Meline Avagyan joined the RWI Armenia office as Junior Programme Officer starting on August 1, 2023. Previously, she has been working at international organizations as well as local NGOs in Armenia (UNDP, Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Embassy of Armenia to Germany, University of Tartu). She was mainly involved in projects related to conflict resolution/peacebuilding, migration, and climate change. She also has an extensive educational background, holding a master’s degrees from Yerevan State University (Human Rights and Democratisation) and the University of Tartu (Political Science). Currently, she is about to finish her master’s degree from the American University of Armenia (Political Science and International Affairs).
Passionate about research and the development of her skills, Meline’s curiosity drives her to constantly learn and delve into new areas of social sciences.