The defense of theses of IAS MA students in "Genocide Studies " for the academic year 2015-2017 took place on May 31, 2017. The chairman of the examination Committee was the head of the department of  the Armenian Cause and Armenian Genocide of NAS RA Institute of History, Candidate of Historical Sciences, associate professor Armen Marukyan. This is the third graduation of this program. All the students successfully defended their theses and got high marks. The students will receive Master’s degree in “International Relations”. The committee congratulated the graduates and wished them new professional achievements. New admission to the program is opened now.