NEW RECTOR OF STATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA TO START
OFFICIATING IN NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN. During this academic year the State
Engineering University of Armenia will elect its new Rector, but the
newly elected Rector will start implementation of his obligations in
the next, 2006-2007 academic year. Yuri Sargsian, the former Rector of
the istitution of higher education, the RA NAS academician stated
about this in the interview to the Noyan Tapan correspondent. To
recap, Yuri Sargsian resigned the Rector’s post a month ago and is the
acting Rector at present. Yu.Sargsian avoided giving name of a
candidate pretending for the post of the Rector of the institution of
higher education, arising of norms of ethics. “I think that this post
will be occupied by persons who participated in reforms and scientific
works of the institution with me. They will probably be from the
institution,” Yuri Sargsian emphasized. The academician also mentioned
that he has an attitude of an inner observer towards the issue of
electing the Chairman of the RA National Academy of Sciences. “I
relate calmly to nomination of my candidature as it will be provided
by my being demanded, with the fact if the academicians and
corresponding members vote for me. If I get votes and be the most
proper candidate, I’ll think about it,” Yuri Sargsian mentioned. As
for real possibilities to be elected the NAS Chairman, the academician
stated: “Possibilities are estimated by those people who strives for
it, and I may frankly say a thing, I have done no step in that
direction. It will be a hard work, great changes are expected, and I
do not envy the person who will be elected on that post.” Yuri
Sargsian has headed the institution of higher education for 18
years. He emphasized that he is the Rector of the Polytechnical
Institute, elected by the first elections. “If there were no
elections, I would never become an administrative worker. I prefer to
be engaged in scientific work. I was the Chief of the Mechanisms and
Machines Theory Department before, was a professor and maybe, I will
return that work,” the former Rector of the institution of higher
education mentioned.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress