Armen Muradyan has been re-elected as Rector of Yerevan State Medical University, according to the university's press service.

"At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University Foundation held on June 26, a competitive election for the position of rector was conducted.

The meeting, chaired by Board of Trustees Chairman Mikael Adamyan, was attended by all 20 members of the board.

Following a closed secret ballot, Professor Armen Abgar Muradyan was elected Rector of Yerevan State Medical University by a majority vote, receiving 19 votes in favor, while one ballot was declared invalid.

Professor Muradyan becomes the 22nd rector of the university, which has been training medical professionals for more than a century.

It should be recalled that on May 27, in accordance with the established procedure, the Board of Trustees of the Mkhitar Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University Foundation announced an open competition for the position of rector," the statement said.