Ruben Safrastyan [SEP] educated at
Ruben Safrastyan
Ruben Safrastyan (; born 5 October 1955), is a professor, director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, full member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, and professor of history and Turkish studies at the Yerevan State University. He has also served as a counsellor of the Armenian Embassy in Germany. In recent years he has received various fellowships, including Humboldt (Germany), Fulbright (USA), and International Policy (Hungary) fellowships and conducted researches at the universities of Bochum, Berkeley, and
reviewed journal "[Sociology and Anthropology", Horizon Research Publishing, Alhambra (USA). He is also Senior Fellow at New Westminster College, Vancouver (Canada), and Senior Analyst at Wikistrat Inc, Washington, D.C. (USA). Prof. Safrastyan is a Member of Public Council of Armenia and Chairman of the Commission of Religion, Diaspora, and International Integration. For his professional achievements, Prof. Dr. Ruben Safrastyan was decorated by several medals and other awards, most notably the Movses Khorenatsi medal, Armenia's highest cultural