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The Alma Mater of Armenia,

Yerevan State University, has

completed a fruitful 90 years. As

a leading academic and cultural

institution YSU has carried out its

crucial and honorable mission of passing on to our generations the rich national-cultural traditions

of the Armenian people. At the same time, pursuing the realization of the role of the inheritor of

national-cultural traditions, YSU has taken the obligation to confront universal values, as well as to

find different solutions for modern issues in the area of educational, socio-economic and scientific

affairs.

By focusing on the provision of higher education, the Alma Mater’s main goal is to reach the

highest level of international standards of education. YSU has realized a number of fundamental

reforms in the current decade, which stem from the requirements of the Bologna Declaration.

Currently the University is involved in various academic-research projects. These projects call

for the effective provision of education, the rise of professorial staff qualifications, development of

research, as well as modernization of the required technical basis.

YSU preserves and continuously develops its high prestige and rating, achieved through its

dynamic and effective activities during the previous decades, both in the context of the former

Soviet educational system and within the international cooperation sphere. Being the leading

higher educational institution of the independent Republic of Armenia, YSU is a serious partner

worldwide.

We are absolutely sure that the ongoing reforms and innovations are the very guarantees for the

further development of YSU. It is a progress, which will provide YSU with a stable place in the

international academic sphere.

Yerevan State University Rector,

NAS RA Corresponding member,

Professor Aram Simonyan

Yerevan State University

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INTRODUCTION

In 1918, when the Armenian statehood was restored, the education provision once again

held a place of vital importance for the Armenian people. Although government members of

the young independent republic faced a number of problems, which could not be ignored,

the republic stood on the verge of collapse. Facing and trying to find ways to overcome

numerous obstacles, the authorities of the Republic of Armenia focused their attention on the

establishment of the institution of higher education, which would provide the opportunity

to prepare historians, philologists, who would train new generations in the spirit of national

ideology and state mentality.

After long-lasting discussions the RA Council of Ministers made a decision to establish

the University in Yerevan on May 16, 1919. Having overcome many difficulties, on January

31 1920, in the premises of Alexandrapol’s (now Gyumri) Trade School, the solemn opening

ceremony of the University of Armenia took place, where the RA Government members and

foreign consuls were invited.

After the establishment of Soviet rule in Armenia, the first National Commissioner on

Educational Affairs of the Armenian SSR Ashot Hovhannisyan issued a decree on “The

Restructuring of the University” on December 17 of 1920 and the University of Armenia was

renamed into Yerevan Popular University. Professor Armenologist Hakob Manandyan was

elected YPU Rector.

The period of 1960-1990 became the era of unprecedented development for YSU. New

faculties and research laboratories were opened. One of the most important achievements

was the foundation of the Centre for Armenian Studies. Publishing activities started to grow

rapidly. Scientific research and monographs of the prominent lecturers, as well as various

manuals, textbooks, periodicals and compilations were issued.

In 1991 specialists were already being trained in the areas of 32 specializations at 17

faculties and the YSU Ijevan Branch was founded in 1994. Four faculties are available here

now and about 1500 students study here. The 1995-96 academic year marked the beginning

of the new educational process for Yerevan State University. With the intent to develop an

educational system, corresponding to international standards, YSU, as well as a number of

other Armenian higher education institutions, adopted the two-level system of education.

Beginning with mid 90s to date consistent work has been done in the direction of bachelor’s

and master’s educational standards regulation, as well as in the area of the educational process

improvement. The University provides a third education degree, too, which is implemented

within the framework of post-graduate training – it is the three-year postgraduate education.

The studies end with a post-graduate dissertation defense and the Candidate of Science degree

awarding: 13 professional councils function in the structure of the University.

Alma Mater has made a solid investment in the establishment of the Third Republic of

Armenia after the proclamation of the independence. First and current presidents of the RA

are YSU graduates. Three Prime Ministers and many ministers of the republic have also

graduated from YSU at different times. Alma Mater graduates permanently make their

contribution into the prosperity and development of our country.

