Armenian Youth Should Be More Active In Political And Social Life

ARMENIAN YOUTH SHOULD BE MORE ACTIVE IN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL LIFE

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Aug 9 2007

YEREVAN, August 9. /ARKA/. Armenian youth should be more active in the
country’s political and social life, during the press-conference said
Chairman of the Student Council of the State Engineering University
of Armenia (SEUA), Deputy-Chairman of National Student Council Hayk
Akarmazyan.

He said that on one hand a great number of youth events are organized
in the country, however, they all are of entertaining nature.

"Very little number of young people is involved in the activities
of various NGOs, and the overwhelming majority of youth have no
opportunity to raise disturbing issues," he said.

He pointed out that the objective of the "Summer camp – 2007"
organized by the SEUA is to unite young people, in particular,
students – to solve their problems.

"We want any student from distant regions of the country to be able
to express his opinion, and then follow the execution of his demands,"
Akarmazyan said.

Student forum "Summer camp – 2007" will be held in the SEUA sport and
health camp in Aghveran, on August 11-18. 200 students from different
universities of the republic and other countries will participate in
the forum.

The program of the camp envisages seminars and discussion on topics
that students and young people are interested in, as well as to form
corresponding resolutions and plan of proposals based on discussions.

During the discussions the following topics will be touched upon:
educational reforms, social programs and employment program, social
work and politics, science and youth participation in it, students’
local, regional and international contacts.

Delegations from the National Student Association of Armenia,
International European Student Association, European Youth Forum
and other European organizations are invited to participate in the
program.