Gergely Domonkos Nagy (Associate Professor with Doctorate in Architecture at the Department of Built Environment, Institute of Architectural Engineering, Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering) attended the ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) European meeting in Armenia from June 14 to 18. ICOMOS is the largest and most significant international professional non-governmental organization dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and historic monuments.  
 
Hungary was represented at the meeting by András Veöreös, President of the Hungarian National Committee of ICOMOS, and Gergely Domonkos Nagy, Vice President of the Hungarian National Committee. Held in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and co-organized with local universities, the program served multiple purposes. In addition to discussions on the organization’s current affairs, the event featured a two-day academic conference, study tours showcasing the character of the local cultural heritage, and other programs designed to foster international networking.  In each year, the meeting sets up the cultural heritage preservation agenda for the following years, and it is an utmost pleasure to be part of it as a higher educational institution.
 
The theme of the conference was memory-driven cultural heritage, with a particular focus on cultural landscapes, ethical considerations, and cross-border cooperation. In his conference presentation, Gergely Domonkos Nagy spoke about the history of Armenian Catholic churches in Transylvania, their past and present significance, architectural surveys conducted on them, and their potential for heritage preservation.