Currently about 20 thousand students study at 20 faculties of YSU (including

about 2000 students in Ijevan Branch and 3000 distance learning students). The Alma

Mater professorial staff is comprised of 1.500 representatives: 197 are professors,

496 – associate professors, 377 - assistants, 417 – lecturers. The National Academy of

Sciences 19 academicians and 23 corresponding members are involved in academic

and fundamental and applied research processes of the university. Academic activities

are organized by more than 100 chairs, which are equipped with modern facilities and

equipment.

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Yerevan State University’s activities are based upon providing high-quality

education, to ensure the competitiveness of its alumni in the global labor

market, as well as their integration into the European higher education sector. To

confront the challenges and to effectively implement the educational mission,

YSU continuously upgrades the content of its educational activities, applying

current and effective training methods to provide students with extra auxiliary

services to improve in a number of other directions as well.

Content and structural changes in the educational process started in YSU in

1995-96. This transition offered a different educational system, awarding the

alumni qualifications of bachelor and master.

In the framework of the Bologna Process, the ECTS credit system is gradually

being introduced in YSU beginning with the 2007-08 academic year. Currently,

the credit system is applied for 54 bachelor and 110 master educational programs

and more than 15 500 students have been trained (both regular education and

distance learning). Now, over 1250 lecturers, of which 12% are professors, 35%

associate professors are involved in the training process of YSU and 65% of

lecturers have achieved various scientific degrees. The student-lecturer ratio is

12.4:1.

Four-year bachelor education program’s work volume is 240 credits and

consists of the following structures:

general humanities and social-economic courses,

general mathematical and natural sciences courses,

general professional training,

special professional training,

other educational modules.

Master’s two-year educational program work volume is 120 credits and

consists of 2 main structures - education and research.

The Educational structure is as follows:

The research structure is as follows:

scientific supervisor’s seminar,

research work,

research Practice,

research-pedagogical practice,

Master thesis.

The multifunctional system for the constant evaluation of YSU students’

knowledge is available in the HEI. Its main goal is to organize labor activities

proportionate to the educational process, to foster students’ individual work, and

to introduce elements of competition, to improve the level of attendance.

YSU has joined the pan-European student exchange program Erasmus

Mundus, which provides students with the opportunity to study at European

universities and to transfer the credits earned to Yerevan State University as a

part of their learning program.

The YSU PhD education program has been reformed, too, which currently

prepares future researchers applying a three-year educational program, which,

along with the research part, contains an educational part, too. The studies end

with a post-graduate dissertation defense and the Candidate of Science degree

award: 13 professional councils function in the structure of the University.

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC PROCESS

Academic Process

extra courses

general education

professional obligatory education

facultative courses.

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The main principle of YSU’s current stage of development is the essential improvement

of the educational quality. In this direction, YSU is implementing complex activities aimed at

the education quality assessment and control system development. Large scale work is done

for the compliance of the research and education programs and labor requirements, as well as

introduction of mechanisms for students and alumni feedback, etc.

Professorial staff qualification as a vital precondition for high quality education provision,

has been improved and modernized, too. It is implemented as in the form of professional

training, as well as special courses, aimed at the development of tutoring skills.

Postgraduate Education

YSU also provides post university education, which is aimed to provide university

education quality and continuity.

Postgraduate programs are:

Re-qualification of teaching staff,

Professional training

The essential postgraduate program is a teaching staff re-qualification program, which

enables gathering the best teachers and scientists, and contribution to accumulation and

delivery of the newest information.

Re-qualification for people with higher education is provided in the following

professions.

Civil service,

Real estate assessment,

Psychology.

Organizing the first program, YSU has a mission to establish a civil service system

in Armenia, by re-qualifying civil servants from the Staff of the President, the National

Assembly, and the Government. The Real Estate Assessment program is designed to provide

one of the most important subsystems of the developing market economy with personnel.

