Board of Trustees

● The Board of Trustees of the “Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport” foundation is the senior collegial management and supervisory body of the Institute which exercises powers prescribed by law and the Institute Charter, as well as powers not reserved to other bodies of the Foundation as stated by law.

The competences of the Board of Trustees specifically are:
● approval of work order,
● development and approval of the Rector’s election regulations, election organization, adoption of decisions on the early termination of the Rector’s election and powers,
● listening and evaluation of the Rector's annual report,
● approval of Institute’s annual activity and strategic plans, confirmation of Staff List and Institute Structure,
● own decisions implementation process control.

● The Board is formed for a term not exceeding 5 years in compliance with the Charter and is made up of 20 members.

President of the Board of Trustees
Karen Giloyan
RA Education, Science, Culture and Sport Deputy Minister

Education
● 1996-2000: YSU Faculty of Journalism (Diploma with honor)
● 1987-1993: YNPI Faculty of Economics and Management of Machine-Building Industry (graduated with honors)

Work Experience
● 2020 December 29: appointed to be Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of RA
● 2020-up to now: Lecturer at ASIPCS
● 2018: Initiative group member of the Eurasian Basketball League Founding Council, elected President of the League
● 2016-2020: Head of the Sports Department of the Public Television
● 1996-2016: Senior journalist, broadcaster, commentator of the "Sport" studio of the Public Television
● 2007-2014: Press Secretary of the “Ulysses” Football Club
● 2005- up to now: Lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism, YSU
● 2002-2019: General Secretary of the Equestrian Sports Federation of Armenia
● 2019-2021: Deputy Chairman
● 2000- up to now: Founding President of the Armenian Darts Federation
● 1995: Journalist of the “News” department of “Nork” Television
● 1998: Covered the World Youth Games in Moscow
● covered Summer Olympic Games in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing), 2012 (London), 2016 (Rio de Janeiro); also covered Winter Olympic Games in 2006 (Turin), 2010 (Vancouver), 2014 (Sochi); covered more than 22 World and 31 European Championships. In 2014, headed the press center of the European Archery Championship held in Etchmiadzin, was Press Secretary of the Armenian delegation at the first European Summer Games in Baku in 2015.

Awards
● 2019: Awarded with medal of “Gratitude” for the opening ceremony of the Pan-Armenian Games and organizational activities by the President of the Republic of Artsakh
● 2016: Awarded with the Medal of “Gratitude” by the President of the Republic of Armenia for long-term and efficient work on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Public Television
● 2015: Awarded with the “Hrant Shahinyan” Commemorative Medal of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia, and received a gold medal from the RA Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
● 2010: Awarded with the "Trdat the Third Arshakuni" commemorative medal of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia
● 2007: Awarded with the Certificate of Appreciation of the RA President

Other information
● 1988-1989: Military Service, USSR Air Defense Forces, senior, commander of the combat crew

● Languages: Russian, English, Georgian, German

● The information is available in Armenian.