The ASUE gave no reason for her decision. Galoyan also did not say why she stepped down.
Multiple Armenian media outlets reported last year that Galoyan, 44, was detained and charged with stealing clothing from an upmarket store when she lived in California. According to them, she fled the U.S. before being convicted of the charge by a Los Angeles court. Galoyan did not publicly deny that.
Education Minister Zhanna Aleksanian said late last year that the Armenian government has asked relevant U.S. authorities to confirm or refute those reports. Under Armenian law, individuals with criminal records cannot manage state universities or other entities.
The government helped Galoyan to become ASUE rector in 2020 just as she faced accusations of plagiarism made by an agency subordinate to the Armenian Ministry of Education. The agency stripped Galoyan of her doctoral degree in economics on the same day as the ASUE’s governing board elected her university head. She denied using plagiarized material for her doctoral dissertation.
armenia is one corrupt place… no wonder they can’t rise up and become more stabilized. they are one set of fake, pompous and uppity folks who have not yet come to realization that fancy clothing, lying and accolades are not what real life is all about. They argue with bog Turkey regarding a stupid mountain that neither of them made. They argue with Azerbaijan about landspace…. what a waste of time, effort and personality. Always having a pity party about “oh, woe is meeeeee. Get a life folks. Learn to be more personable than lavash, gatas, “do you like our country?” and “oh, look what they did to us!”
Hi Diana,
I don’t mind you being critical of Armenia and Armenians, but your letter is full of insults, not just criticism. After all, I assume you are an Armenian yourself. It is not right to generalize regarding all Armenians in the world.