The Psychology course is designed to meet the educational expectations and requirements of

a person in the rapidly changing public life.

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC PROCESS

Scientific ProcessYSU is one of the leading scientific and educational centres in the RA and is a research centre,

taking into account its academic and pedagogical potential and achievements. According to

2009 data, about 1000 researchers are involved in the scientific-research process in YSU (348

are full time researchers). In comparison with 2005, in 2009 the financial allocations for the

scientific field have increased by more than three times and are 3, 2 million USD currently.

After the restoration of independence, the number of research laboratories and centres

has increased, too. Currently 21 research laboratories and 11 centres have developed their

activities in YSU. The greater part of the laboratories is occupied in the area of natural

sciences’ research, where physics chemistry and biology maintain the leading positions. The

leading position among the humanities belongs to Armenian Studies.

About 1650 scientific articles were published in YSU in 2009, as well as more than 260

manuals, methodological textbooks and monographs. Annually, 193 thematic scientific

projects, financed by both local and foreign grant programs, are called to life in YSU.

The publishing house and library function in the structure of the University. Various

scientific almanacs are published, too.

Current reforms in the academic sphere of YSU relate to the management of scientific

subdivisions, improvement of their activities and quality rising.

Educational and research institutes, as well as centres have developed their activities in

YSU, which are unique. Taking in to account the above mentioned activities, they are of great

value to the sphere of science.

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YSU is one of the leaders of education internationalization in Armenia.

Within the last five years, YSU has signed more than 75 cooperation agreements

with international partners – universities and research centres - all over the

world. Currently YSU has partnership agreements with almost 200 academic

and research centres all over the world. Our partners include the University

of California, Berkeley, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University of

Connecticut in the USA, University of Rostock, Martin-Luther-Universität

Halle-Wittenberg, University of Trier, Institute of Space Systems of Stuttgart

University in Germany, Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State

University, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russian Federation, Beijing

Institute of Technology in China, University of Montpellier I, Paul-Valery

University (Montpellier III), University of Provence (Aix-Marseille I) in France,

Ca’Foscari University, University of Florence in Italy, Warsaw University in

Poland, University of Cairo in Egypt, University of Aleppo in Syria, Tbilisi State

University in Georgia, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, Sofia

University in Bulgaria and others.

Besides bilateral interuniversity cooperation, more than 50 international

research grants are implemented at YSU annually. They are funded by various

international agencies and foundations and include grants from NATO SFP,

ANSEF, NFSAT-CRDF, ISTC, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Volkswagen

Foundation, DAAD, OSI, Russkiy Mir and others. Currently YSU is actively

involved in EU funded TEMPUS program. In recent years YSU implemented

various TEMPUS III and TEMPUS IV projects in such fields as university

management, internationalization and quality assurance, developed and updated

programs and curricula in social work, biology and biomedical sciences,

established civil servants retraining program and etc.

Yerevan State University is the member of an International Association of

Universities, the European University Association, the Europe-Asian Universities

Association, the Black Sea University Network and the International Association

of University Presidents.

The cooperation with partner universities is based on reciprocal criteria and

has been developed by:

Exchange visits between university scholars, teaching and research staff,

technical and administrative personnel. Annually, more than 400 YSU

professors and researchers are involved in various international programs,

educational or research grant activities

The exchange of publications and information in the fields of mutual

interest.

Post-graduate exchange, study and research visits.

The exchange of students for the purpose of attending courses, participating

in professional training programs or other educational activities. Usually

both partners agree to recognize credits granted by the host university.

YSU encourages student participation within exchange programmes. In

recent years more than 150 YSU students participated annually in various

international programs.

