PRESIDENT OF ACADEMY IS NOT AN EASY JOB

Lragir.am
12 May 06

Rumors circulate at the National Academy of Sciences that the possible
candidates of president of the Academy to be elected on May 17 are
Radik Martirosyan, Robert Atoyan, Yuri Shukyuryan, Lenser Aghalovyan,
and Edward Ghazaryan.

Edward Ghazaryan says the work of the president of the Academy is a
difficult and responsible job because the equipment is old, salaries
are low, the staff is aged, there are other big and small
problems. The scientific staff of the academy wants a president who
would solve these problems. And they demand a program from the
candidates. At this point the opinions of the staff and the
academicians clash. The latter are trying to avoid fair elections. 250
members of the scientific staff extended a proposal to the leadership,
which is an effort of holding transparent elections. Azat Sargsyan, a
leading scientific worker of the Institute of Mechanics, proposes to
hold an election in two rounds.

First, on May 17 the candidates will be nominated, then they will
extend a program on promoting science. `We think about the next
generation,’ says Azat Sargsyan. Second, the scientists demand that a
representative of the scientific organizations be chosen who would
vote to the election. The president is elected by 69 academicians and
17 associate members. The academicians discussed the proposals. It was
decided to nominate the candidates on May 17. On the same day the
nominees will present their program and the scientific staff will have
an opportunity to ask them questions. And the second proposal
naturally does not favor the possible nominees. Edward Ghazaryan says
withregard to the second question they applied to the government,
which will extend it to the National Assembly, where the question will
be raised.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress