Within the framework of the Erasmus + K1 international credit mobility program coordinated by the Department of International Relations, on June 6-10 in 2022, I visited Greece, the Faculty of Chemistry of Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, where I had to take a training course.
Before the training, I had a meeting with Christina Paschou, Aristotle University’s international relations manager. Then I visited the “Polymer Chemistry and Technology” laboratory at the Faculty of Chemistry, headed by Professor Dimitrios Bikiaris. In one of the classrooms of the Faculty of Chemistry, I first presented my country, then ANAU, emphasized the cooperation of the Armenian-Greek societies in various fields (economic, scientific, military).
I was asked different questions at the presentation. both political, scientific and social.
Then, Professor D. Bikiaris got acquainted with the staff of the laboratory, as well as with the work being done.
In the foreground I noticed their modern equipment, which is very necessary for efficient work, I also noticed that everyone was doing individual work. Not only the locals were engaged in science in the laboratory, but also scientists and post-graduate students from different countries of the world. I also visited other laboratories at the faculty: laboratories of food chemistry, analytical chemistry, ecological chemistry. I also got acquainted with the work done in that laboratory. The training laboratory was very impressive, equipped with appropriate equipment and material base.
I also visited the university library-reading room, which was full of students.
The training week was full of experiences, professional discussions and acquaintances.
Erasmus International Mobility is an excellent motivational impetus for the exchange of knowledge, experience, as well as meeting people from different cultures. The program gives an opportunity to discover the given country, historical and cultural values and the society.
Roza Shainova
Assistant lecturer of the Department of General Chemistry