[They all should give back their medals as this system stinks from top to bottom with corruption run by Oligarchs] Harutiun Karapetyan, chief scientist of the Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of the RA National Academy of Sciences, returned the Award of the President of the Republic of Armenia he received for co-authoring a series of scientific articles.
He explains his decision by the state of play in science reflecting the mores of the criminal oligarchic system ruling the country. In his open letter to President Serzh Sargsyan the scientist says the authorities encourage brain drain from Armenia, while government officials receive scientific degrees and academic titles through falsification. And the government postures as if it is deeply concerned about science.
“Even if the necessary will is in place, unlike the economy the sectors of which can be improved in a short period of time, science is built for decades. So, we may not be able to restore what we are losing today.”
At the end of his letter, he apologizes to Boghossian Foundation which sponsored the competition, as well as Armenia Fund which organized the competition, as well as his co-authors.
Nurhan Becidyan [nurhanbecidyan@gmail.com]
Yorumlar kapatıldı.