Admission to the 9th Stream of the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders: Announcement for 2023

“Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO in cooperation with the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia announces the 2023 admission to the 9th stream of the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders – the 1st Anti-Corruption Professional Educational Initiative in the Republic of Armenia. The objective of the Anti-Corruption School is to improve the anti-corruption environment and culture in Armenia by spreading the principles of integrity and anti-corruption knowledge, as well as to enable new and young personnel to create their careers in state bodies and the best organizations in the field.

The Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders is open to students of law, management, economics, finance, journalism and other faculties of Armenian universities. Graduates of the same faculties under 30 years of age are welcome to apply as well.

The training will be organized in the following phases:

1. ONLINE TRAINING PHASE, during which the students will pass a basic anti-corruption course consisting of 25 topics through the school’s online anti-corruption training platform. Those students who have completed all the knowledge test questionnaires and received the appropriate points for completing the online training will be considered completed the online training phase.
2. ADVANCED TRAINING PHASE, during which the best 15-20 participants who have achieved high results in the online training phase of the school, successfully completed the in-depth interview phase and are selected, will participate in the outreach (out of Yerevan) in-depth anti-corruption training. The in-depth training phase of the school will consist of the modules: “Anti-Corruption Advanced Training” and “Pillars of National Identity”.
3. PRACTICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PHASE, during which students who have successfully completed the advanced stage of school will be divided into groups and each group will conduct a study, monitoring or investigation on one of the in-depth anti-corruption topics. During this phase, the work will be organized in the form of group meetings, discussions, and meetings with representatives of the sectors and other relevant bodies and organizations. Attendees will learn a range of innovative tools and gain related skills. At this stage, mentoring for groups is planned.
4. PUBLIC AWARENESS PHASE, during which students who have successfully completed the practical skills development phase of the school will have the opportunity to disseminate their anti-corruption knowledge among young people through public awareness seminars.
5. FINAL PHASE, during which the students who have successfully completed the practical skills development and public awareness stages of the school, will present their research and public awareness results to the reputable jury and the public.

Students who have passed and successfully graduated from all five phases of the school will be awarded GRADUATION CERTIFICATES of Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders.

Well-known experts in the field, headed by Mr. Karen Zadoyan, President of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, Coordinator of the Secretariat of the CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia, as well as representatives of relevant bodies and other actors in the field will conduct trainings at the school. The students will have the opportunity to watch thematic films, conduct practical work, research and group discussions, as well as individual research, which will be disseminated, published and presented for public discussion with the support of the School.

Interested individuals shall submit their applications by filling out the necessary form by 5 June, 2022, at 23:59. The selection of the students will take place on a competitive basis, based on the submitted applications. Only applicants who have passed the second interview stage will be admitted to study at the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders. The second stage will be conducted orally, in the form of an interview.

If necessary, the organizers can request additional documents from the participants who passed the selection tender.

For more information please call at:  010 54-01-99.

The information partner of the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders is Iravaban.net,  independent professional news website.