EVENT:  MAAC Forum "Toward Greater Integrity in Higher Education"

START DATE/ TIME:  Wednesday, 6 April 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (Registration starts at 09:30 a.m.)

LOCATION:  Yerevan, Armenia

DETAIL DESCRIPTION:  The main objectives of the Forum are to inform a broad Armenian audience about how corruption lowers standards in Higher Education Institutions, share best practices and lessons learned in combating corruption in Higher Education Institutions emanating from Armenia and abroad and promote dialogue toward greater transparency and integrity reform. The Forum will feature specialists and stakeholders in education anti-corruption from Eurasian countries as well as representatives from Armenian education institutions and civil society.

Expected participants will include representatives from the Ministry of Education and Science, Higher Education Institutions, other government agencies, the National Assembly, civil society
organizations including student associations, international organizations and the media who will be provided the opportunity to listen to the speakers and discuss the addressed issues.

The forum will take place in Marriott Hotel, "Tigran Mets" Ball Room.

Here is the link to the Forum Concept Paper and Agenda file: http://careercenter.am/ccattachment.php?annid=12825&seq=0)

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:  Please confirm your attendance by e-mailing togmartirosyan@casals.com or by calling 51 48 35 (ext. 1293).

OPENING DATE:  29 March 2011
APPLICATION DEADLINE:  06 April 2011

ABOUT:  The USAID Mobilizing Action Against Corruption (MAAC) Activity, in association with the RA Ministry of Education and Science and the OSCE Office in Yerevan, serve as organizers of this event.

MAAC is a component of the U.S. development assistance program to the Republic of Armenia, aimed at reducing corruption in Armenia by providing Armenians with opportunities that would enable them to help combat corrupt practices that they encounter, changing social attitudes and behavior among youth and adults to help them become attuned to the consequences of corruption and more likely to oppose or confront corruption, and enabling systems-level changes to prevent or reduce corruption.