Foreign students form an integral part of the YSU student body. The first

groups of foreign students – those being Diaspora Armenians arrived to study

at YSU in the 1926-1927 academic year. In the course of previous years 7408

foreign students from 83 countries (3527 of them were Diaspora Armenians)

studied at YSU. Currently more than 700 foreign citizens are getting their

education at YSU, including more than 300 foreign doctoral students. About

100 foreign citizens defended their dissertations at YSU with 35 of those being

Diaspora Armenians.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

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Specializations:

Armenian Language and Literature

Social Pedagogy

Management of education (for masters only)

Master programs:

History of Armenian Literature

Modern Armenian Literature and Censorship

World Literature, Theory of Literature

Modern Armenian Language and Translational Skills

History of Armenian Language and Linguistics

Higher Education Management

General Education Management

The number of students is 929: bachelors (regular education) - 572,

masters – 149, bachelors (distance learning) – 208. 14 PhD students study at

the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 17 professors, 42

associate professors, 26 assistants, 14 lecturers.

Chairs:

Armenian Language

History of Armenian Language

General Linguistics

Armenian Literature

Modern Armenian Literature

Theory of Literature and Criticism

Pedagogy

Diasporology

Scientific-research topics:

Literary studies on the Armenian Genocide

Vocabulary transactions in Western Armenian

The publication of previously unreleased works by Raffi

Armenian ancient literary method’s periodicity issue

Research on etymology and typology of past and infinitive adverbs in

Ancient Armenian in comparison with Russian and German languages

Change of meaning in the Armenian language

The practical stylistics of the Armenian language

The psycho-pedagogical, didactic, technological basis of distance

learning and the prospective of development in Armenia

Quality provision for the higher education in the RA in the context of

the Bologna Process

Internship

The internship is organized in

Yerevan schools and faculty chairs.

Contacts: YSU, D8 build., 0025,

Abovyan 52a st., Yerevan, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 54-43-73

E-mail: [email protected]

FACULTY OF ARMENIAN PHILOLOGY

Dean

Prof. Artsrun Avagyan, Doctor of Philology

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Specializations:

Biology

Biophysics

Biochemistry

Bioinformatics

Master programs:

Botanics

Zoology

Genetics and Cytology

Human and Animal Physiology

Biotechnology

Ecology and Nature Protection

Food Biology

Biochemistry

Medical Biochemistry

Biophysics

Bioinformatics

The number of students is 574: bachelors (regular education) - 414, masters – 103,

bachelors (distance learning) – 57. 17 PhD students study at the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is: 3 NAS RA Academicians, 3 Corresponding

members of NAS RA, 22 professors, 27 associate professors, 32 assistants, 6 lecturers.

Chairs:

Botany

Zoology

Human and Animal Physiology after T. Musheghyan

Ecology and Nature Protection

Microbiology, microbes and plants’ biotechnology

Genetics and Cytology

Biophysics

Biochemistry

Laboratories:

Scientific-research laboratory of General Biology

Scientific-research laboratory of Biochemistry of nitrogen containing compounds

Scientific-research laboratory of Biophysics of subcellular structures

Scientific-research interfaculty laboratory of Structural Biophysics

Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Fungi

FACULTY OF BIOLOGY

DeanProf. Emil Gevorgyan, Doctor of Biology, Corresponding member of NAS RA

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Study of morphometric variabilis and karyotypes among populations of

Insectivora, Rodentia, Chiroptera of Armenia

Study of liver regenerative potential and role of intercellular interactions

in regulation of its adaptive growth at different vertebrate animals

Vibratory pathological shifts prevention and correction by using of

physical and chemical factors

Neurophysiologic study on mechanisms of regulation and correction of

teenagers’ negative emotional status

Isolation of extremophile bacilli from geological anomalous territories

of Armenia and lactic acid bacteria from matsoun of different regions

and prospect of their application in Biotechnology

Investigation of bacterial and cell membranes activity regulation

mechanisms by physical and physicochemical factors and their practical

applications

Contamination with mycotoxins and pathogen bacteria during the

process of producing of spices and herbal tea.

