Kyfork Aghobjian
Kyfork Aghobjian, LL.M. is the Programme Manager for the KAICIID International Fellows Programme and has been working in the Fellows Team since 2016. Aghobjian is a PhD candidate in International law at the University of Vienna, focusing on human and minority rights. After graduating from the Law School of the Aleppo State University, Aghobjian continued his post graduate studies in the United Kingdom and received an LL.M. (Master of Laws) in International Law from the University of London/SOAS. He is a fellow with the United Nations Office of the High Commissionaire for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) and has work experience with the UNDP, law firms and social foundations. He has more than 15 years of experience as a member of several youth, voluntary and scout associations. Aghobjian is actively involved in legal research, community service, youth & social activities, human rights advocacy, minority rights protection, inter-cultural and interreligious dialogue. He is fluent in Armenian, English, Arabic and Turkish and has a basic knowledge of German.