ArmInfo. I do not understand why YSU Rector Aram Simoyan, on the day of Hovhannes Tumanyan's 150th anniversary, calls in panic a meeting of the Scientific Council. The Minister of Education and Science of Armenia, Araik Harutyunyan, stated it live on his Facebook page on the social network.
"Firstly, Aram Simonyan is lying that we are disrupting events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of YSU. A few weeks ago after meeting with Simonyan, I met with the Prime Minister of Armenia, and we discussed the organization of these events. The Prime Minister ordered me to organize events on the 150th anniversary of Komitas and Tumanyan and the 100th anniversary of EHU. We intended to create a commission that would organize these events, but for technical reasons it has not yet been created, "said Harutyunyan. At the same time, the minister did not disprove the fact that he spoke with Simonyan and told him that the participation of the YSU Rector in events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the university is undesirable due to the "low image" of the latter. "In response, Aram Simonyan stated that he didn't care about the 100th anniversary of YSU, and then said that if a criminal case was filed against him, he would need the university for protection," wrote Harutyunyan.
To note, the Armenian Police revealed a number of violations and abuses at Yerevan State University. According to the Police, 18 employees of EHU in 2015-2018. in different months, in fact, did not attend the place of work, being outside Armenia. However, their absence was not recorded in official documents. As a result, 18 million drams were discharged to the absent employees in the line of salaries. In addition, according to the Police, when concluding a transaction with one of the construction companies, one of the university leaders demanded and received a bribe in the form of property worth $ 10 thousand. According to the investigation, the head of this construction company partially repaired the apartment and the caravan of this official, found there is a heating system. In return, the company entered into a construction contract with YSU for 400,000,000 drams.Meanwhile, the rector of the university Aram Simonyan made a statement refuting the report of the Police. According to him, there were no abuses at the university, and no staff member was questioned about these facts. <All this show,> he said.