THE ARMENIAN SOCIETY OF FELLOWS
The Armenian Society of Fellows
The International Network of Scholars & Experts for Armenia
The Armenian Society of Fellows (ASOF) is an international network of many of the most accomplished scholars and experts, from Nobel Laureates to younger scholars in centers of excellence around the world, covering 298 specializations in the Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, and the Humanities.
ASOF was established in 2022 and is registered in the United States, France, and Armenia. The organization is governed by a 15-member Executive Board of scholars; the 349 members of the Society replace three Board members every year through voting during an annual conference.
Mission
❖ To help raise Armenia’s educational and research institutions to world-class levels, and to network them globally
❖ To contribute to the development of a modern, sophisticated, and internationally networked civil society in Armenia
Vision
❖ To help the Armenian Nation achieve its full potential as a key contributor to world culture and to the world’s collective effort to deal with the significant social challenges it faces
❖ To help safeguard Armenian culture in Armenia and abroad, and to expand its visibility and contributions
Strategy
❖ The creation of specific circumstances that encourage local scholars and specialists, together with the Armenian Diaspora experts, to collaborate and to share all or part of their work in Armenia
❖ Connecting individuals and institutions in Armenia with centers of research and education of high standing around the world
❖ Coordinating existing and new projects to multiply their impact; employing an approach that moves away from project ownership and instead focuses on building partnership and on institutionalizing transformative ideas
❖ Focusing on achieving excellence in education, engineering, the humanities, the natural and physical sciences, and the social sciences in Armenia
❖ Offering a platform for gatherings of academics and specialists from around the world interested in the advancement of Armenia in education, engineering, the humanities, the natural
Inaugural ASOF conference at San Lazzaro, Venice, June 2022
The Armenian Society of Fellows
Statistics & Key Achievements to Date
❖ Launching in 2025 the first research center, the Center for Intelligent Computing (CIC), funded by the Armenian government at $8.5 million, for the development of Artificial Intelligence in Armenia — the largest AI computer in the region
❖ Established the ETICA Center at AUA (Center for Ethics in Public Affairs, a Horizon Europe Widening Area project) with a grant of 2.5 million euros from the European Union
❖ Spun off of a new organization, the Armenian Legal Front, a network of international law experts and attorneys, to monitor threats to Armenians and Armenian Cultural Heritage internationally through levers of international law
295 of 349 ASOF members are faculty or researchers in universities and laboratories around the world
55 are professors in the top 100 universities worldwide
The Armenian Society of Fellows P. O. Box 60923, Pasadena, CA 91116
Société Savante Arménienne Bibliothèque Nubar, 11 Sq. Alboni, 75016 Paris, France
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