EUNIC Armenia ( hy, EUNIC Հայաստան) is the

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...

n branch of the

European Union National Institutes for Culture The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) is a network of European national institutes of culture and national bodies engaged in cultural and related activities beyond their national borders. EUNIC brings together organizations fr ...

(EUNIC). EUNIC Armenia was founded in 2018 as a

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and is headquartered in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and ...

. EUNIC members seek to promote

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cultural diversity Cultural diversity is the quality of diverse or different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, the global monoculture, or a homogenization of cultures, akin to cultural evolution. The term "cultural diversity" can also refer to having different cu ...

and understanding between

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...

an societies.

History

EUNIC Armenia was established on 2 October 2018, during a ceremony held at the Byurakan Art Academy in Yerevan, in which the founding members of EUNIC Armenia ratified the EUNIC Charter. The event brought together several ambassadors of

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...

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, as well as representatives from local and European cultural and educational institutions. Members of EUNIC Armenia include the

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh la ...

, the

Goethe-Institut The Goethe-Institut (, GI, en, Goethe Institute) is a non-profit German cultural association operational worldwide with 159 institutes, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange an ...

, and the resident embassies of

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

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, Lithuania,

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, and Sweden. The founding members agreed to promote the ideals of diversity, mutual understanding, and to increase dialogue, cooperation, and exchanges between the European Union and Armenian society. Lusine Karamyan is the current President of EUNIC Armenia.

Objectives

The overarching purpose of EUNIC is to create effective partnerships and networks between participating organizations, to improve and promote

cultural exchange Cultural diplomacy is a type of public diplomacy and soft power that includes the "exchange of ideas, information, art, language and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples in order to foster mutual understanding". The purpose ...

and understanding between European societies, and to strengthen dialogue and co-operation between countries and cultures.

Activities

In 2018, EUNIC Armenia hosted the European Film Festival in Armenia. In 2019, EUNIC Armenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Union Delegation in Armenia. In September 2021, EUNIC Armenia and the Italian embassy in Yerevan held an event marking the

European Day of Languages The European Day of Languages is observed 26 September, as proclaimed by the Council of Europe on 6 December 2001, at the end of the European Year of Languages (2001), which had been jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Un ...

References

External links

EUNIC Armenia
official website
EUNIC Armenia
on Facebook {{Armenia topics Armenia–European Union relations Cross-European advocacy groups Non-profit organizations based in Europe Organizations established in 2018 European integration 2018 establishments in Armenia

History

Objectives

Activities

See also

References

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