“Martuni Innovation Festival” (MIF) was held on May 20. The event had a clear professional orientation. It was not coincidental that the 200 participants taking part in the event were not only from Gegharkunik, but also from Vayots Dzor and Syunik Regions.

The event was filled with valuable speeches. The Rector of the National Agrarian University of Armenia Vardan Urutyan spoke about the directions of innovative agriculture. Vahagn Poghosyan, the founder of Real School, highlighted the importance of IT in military affairs. Mher Mkrtchyan, the founder of “Powerful Mind”, emphasized the importance of critical thinking.

Rector Urutyan presented the new agenda of the agri-food system, agriculture, the development opportunities of the agro- technological sector, the constant relevance of agro-technological specialties, transformation of the Agrarian University, the best opportunities provided by the innovative infrastructures created for the implementation of educational and research works, and the opportunities for professional career development in Agrarian sphere.

The university was represented at the festival with a separate booth, where the opportunities offered by the Erasmus+ SMARTI program were also presented.