1. 17th European Student Convention, Prague, Czech Republic
18 February 2009
Student activism in Armenia

2. General overview ofRepublic of Armenia
Mountainous country in South Caucasus
Former republic of the Soviet Union
with the population of 3,215,800
(Ethnic Armenians make up 97.9% of the population)
Higher education institutions are highly valued in Armenia
3. Formation of Student Councils

1993-1995 The formation of SCs after the collapse of USSR

4. 1994-1998 Development of SCs 5. 1998Creation of All-Armenian Youth Foundation (AAYF) 6. 2001-2005The politicization of SCs members 7. 2005-2006The leaders of SCs mainly became the members of political parties