National Academy of Sciences of Western Armenia
The National Academy of Sciences of Western Armenia (NAS WAS) (
History
The National Academy of Sciences of Western Armenia was founded on 11 March 2015 by the Constitutional Supreme Arbitral Board of Western Armenia as a subsidiary institution.
Presidents
- Suren Ghazaryan (founding president)
- Artem Sargsyan
Activities
The Academy has a scientific periodical, Gitak. It is published four times a year, edited by Karen Khachatrian.
The academy has incentives: a certificate, a diploma, and a highest award, the "Woodrow Wilson" medal, which rewards outstanding patriotic activities of Armenians and pro-Armenian foreign representatives.
Woodrow Wilson medals have been awarded to Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan (commandos), George V. Chilingar, Baroness Caroline Cox, Rep. congressman Adam Schiff, member of the French parliament Valerie Boyer, and US Senator Anna Eshoo.[citation needed]
See also
- Education in Armenia
- Recognition of the Armenian genocide
- Science and technology in Armenia
- Wilsonian Armenia
References
External links
- National Academy of Sciences of Western Armenia on Facebook