Establishment and maintenance of fungal culture collection to perform

fundamental and applied research in fields of cungal biology and

biotechnology

Localization of induced DNA and chromosome damage in mammalian

cells”

Assessment of anthropogenic influence on constituents of Syunik region

ecosystems with combined use of chemical and biological monitoring

methods

Internship

The internship is organized at YSU “Marmarik” Complex, Sevan National

Park, Centre for Ecological Noosphere Studies, Institute of Siochemistry,

Institute of Botany, G.S. Davtyan Institute of Hydroponics Problems, Centre

of Microbiology and Microbial Depository, Institute of Molecular Biology,

Institute of Physiology, Onstitute of Zoology, Institute of Hydroecology and


1 Alex Manoogian st., Yerevan, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 55-67-78


FACULTY OF BIOLOGY

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Specializations:

Chemistry

Ecological Chemistry

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Master programs:

Physical Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry


The number of students is 677: bachelors (regular education) - 522, masters – 47, 56

students study in five-year system, bachelors (distance learning) - 52. 12 PhD students study

at the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 1 Corresponding member of NAS

RA, 17 professors, 33 associate professors, 19 assistant professors, 5 lecturers.

Chairs:

Inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry

Physical and Colloid Chemistry

Pharmaceutical Chemistry


Laboratories:

The Basic Laboratory of the Inorganic Chemistry Chair

Scientific-research Laboratory of the Chemistry of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Sulfur-

containing Heterocyclic Compounds

The Laboratory of the physical-chemical investigation of chemical and biological

systems

The Basic Laboratory of Heterocyclic substituted amino acids


The synthesis and the study of the Nitrogen, Oxygen and Sulfur-containing

Heterocyclic Compounds. The synthesis and the study of the lactone ring-containing

(spiro- and condensed) heterocyclic compounds of the quinoline series.

The studies of the correlation between the structure and reactivity as well as

biological activity of the heterocyclic compounds.

The study of the dependence of the electro-conductivity of the electro-active

polymers on their structure and nature.

The synthesis of the non-saturated cyan group containing lactones possessing anti-

tumor activity and the study of their biological activity, pre-clinical studies of the

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY

Dean

Prof. Tariel Ghochikyan, Doctor of Chemistry

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biochemical testifying.

The synthesis of the compounds possessing potentially anti-bacterial

properties on the base of the functionally substituted butanolids.

The asymmetric bio-mimetic synthesis of the amino acids of the new

generation.

The elaboration of the bio-technological methods for isolation and

purifying of the potentially biologically and pharmaceutically active bio-

preparations.

The application of the organic basic dyes for the determination micro-

amounts of gold, platinum group metals, heavy toxic metals, medical

preparations by means of extraction-absorbtiometric and extraction-

fluorimetric methods.

The synthesis of the polymers possessing electrical conductivity and

photo-luminescent properties by means of new methods and the study of

their properties.

The obtaining of new hybrid mineral-polymer sorbents for solid-phase

extraction of the biologically active compounds.

The assessment and forecasting of the quality and ecological condition

of natural water\

The general theory of the tautomerism.

The synthesis and the study in the solutions of the new complex

compounds formed by metal (II) ions and amino-compounds, oxy-acids

and some medical preparations.

The physical-chemical study of the processes occurring on the phase

separation surface.

The study of the influence of some substances of natural origin on the

kinetics and mechanism of the non-radical and radical chain reactions

occurring in the liquid phase.

The study of the properties of the irradiated water and its application in

micellar and biochemical systems.

Internship

The internship is organized in a number of scientific-research institutes,

NAS RA Inorganic Chemistry Institute, Sevan Water Ecology and Fishing

Institute, NAS RA Chemical Physics Institute after A.B. Nalbandyan, “Vordan

Karmir” State Reserve, Yerevan Botanic Park, “Dilijan” National Park,

Yerevan Major’s Office “Jrmough Sewage” CJSSC, “Aeratsia” Subsidiary,

“Arpimed” CJSC (Abovyan), “PharmaTech” CJSC, drug stores, “Armenian

Pharmacist” Association, “Yerevan Chemical-pharmaceutical Company”

CJSC, Faculty of Biology chairs and laboratories, Faculty of Chemistry chairs

and laboratories, Yerevan schools.

