C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Prof. h. c. Dr. phil. Tessa SAVVIDIS, Magistra Artium Birth and Pen-Name: Dr. Tessa Hofmann Academic Qualification - 1969/70-1974: Studied Slavonic literatures and languages at the Freie Universität Berlin, as well as Armenian studies and sociology - 1974-75: Postgraduate research at the State Universities of St Petersburg, Yerevan and Tbilisi - February 1982: Defended her doctoral thesis at the Freie Universität Berlin (Slavic literatures/Languages, Armenian studies, sociology) Profession - April 2014-March 2015: Women’s Officer at the Institute for Eastern European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin - February 2006-March 2015: Research Associate at the Chair of Sociology at the Institute for Eastern European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin - December 1983-January 2006: Scientific documentalist at the Institute for Eastern European Studies - Since 1979: Numerous publications on Armenian history, culture and recent situation. Other areas of interest: Studies on historical and present migration trends; minorities and their rights; nationalities policies Volunteer human rights activities - Since 2018: Academic editor of the website "Virtual Genocide Memorial" (https://virtual-genocide-memorial.de/) - Since Nov. 2011: Co-founder and spokeswoman of the Association in Support of an Ecumenical Memorial for Genocide Victims in the Ottoman Empire (Fördergemeinschaft für eine Ökumenische Gedenkstätte für Genozidopfer im Osmanischen Reich e.V., FÖGG) - 1999-2001: Co-ordinator of the Working Group Recognition (Arbeitsgruppe Anerkennung, AGA) and chair-woman of the re-organized in 2003 Working Group Recognition – Against Genocide, for International Understanding (registered in Germany as a non-profit NGO). More information www.aga-online.org - Since 1985: Co-founder and co-chair of the Centre for Information and Documentation on Armenia - Since 1979: Volunteer of the international Society for Threatened Peoples and co-founder of its Co-ordinating Group Armenia Awards and Honours - 2015: Honorary professor of the Yerevan State University - 2012: Presidential Award for significant academic and human rights contribution to the cause of recognition of the Armenian Genocide (funded by the All Armenian Hayastan Fund) - 2009: Honorary member of the human rights NGO Society of Threatened Peoples, Ger-many - 2005: Medal for studies on the genocide against the Armenians, given by the National Museum and Institute of the Armenian Genocide, Yerevan - 2003: Hakob Meghapart Medal of the National Library of Armenia, Yerevan - 2003: Fridtjof Nansen Medal of the National Museum and Institute of the Armenian Genocide, Yerevan - 2002: Honorary professor of the Hrachia Ajarian University, Yerevan - 1988: Garbis Papazian Award of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (New York)