Education
1973 - 1976 - Post-graduate student. Economics Institute Academy of Sciencies of Armenia
1968 - 1973 - Undergraduate student, Faculty of Economics, YSU.

Scientific and training trips and international cooperation
1988 - Hungary /Academy of Sciences of Hungary/;
1990 - Germany /Academy of Sciences of Germany/;
1993 - USA (The Economics Institute /University of Colorado, Boulder,), as a scientific coordinator «US/Armenian Economic Scholarly Exchange» program (USIA Grant in 1993-1994)
1994 - USA (American Institute of Banking, New York; sponsored by US Agency for International Development)
1994 - USA (Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa). «US/Armenian Economic Scholarly Exchange» program (USIA Grant in 1993-1994)
1996 - Greece as a scientific expert on international trade in The Black See Economic Cooperation (BSEC) from Armenia
2000 - United Kingdom Bournemouth University (Tempus TACIS)
2001 - Greece University of Macedonia (Tempus TACIS)
2002 - Turkey /Istanbul- as an expert of Armenian–Turkish economical-trade relations, sponsored by American University in Washington/
2003 - USA (California State University, Fresno, USIA /BECA/ Grant in 1999-2004)
2002 - 2004 - The Centre for Trade Policy and Law /CTPL/ in Ottawa, Canada, /concerning to WTO/ sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency /CIDA/
2010 - Fachkurs-Programme (preliminary), „Regional Economic Integration, Local Decentralization, and Conflict Prevention: Perspectives for Democratic Progress and Stability in the Region of South Caucasus”, Supported by DAAD, Bonn, Tbilissi State University (Georgia), Tbilissi, from May 31 to June 06, 2010

Positions Held
1992 - to present - Head of the Department of International Economics of YSU (since established)
1989 - Professor.
1985 - Doctor of Economics.
1979 - 1992 - Scientific Secretary of the Economics Institute Academy of Sciencies of Armenia (from 1989 to present- simultaneously acting as the Head of Department of Foreign Economic Relations at the same Institute).
1978 - Ph.D (Candidate of Economic Sciences).
1976 - 1979 - Research Assistant. Economics Institute Academy of Sciencies of Armenia

Courses taught in the Faculty of Economics of the YSU
International Economics
International Trade
International Finance

Specialization at present
The problems of development and improvement of foreign trade-economic relations of Armenia with different countries.
Impact of WTO accession on the economy of Armenia.
The trade and economic relations with CIS and EU.

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English (fluent)