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY



Tel.: (+37410) 55-32-44


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Specializations:

Economics

Management

Master programs:

Economic Theory

Finance, Money Turnover and Credit

Business Management

Innovation Management

International Economics

Modeling of Economics

Management Information Systems

Accounting and Audit


bachelors (distance learning) – 327, masters (distance learning) – 81. 43 PhD students study

at the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of NAS RA 1 Academician, 13

professors, 33 associate professors, 40 assistants, 9 lecturers.

Chairs:

Theory of Economics

Mathematical Modeling in Economics

International Economic Relations

Management and Business

Finances and Accounting


The Specifications of the Preliminary Piling of the Capital and the Polarization of

Wealth in the Transitional Economy of Armenia

The Labor Market of Armenia

Modeling of Trade and Economic Relations between Armenia and European Union

Internship

The internship is organized in a number of RA ministries and institutions, RA Central

Bank, a number of private companies, important for the Armenian economy and faculty

chairs.

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS

Dean

Prof. Hayk Sargsyan, Doctor of Economics


Abovyan 52 st., Yerevan, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 54-41-00


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Specializations:

Master programs:


masters – 85, bachelors (distance learning) – 139. 11 PhD students study at the

faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of NAS RA 1

Academician, 6 professors, 32 associate professors, 5 assistants, 19 lecturers.

Chairs:


RA hydro resources studies and estimation for the effective usage

Research to prevent the RA landscapes degradation and designing of the

effective methods

Estimation of risk of RA natural disasters

RA territory stabile development research and project designing

The geological-hydro-geological structure and the estimation of

anthropogenic impact on the basis of complex research of Sevan Basin

The designing of geochemical methods for oil and gas deposits

investigation

Internship

The internship is organized at Yerevan and RA different organizations,

administrative institutions, Ministry of Ecology, Department of

Hydrometeorology, Institute of Geodesy, YSU “Byurakan” and “Marmarik”

educational and maintenance complexes, Yerevan schools, regions of the

republic, Institute of Geology, Seismic

Protection National Service, faculty

chairs. The students participate in

different tours, organized in RA different

regions.

FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY

Dean

Dr. Marat Grigoryan, Candidate of Geological-Mining Sciences



Tel.: (+37410) 55-25-93


Geology

Geography

Hydrometeorology

Cartography and Cadastre

Service

Service

Geophysics

Geochemistry

Hydrogeology and

Engineering Geology

Minerals deposits prospecting

and exploration

Social Geography

Cartography

Nature Exploitation and

Ecology

Regional Geology

Physical Geography

Geomorphology

Hydrometeorology

Physical Geography and

Hydrometeorology

Social-economic Geography

Cartography and

Geomorphology

Hydrogeology and

Engineering Geology

Historical and Regional

Geology

Mineralogy, petrology and

geochemistry

Minerals deposits prospecting

and exploration

Geophysics

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FACULTY OF HISTORY

Dean

Prof. Edik Minasyan, Doctor of History

Specializations:

History

Fine Arts

Cultural Studies

Master programs:

Ethnography

Archeology

Armenian history (Modern and Current period)

Armenian history (Ancient and Medieval ages)

History of Armenia’s Neighboring Countries

Fine Arts

World history

Cultural Studies


bachelors (distance learning) - 241. 9 PhD students study at the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of NAS RA 1 Academician, 5

Corresponding members of NAS RA, 13 professors, 28 associate professors, 25 assistants,

16 lecturers.

