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Meeting with the Founders of the Coffee House "At the Crossroads of Science and Business"

March 16, 2023

On March 16, at the initiative of the Public Relations and Career Department of the International Scientific-Educational Center of the NAS RA, a master class was held "At the Crossroads of Science and Business" with entrepreneurs, founders of the "Coffee House" Harutyun Mkrtchyan and Narek Keyan, the goal of which was to share the exciting success story of "Love and coffee in One Glass" brand.

The meeting was attended by the students of the Business Administration and Public Administration Departments of the NAS RA, who highly appreciate the frequent organization of meetings in such format, during which they have the opportunity to get practical advice from successful businessmen.

Harutyun Mkrtchyan and Narek Keyan held a master class for the students, presenting the difficult path of establishing the "Coffee House", the difficulties and obstacles they encountered, and due their persistent and hard work they managed to multiply the number of branches every year.

"When I was in high school, I happened to visit China within a short-term school program. There, I visited a Starbucks cafe for the first time, where the idea of bringing this experience to our country was born. This is how the first "take away" coffee chain in Armenia was founded," says Harutyun Mkrtchyan, co-founder of the company.

During the meeting, the students had an active discussion with the founders of the "Coffee House" about current business challenges, development trends, different ways to overcome difficulties and a number of other issues.

The co-founder Narek Keyan, advised the students to invest a lot of love in starting a business, as it is one of the most important keys to success, which was initially laid in the basis of the brand «Love and Coffee in One Glass»

At the end of the meeting, Lilit Adamyan, Head of the Public Relations and Career Department of the NAS RA, thanked the founders of "Coffee House" for accepting the invitation, sincerely sharing their experience, providing valuable advice and organizing an effective discussion, and also proposed to cooperate in various formats to strengthen the interaction of universities with employers and acquire practical skills of students in line with the requirements of current labor market.

Public Relations and Career Department of ISEC NAS RА