Dean of the Faculty of History and Social Science at the Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) Edgar Hovhannisyan has received The Czetz János Award for his remarkable contributions to the development of the Armenian-Hungarian relations, the advancement of Armenian studies in Hungary and the strengthening of the cooperation between Armenia and Hungary in science and education.

The Award was granted to Edgar Hovhannisyan by the “Transylvanian Armenian Roots Cultural Association” (the Association represents the Armenian community of Hungary) as part of the events dedicated to the 10^th anniversary of establishment of the Department of Armenian Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. As a matter of fact, the Award is named after famous Hungarian army general Czetz János, who has Armenian roots.

Let us mention that Edgar Hovhannisyan has shown active participation in the establishment of cooperation between the Armenian State Pedagogical University and Pázmány Péter Catholic University. Thanks to long-standing efforts, the Department of Armenian Studies was founded at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. Throughout the years, the Department of Armenian Studies has had a remarkable history and has become a major center for Armenian studies and education abroad, with a dozen students from Armenia, Artsakh, the Armenian Diaspora and Hungary.

At the same time, the Department also serves as a major platform for the deepening of Armenian-Hungarian relations in the areas of culture, science and humanities.

As a matter of fact, Edgar Hovhannisyan’s contributions were highly appreciated long before he received this Award. In 2023, by the decision of the Board of Pázmány Péter Catholic University, he received the Pázmány Medal (Pázmány-medalion) for his contributions to the founding of the Department and the development of cooperation between the two Universities.

“Being appreciated for years of work is a major encouragement. I express gratitude to all the people whose joint efforts helped make it possible to implement initiatives targeted at the internationalization of Armenian studies,” Edgar Hovhannisyan told aspu.am.