Education)
Research student, Chair of Armenian Literature: 1961 - 1964
Diploma, Department of Armenian Language and Literature, Faculty of Philology, Yerevan State University: 1955 - 1960

Academic degree
Candidate of Philology, awarded in 1964 for his thesis entitled “Rouben Vorberian: Life and Work”, Yerevan State University
Doctor of Philology, awarded in 1979 for his thesis entitled “Daniel Varouzhan: Life and Work”, Yerevan State University

Professional experience
Head, Chair of the Contemporary Armenian Literature, Professor, YSU
Since 1981
Dean, Faculty of Armenian Philology, YSU
1996-2000
Docent (Associate Professor), Chair of Armenian Literature, Faculty of Philology, YSU
1970-1981
Senior lecturer, Chair of Armenian Literature, Faculty of Philology, YSU
1966-1970
Executive secretary and literary officer, “Yerevan University” paper
1960-1966

Academic courses
History of Contemporary Armenian Literature
Key Skills in Literary Analysis

Scale of professional interests
Contemporary Armenian literature,
Diaspora Armenian Literature
Contemporary Literature

Languages
Armenian, Russian

Professional membership
Member, Degree Awarding Specialised (012) Council, Yerevan State University Since 1981
Member, Degree Awarding Specialised ( 003) Council at M. Abeghyan Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences (2000-2008)
Chairman, Examinations and Assessment Board (Armenian Literature) under the Ministry of Science and Education (1998-2009)
Member of the Writers’ Union of Armenia

Awards received
. Movses Khorenatsi Medal, awarded in 2007
. Medal for Literary Achievements, Writers’ Union of Armenia, 2007
. Fridtjof Nansen Gold Medal, 1998
. Gold Medal of the Ministry of Science and Education, 2007
. Gold Medal of Yerevan State University, 1999 and 2007