Chairs:

Armenian History

History of Armenia’s Neighboring Countries

World History

Archeology and Ethnography

History and Theory of Armenian Art

Cultural Studies

Laboratories:

Laboratory of historical geography and cartography of Armenia

Laboratory of archeological research


Archeological studies in Armenia

Russian resources and historical heritage on Armenians and Armenia

History of the Armenian military art

Globalization processes and historical Armenia: previous and modern periods

The historical-archeological heritage of Nikoghayos Adonts

Historical-archeological research of Tigranakert in Artsakh

The establishment and development of statehood in the Armenian Highland

Research in the area of the Artsakh Issue modern era

History of Armenian Art

The establishment of multiparty system and democracy in post soviet period in

Armenia

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The complex theoretical study of problematic issues regarding the

designing, decorating and technical working out of the ancient Egyptian

sarcophaguses on the basis of practical redesign of a sarcophagus of the

21st dynasty

The economic policy of the RA and the processes of economic

development

Historical-cultural research on the Aghdznik Armenians

The identity issue in the context of Armenian –Turkish relations

Internship

The internship is organized in NAS RA Institute of History, museums

located in Yerevan and regions, schools, faculty chairs and archives of

Armenia. Students take part in different tours, organized in various regions of

our country.

FACULTY OF HISTORY

Contacts:YSU, D6 build., 0025,


Tel.: (+37410) 54-43-92


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Specializations:

Informatics and Applied Mathematics

Mathematics: Computer Sciences (beginning with 2011)

Master programs:

Numerical analysis and mathematical modeling

Computer Software, Systems and Networks

Discrete mathematics and Theoretical Informatics



The professorial staff of the faculty is: NAS RA 2 Academicians, 8 professors, 31


Chairs:

Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Informatics

Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Modeling

Programming and Information Technologies


Software engineering for computing machines, complexes, systems and networks,

high level programming languages, programming in various environments (operating

systems), networking, functional and logical programming, architecture of computing

systems;

Numerical methods for mathematical modeling of a variety of problems of different

natures, numerical analysis, theory of approximation and qualitative theory of

differential equations;

Discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science, in particular, combinatorial

analysis, operations research, complexity theory, theory of algorithms, mathematical

logic, discrete optimization, graph theory, computational geometry, automata theory and

theory of formal languages, computer aided design, pattern recognition, cryptography

and steganography.

Internship

The internship is organized at YSU Computer Centre and faculty chairs.

FACULTY OF INFORMATICS AND

APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Dean

Dr. Vahram Dumanyan, Candidate of Physico-Mathematical sciences,

Associate Professor



Tel.: (+37410) 55-06-02

Fax: (+37410) 57-06-08


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Specializations:

International Relations

Political Science

Public Administration

Master programs:

International relations

Political science

Public administration


masters – 311, bachelors (distance learning) – 394, masters (distance learning) –

46. 37 PhD students study at the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 6 professors, 19 associate

professors, 21 assistants, 9 lecturers.

Chairs:

International Relations and Diplomacy

Diplomatic Service and Communications

Political Institutes and Processes

History and Theory of Political Science

Public Administration


Diplomacy of the First Republic of Armenia

Foreign relations and regional policy of the Third Republic of Armenia

Current issues of the Political Armenology

Political system of the First Republic of Armenia

Internship

The internship is organized at the RA President and Government staff, RA

National Assembly, RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RA Constitutional Court,

RA Civil Service Council, Yerevan Major’s Office, Yerevan offices of UNDP,

OSCE, CoE, EC, ACTR/ACCELS Yerevan Office and IREX.

FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL

RELATIONS

Dean

Prof. Gegham Petrosyan, Doctor of History



Tel.: (+37410) 57-72-76


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Specialization:

Journalism

Master program:

Journalism

The number of students is 371: bachelors (full time education) - 239, masters – 60,


The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 2 professors, 4 associate professors,

10 assistants, 6 lecturers.

Chairs:

History and Theory of Press

Radio and Television Journalism


New Media and Society

The Modern Era of Online Media of Armenia

Modern Armenian Press Genre Development Trends

Internship

The internship for students is organized at the RA Radio and TV companies, editorial

houses of newspapers and magazines, the multimedia journalism centre of the faculty and

the “Yerevan University” newspaper.

