SCIENTIFIC READINGS AT SHSU

Today, at ShSU, there took place scientific readings “Gyumri Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Spitak earthquake in 1988. The themes of the professional reports are as follows:

· “1988 Spitak earthquake through photos, facts and comments (Karen Mkhitaryan, Head of the ”Northern Service of Seismic Defence” State Non-Profit Organisation);

· “The time line during cataclysms” (Karine Sahakyan, ShSU Head of the Chair of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, Candidate of Psychology, Assistant Professor);

· “The psychological trauma and its consequences” (Armine Gmyur-Karapetyan ShSU lecturer, Head of the “Arevamanuk” foundation;

· “The peculiarities of social assistance in the context of theories of communication development” (Hovik Melkonyan, ShSU, Head of the Foreign Cooperation and PR Centre, Candidate of Philology, Assistant Professor).