We regret to announce that our archivist Dr. Sahika Erkonan is leaving the Armenian Institute. Sahika has been with AI for two years and has made an invaluable contribution to the maintenance and digitisation of AI's archival collections.
During her time at AI, Sahika has truly transformed the Institute's archival tradition, raising it to a professional standard. She oversaw the digitisation of Harry Koundakjian's archive as well as the organisation of Elena and Mischa Kudian's archive.
While we are saddened by her leaving, we congratulate Sahika on starting a postdoctoral position in Armenia-Turkey relations at the University of Cambridge funded by the Gulbenkian Foundation. We feel proud of Sahika's achievement, which is a great opportunity to employ her talent for the good of research and academia.
