A LABOR FAIR FOR STUDENTS

ARMENPRESS
MAY 5, 2009
YEREVAN

On the initiative of the Career Center the Armenian State
Economic University has today organized a labor fair. More than
20 outstanding organizations including "Anelik", "VTB-Armenia",
"Cascade", "Coca-Cola", "Yerevan food", "Imex group" and others were
presented in separate pavilions with advertising posters and videos
about them. Students not only from the Economic University but also
from other Armenian Universities visited the fair.

Rector of the Economic University Yuri Suvarian told journalists
that this is the first fair organized within the 35 year’s history of
the educational establishment. Its key objectives are to ensure the
university-labor market link, contribute to the solution of the issue
of employment of the University graduates, to find a direct dialogue
with the employer, get informed about its demands and based on the
suggestions to improve the competition of the graduates in the labor
market of the country.

A discussion on "Tendencies of development of the Armenian labor
market; increase of the efficiency of university-employer link"
theme has also been held. The Rector suggested that the employers
have a direct participation in the teaching courses. According to
him, the employers can have special lectures as well as be involved
in the staff of the state examination commission.

At the end of the labor fair certificates have been handed to the
representatives of all the participating companies.