http://en.ugab.fr Armenian General Benevolent Union Fri, 16 May 2008 08:43:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AGBU’s newest group, YP Cologne, is hosting their inaugural event on May 31 Contact: Mail: ypcologne@agbuyp.org ou ypliaison@agbu.org Click here to download the flyer The AGBU entered into a partnership with the HAIK organization (www.haiknet.de) and established an office in Frankfurt, Germany where the Armenian presence is so important related to Turkish influence ... http://en.ugab.fr/2008/05/16/agbu-germany/ AGBU president Berge Setrakian was in Armenia recently. During his visit he met RA President Serge Sarkissian, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sarkissian and Catholics of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin II. http://en.ugab.fr/2008/05/15/visit-setrakian/ AGBU chapters in the French cities of Paris, Marseille, Valence and Lyon, in cooperation with the Tchobanian Institute, organized a lecture tour entitled “The Foundations for Armenian Security and Means to Ensure It.” The Tchobanian Institute is an independent research center devoted to strategic studies in the South Caucasus, Asia ... http://en.ugab.fr/2008/05/09/security/ The Alex Manoogian Cultural Center in Paris hosted the AGBU France scholarship recipients for a March 29 reception attended by fifty persons. Members of the AGBU Europe District Committee, in Paris for their first meeting, joined the reception and had the opportunity to meet several members of the AGBU France ... http://en.ugab.fr/2008/04/11/reception/ On July 7-13, Armenian athletes from all over the globe will gather in Montevideo, Uruguay for the XVIII AGBU World Games. Since Beirut first hosted the event in 1955, the AGBU World Games continue to bring thousands of Armenian youth together to engage in sporting and camaraderie on an international ... http://en.ugab.fr/2008/04/03/xviii-agbu-world-games-to-kick-off-july-2008-in-montevideo-uruguay/ The Gyumri Art Academy celebrated recently the 10th anniversary of its establishment reconstructed by Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, Armenian General Benevolent Union and the funds provided by the people during Loris Tjeknavorian’s 1991 pilgrimage to Gyumri. This educational center, which started with less than 10 students 10 years ago, today has 192 ... http://en.ugab.fr/2008/03/19/10th-anniversary-of-the-gyumri-art-academy/ The Central Board of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the world’s largest non-profit Armenian organization, has established a European entity, named the Europe District Committee, chaired by Alexis Govciyan for coordinating and developing the Pan-European activities of the various Chapters in Europe. On February 1-3, 2008, AGBU convened its ... http://en.ugab.fr/2008/03/19/agbu-central-board-launches-european-entity-meets-in-brussels/ The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) has made a donation of $20,000 USD in support of the Second Republican Interschool Chess Championship project. This project is the initiative of the Armenian Chess Federation under the auspices of the Republic of Armenia's Ministry of Education and Science. AGBU enjoys the status ... http://en.ugab.fr/2008/03/12/agbu-chess-champions-armenia/ Published in Nouvelles d'Arménie Magasine (February 2008) The most beautiful gift AGBU could ever make to Armenian youth: a modern university center, located in downtown Yerevan, planned to welcome 1000 students each year in a state-of-the-art facility designed by Aris Atamian. http://en.ugab.fr/2008/03/05/the-new-melkonian-university-center-in-armenia/ On Friday, February 22, 2008, AGBU joined with representatives from various Armenian churches and the local Roman Armenian community to witness His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI dedicate the north courtyard of the Vatican Basilica to St. Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia. Representing AGBU President Berge Setrakian was AGBU Europe board member, ... http://en.ugab.fr/2008/03/05/dedication-of-courtyard-vatican/ AGBU offers many programs promoting the development of the identity and culture of young Armenians especially during holiday trips organized in Armenia and France Informations : Phone. : +33 1 45 20 03 18 or +33 6 76 48 58 73 Please click here to download a bouklet France Ski Vacation in Haute-Savoie for ... http://youth.ugab.fr/2008/02/28/youth-programs/