On 12 July, the students of the 9th stream of the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders, the 1st anti-corruption professional educational initiative operating in the Republic of Armenia, were hosted at the Anti-Corruption Committee.

They were received by the Chairman of the Committee, Sasun Khachatryan, who presented his ideas and vision on the fight against corruption.

The students talked with the Chairman of the Committee about issues related to corruption, its types and causes, existing corruption risks in various fields, modern mechanisms for their prevention and fight against them.

Sasun Khachatryan, answering the questions of interest to the students, presented examples of the investigator’s work, referred to the peculiarities of investigating corruption crimes, indicators of findings, also spoke about the legislative regulations of the field and the importance of introducing anti-corruption education.

According to Sasun Khachatryan, to succeed in the anti-corruption fight today, the involvement of the public and the demonstration of intolerance towards this phenomenon are also essential. And for this purpose the introduction of proper anti-corruption education should be an important prerequisite. The Chairman of the Committee emphasized the importance of the principle of inevitability of punishment. According to him, it should be achieved so that everyone is convinced that no manifestation of corruption will stay unpunished.

Presenting the steps taken by the Anti-Corruption Committee within the framework of international cooperation, the Chairman of the Committee also referred to the work carried out with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the law enforcement structures of various other countries in the fight against corruption.

Notably, the training in the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders will be organized in the following phases:

1. ONLINE TRAINING PHASE, during which the students will pass a basic anti-corruption course consisting of 25 topics through the school’s online anti-corruption training platform. Those students who have completed all the knowledge test questionnaires and received the appropriate points for completing the online training will be considered completed the online training phase.
2. MASTER CLASS AND PRACTICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PHASE, during which students who have successfully completed the advanced stage of school will be divided into groups and each group will conduct a study, monitoring or investigation on one of the in-depth anti-corruption topics. During this phase, the work will be organized in the form of group meetings, discussions, and meetings with representatives of the sectors and other relevant bodies and organizations. Attendees will learn a range of innovative tools and gain related skills. At this stage, mentoring for groups is planned.
3. PUBLIC AWARENESS PHASE, during which students who have successfully completed the practical skills development phase of the school will have the opportunity to disseminate their anti-corruption knowledge among young people through public awareness seminars.
4. ADVANCED TRAINING PHASE, during which the best 15-20 participants who have achieved high results in the online training phase of the school, successfully completed the in-depth interview phase and are selected, will participate in the outreach (out of Yerevan) in-depth anti-corruption training. The in-depth training phase of the school will consist of the modules: “Anti-Corruption Advanced Training” and “Pillars of National Identity”.
5. FINAL PHASE, during which the students who have successfully completed the practical skills development and public awareness stages of the school, will present their research and public awareness results to the reputable jury and the public.

Students who have passed and successfully graduated from all five phases of the School will be awarded GRADUATION CERTIFICATES of Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders.

The Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders was founded by Karen Zadoyan, the President of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, a member of the Anti-Corruption Policy Council. “The Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO is organizing the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders in cooperation with the CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition of Armenia.

The information partner of the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders is Iravaban.net,  independent professional news website.