Director, Union of Operators of Armenia, Republic of Armenia
Kristine Gyonjyan is the Director of the 鈥淯nion of Operators of Armenia鈥 NGO since August 1, 2018. During the 5 years of work, she has been involved in various local and international projects related to the Internet, digitization, digital skills, community networks, child online protection, etc.
In 2023, she was elected as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the newly established Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia.
In 2022, she was elected chairman of the Board of Trustees of the "Community Networks" Development Foundation.
Since 2019, she is a board member of the ISOC Armenia NGO and the Interdepartmental Group of Internet Governance.
Kristine Gyonjyan made a great contribution to the creation and implementation of the "Information Technologies in Business" master's program at the Armenian State University of Economics and is now the supervisor of the master's program, as well as teaches the "Startup Management and Innovation" subject at the same university.
From 2016 - 2017 was the head of the Business Development and Marketing department at Arpinet LLC.
From 2016-2017 managed the "Innovative Ethnic Regional Center" of the "Cross of Armenian Unity", making a great contribution to the establishment of the center.
From 2008-2016 worked in Microsoft company as Head of Educational Programs, promoting the implementation of technologies in educational processes.
She regularly worked in a number of European Union projects, acting as an international e-learning expert.
She has more than 20 years of teaching experience at the Universities, and as trainer of professors and state employees. She taught at the Armenian State Pedagogical University, at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia, 鈥嬧媡he Russian Economic University named after G.V. Plekhanov, European Regional Academy, Eurasia International University, Interlingua University, Yerevan University of Economy and Law.
Education
Kristine Gyonjyan received her Master鈥檚 degree in Management at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. From 1997-2001 she studied at the University of Economy and Law getting her Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Foreign Languages.
She participated in many trainings in Armenia and Europe.