

Mr. Jivanyan also spoke about the success of the Firo Science-Based Company, which already has accumulated capitalization of 60 million dollars. As Mr. Jivanyan mentioned, the creation of Firo company (which is a cryptocurrency) is based on one main scientific article: According to the speaker, it is necessary to promote the creation of a high-quality scientific result by providing sufficient financial means, creating laboratories, as well as mechanisms and incentives to use the potential of Armenian scientists in the Diaspora.

The members of the ARMDOCT program (representatives of RA universities and research institutes) shared the vision and concerns of the Gituzh Initiative, asked questions, and came into agreements on further cooperation.