A delegation of German journalists and public figures was the guest of Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi. Journalists and editors, as well as famous people from various German cities, met with YSMU Rector Armen Muradyan and vice-rectors.
During the meeting they discussed possibilities of enhancing further cooperation. Doctor Muradyan briefly presented the history of the university. “Every fourth student of our university is a foreigner”, he emphasized, adding that 1800 from 8000 students, studying at 6 faculties of YSMU, were from abroad. Rector Muradyan also noted that due to a series of international exchange programs Armenian-German interaction in the sphere of medical education was on the highest level.
German journalists asked a lot of questions concerning medical education in Armenia, its “export”, further activities of YSMU graduates, medical tourism, access to medical care. Members of the German delegation visited also the new Rehabilitation center for disabled Armenian soldiers.