This quarterly Newsletter provides up-to-date information on the activities of the Council of Europe’s Schools of Political Studies Network. It serves as a tool for the Schools themselves, but also provides useful information to friends and supporters of the Schools.

The 3rd edition of the Strasbourg World Forum for Democracy engaged with young people and with decision-makers and opinion-formers in a reflection on the patterns of youth exclusion and involvement. It explored new ways of engaging the youngsters in re-visioning the democratic arenas of today. As every year, the Network of Schools of Political Studies (over 550 SPS participants) actively participated in the Forum’s discussions, shared ideas and experiences with other Forum participants and planed future cooperation.

In addition to the main programme, special side events for School participants included visits to the European Court of Human Rights, regional and bilateral meetings and a diploma ceremony.

By the decree of RA President Serzh Sargsyan YSPS alumnus Dr. Edgar Ghazaryan has been appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Poland.

Yerevan School of Political Studies congratulates the newly appointed Ambassador and wishes him great success and new achievements in his new diplomatic mission.