Gituzh joined an Armenian delegation in Toulouse for a study visit organised by EU4Innovation East, exploring research–industry collaboration, technology transfer and opportunities for cooperation with Armenian organisations.

🚩The measures of the 2027 strategic program for science must be reflected in the budget.

🔴 Under these circumstances, it is unclear how the number of researchers can be raised to 4,000 by 2027 and new grant competitions announced: an open letter from representatives of Armenia’s scientific community. 🔗 Full article: aravot.am/2026/10/13/1586224…

❗240 scientists have sent an open letter to Pashinyan and Rubinyan regarding the 2027 science budget. Details in the @NEWSam_English article. 🔗tech.news.am/hy/news/7936

📣 The Science Budget in 2027: Promises vs. Reality @infocom_am's analysis of the discrepancy between the draft budget and the strategic plan. infocom.am/10054305/

Armenia’s Science Development Strategy envisages ~AMD 20B in additional funding for 2027, yet the draft state budget adds only AMD 1.5B. Gituzh calls on the Government and National Assembly to ensure the funding needed to implement the adopted strategy ⤵️

📽️ Watch the interview about who is turning Armenia's issues into research commissions and demands an applicable result conducted by 1in.am with Gevorg Safaryan - member of the "Gituzh" initiative and founder of "LimeTech" and "Earlyone." youtu.be/4CYeJZDgV0s?si=q74T…

Armenia adopted a strategy to reach 0.75% of GDP for public R&D by 2030. But in 2025, actual public R&D spending fell to 0.28% of GDP, down from 0.33% in 2024. Based on source data from minfin.am; analyzed with Armenian Budget Tools (github.com/gituzh/armenian-b…)

🚀 State-led SpaceTech Ecosystem: A New Model from India Karnataka has launched India’s first state-led Centre of Excellence for Space Technology (CoE)—aimed at accelerating the transition from research to market-ready solutions. More: economictimes.indiatimes.com…

During @Boon_TV 's “Public Sector: Innovation” series, Tigran Gasparyan and Tigran Jrbashyan discuss the need of strategic public policy, empowered private sector innovation, and investment in human capital. youtube.com/watch?v=ZB7m4NZA…

Research institutions in Armenia have long faced major challenges regarding procurement of scientific equipment. In some cases leading to 2.5–5x higher costs and significant delays. The proposed changes may address the problems to some extent. 🔗Article: infocom.am/10029456/

The Defense Industry Committee of the @Hti_Armenia, in collaboration with the "Science and Technology Development Foundation", announces the "From Idea to State Testing" grant competition with a total prize budget of 30 million AMD. 🔗Details: hightech.gov.am/hy/tegekatva…

The Knight Science Journalism Program (@KSJatMIT) at @MIT has announced its 2026-27 fellowship class! Quality science journalism matters because it translates research into accessible reporting that builds public understanding on complex science concepts. ksj.mit.edu/news/2026/04/06/…

❗️The opposition has appealed to the RA Constitutional Court to challenge the "Law on Higher Education and Science", as it is turning the National Science Academy of RA into a purely advisory body. Read the article: news.am/arm/news/939115.html

The government’s plan to hit 0.75% of GDP for science by 2030 is historic, but without a clear strategy, increased funding may not yield the necessary results. 🔗Watch the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=4MJZavTQ…

Yesterday, on April 15, the Gituzh community meetup took place at ISTC. This is an important platform for effective communication with our community members, supporters, and sponsors. Thank you to all those who attended and to everyone who continues to support Gituzh.

Tigran Shahverdyan (@DonKikos), co-founder of @robomart and member of the Gituzh initiative, discussed Armenia’s scientific crisis and the ways to overcome it in an interview with @CivilNetTV . 📽️Watch the interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=ujyxunzK…

EU wildfires 🔥: 2025 burned >2M hectares. Now CERIS workshop unites 130 leaders to turn Horizon Europe research into real tools — early warning, protective gear, aerial firefighting & more. 🔗Read more: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/ne…

🏆The final stage of the "Armenian School Science Festival 2026" is complete! 140 students from 40 schools presented 78 innovative projects. Winners (3 per category) will be announced in May & head to EU & US festivals. 🔗Read more: sci.am/newsview.php?id=1149&…

China’s 15th FYP (2026–2030) shows consistent R&D strategy❗️ 🔹Society-wide R&D >7% annual growth. 🔹National Science & Tech spending: +7.1% to ~$189B. 🔹Government science budget: +10% to ~$62B. 🔗Read more: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…