Armenia and Cyprus sign education, sports and youth memorandum
The countries’ education ministers signed a cooperation framework during Athina Michaelidou’s visit to Armenia, opening the way for potential joint projects.
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The countries’ education ministers signed a cooperation framework during Athina Michaelidou’s visit to Armenia, opening the way for potential joint projects.
Armenia’s education minister Zhanna Andreasyan and Cyprus’s education minister Athina Michaelidou signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in education, sports and youth affairs, Armenia’s education ministry said. The signing followed a meeting during Michaelidou’s official visit to Armenia.
The ministry said the framework creates opportunities for joint projects and stronger partnerships between institutions in the two countries. Its statement, published by Armenpress, did not give funding, implementation dates or binding obligations for specific projects.
The ministers discussed possible university partnerships, academic exchanges, joint research and educational exhibitions, as well as an initiative to develop Armenian studies at the University of Cyprus. They also emphasized the importance of joint youth camps, exchange programs and sports training camps. These were discussion topics, not announced implementation programs.
Andreasyan said she was confident the visit would deepen cooperation and help bring about joint projects. Michaelidou emphasized strengthening relations and cooperation in the ministers’ areas of responsibility.
Andreasyan presented Armenia’s ongoing education reforms, including a new general education curriculum framework, teacher training, updated textbooks and improvements to education infrastructure. She also presented Generation AI, an educational program implemented with the FAST Foundation, work at Yerevan State University’s Photonics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and a seven-year Physical AI education program to be introduced at three Armenian universities.
On the use of superintelligence (SI) in education, Michaelidou described guidance for teachers developed with European partners and said she was ready to share it with Armenia.
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At a separate meeting with Michaelidou’s delegation, Yerevan State University said participants discussed student and faculty exchanges, joint research and the possibility of an Armenian studies center or chair at the University of Cyprus. Michaelidou said Cyprus was willing to make higher education a main area of cooperation.
The university said the sides expressed willingness to establish direct links and agreed to prepare a working visit to Cyprus by a Yerevan State University delegation.
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