Karine Eghikyan is from Krasnodar, Russia. She holds a master's degree in State and Municipal Management and Personality Psychology from the Faculty of Management and Psychology at the Kuban State University. She is also qualified in Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, as well as Legal and Medical Psychology. To further expand her expertise, Karine studied Theater Production, Directing, and Acting at the St. Petersburg School of Television, combining artistic expression with therapeutic practice.

Karine’s professional journey began with an internship in the Krasnodar municipal administration, where she worked in the general department overseeing citizen reception. She later took on the role of methodologist at the Faculty of International Tourism and Management at Kuban State University. Her passion for Armenian culture led her to become the deputy director of the Armat school at the Vardanyan Cultural and Educational Center of the Diocese of Southern Russia. In this position, she worked to promote the Armenian language and culture through various educational, cultural, and patriotic initiatives at municipal, city, and regional levels. Notably, she developed the Psychotheater educational program and founded the Vakhtangov Theatre Studio, aimed at helping at-risk Armenian teenagers.

iGorts Placement: Repatriation and Integration Center of the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.