12.02.2024
Edita G. Gzoyan was unanimously elected the new AGMI director by secret ballot during the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Genocide Museum – Institute Foundation on February 12, 2024.
She holds a PhD (History), was a senior AGMI researcher between 2013-2018 and a leading researcher and Deputy Scientific Director from 2018 onwards.
Ten of the fifteen members of the Board of Trustees, headed by Dr. Raymond Kévorkian, were present at the meeting. Mrs. Edita Gzoyan presented her vision of AGMI development to the Board members, answered their questions and discussed current Foundation-related issues.
She finally expressed her gratitude for their trust, stating that she takes on the role of AGMI director with a strong sense of responsibility.
EDUCATION
Leiden University- Certificate, International Criminal Law (2016)
University of Toronto, Canada- Certificate, Genocide and Human Rights University Program, (2013)
Yerevan State University- PhD (History) Faculty of International Relations, Chair of International Relations and Diplomacy, International Relations (2012)
American University of Armenia- LL.M. (2012)
Yerevan State University- M.A., Faculty of International Relations, Program of International Relations and Diplomacy (2004)
Yerevan State University- B.A., Faculty of International Relations, Program of International Relations and Diplomacy (2002)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2018 – 2024- Deputy Scientific Director, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
2013 – 2018- Senior Researcher, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
2014 – 2018- Deputy Director, Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of NAS RA, Center for Scientific Information Analysis and Monitoring
2010 – present- Senior Researcher, Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of RA NAS, Center for Scientific Information Analysis and Monitoring
2009 – 2013- Researcher, Institute of History, RA National Academy of Sciences
2004 – 2009- Assistant, Yerevan State University, Faculty of International Relations and Diplomacy.
ACADEMIC DEGREE
Ph.D. (History), International Relations, December 30, 2011, Institute for National Strategic Studies (RA MOD, INSS)
Edita Gzoyan’s full Curriculum Vitae (in Armenian)
