Meetings-discussions at the ShSU
On March 13-15, meetings and discussions were held in the conference-hall of Shirak State University with the acting Vice-Rector-Head of the Educational Process Management Centre Nazeli Avetisyan, Head of the Quality Assurance Department Gayane Avetisyan, Head of the Student Support University-Employer Cooperation Department Vahram Eloyan, Deans of the Departments, the Head of the Military Chair, colonel Artur Mkrtchyan, educational advisors and monitors of the groups.
The meetings are held according to the order of identifying and supporting needs of students’ of “Shirak State University after M. Nalbandyan” foundation, and as Mrs. Nazeli Avetisyan, acting Vice-Rector-Head of ShSU Educational Methodological Process Management Centre, mentioned in her speech, these meetings will be held during every semester, after the end of the examination period. The purpose of the meetings is, first of all, to identify the students’ degree of awareness and then highlight their needs providing all possible solutions to them.
The Head of the Quality Assurance Department Gayane Avetisyan told the participants that student-centred teaching is a strategic priority for the ShSU Foundation. The primary goal of the university is to provide quality educational services in accordance with the national and sectoral frameworks of specialisations. Ms. G. Avetisyan introduced to the participants with several provisions stipulated in the “Students’ Needs Identification and Support Procedure” at Yerevan State University, which mainly refer to the identification of students’ academic and social needs, as well as the rights and responsibilities of academic advisors. Ms. G. Avetisyan also referred to the goals and objectives of the project “Students’ Voice”
Then Vahram Eloyan, the Head of the University-Employer Cooperation Department for Student Support, presented the functions performed by the Department speaking about the “Complaints, Discontents and Recommendations Box”, as well as the news published on ShSU website in the the Department Windows urging them to pay attention to the posted announcements and contact them if necessary, confirming through the “Feedback” sub-menu. The meetings took place in the atmosphere of discussions and answering the questions.