FACULTY OF JOURNALISM

Dean

Dr. Naghash Martirosyan, Candidate of Philology



Tel.: (+37410) 57-81-42


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Specialization:

Law

Master programs:

Constitutional law, theory and history of state and law

Civil law and procedure

Criminal law and procedure

International law

European law

Business Law


masters- 158, bachelors (regular education) – 314. 31 PhD students study at the

faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 1 Corresponding

member of NAS RA, 7 professors, 29 associate professors, 18 assistants, 17

lecturers.

Chairs:

Theory and History of State and Law

Constitutional Law

Civil Law

Civil Procedure

Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics

European and International Law


The application of European standards of human rights and basic

freedoms in criminal procedure of the RA

Constitutional principles of activities of legislative branch in the RA

Issues in the struggle against juvenile felonies in the RA

Rights of peoples and nations in modern international law

Internship

The internship is organized at state bodies in Armenia including RA Presidium

and RA Governmental bodies of the RA, National Assembly of the AR,

Yerevan Major’s Office, RA courts of the RA, Police, General Prosecutor’s

Office, State Tax Service, NAS National Bureau for Expert Examinations,

Yerevan Office of Organization of European Security and Cooperation, etc.

FACULTY OF LAW

Dean

Prof. Gagik Ghazinyan, Doctor of Law, Corresponding member

of NAS RA



Tel.: (+37410) 55-06-30


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Specializations:

Mathematics

Mechanics

Actuarial mathematics

Master programs:

Differential equations

Theory of functions

Applied algebra and geometry

Methods of optimization

Theory of probability and mathematical statistics

Deformable solid Mechanics

Management and stability of motion

Actuarial and financial mathematics

Risk management



The professorial staff of the faculty is: NAS RA 4 Academicians, 4 Corresponding

members of NAS RA, 23 professors, 41 associate professors, 21 assistants, 10 lecturers.

Chairs:

Theory of Functions

Mathematical Analysis

Differential Equations

Algebra and Geometry

Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics

Optimal Control Theory and Numerical Methods

Actuarial mathematics

Mechanics


Orthogonal expansions and approximations

Harmonic analysis

Multi-dimensional complex analysis

Intuitive set theory

Analysis of the applied parametrical models, estimation and optimization of the

parameters

The spectral analysis of normal operators and inverse problems

Systems, determined by identities and super identities and their applications

Dynamic games of several target sets and the research of stability of systems

Contact and mixed problems of the elasticity theory, diffraction and radiation of

waves in the elastic and electro-elastic media

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS

AND MECHANICS

Dean

Prof. Arthur Sahakyan, Doctor of Physico-Mathematical Sciences,

Corresponding member of NAS RA

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Interaction of Medias with complicated physico-mechanical features

Control and observation of the dynamic systems in conflict situations

and application to mechanical systems

Internship

The internship is organized in NAS RA, NAS RA Institute of Mathematics,

NAS RA Institute of Mechanics, a number of banks of our country, RA

State Service of Statistics, insurance companies, Yerevan schools, “Norq”

Information-analytical Centre, YSU Computing Centre and faculty chairs.



Tel.: (+37410) 55-40-51


FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS

AND MECHANICS

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Specializations:

Arabic Studies

Iranian Studies

Turkish Studies

Master programs:

Persian Philology

History of Iran

Persian Ethno-philology

Arabic and Semitic Linguistics

History of Arabic and Muslim Civilization and Islamism

Modern Issues of Arabic East

History of Turkey

Turkish Philology

Osmanology

The number of students is 740: bachelors (regular education) - 575, masters – 165. 12

PhD students study at the faculty. 40 foreign PhD students study at the Chair of Iranian

Studies and 7 foreign citizens – at the Chair of Arabic Studies.



Chairs:

Arabic Studies

Iranian Studies

Turkish Studies

Internship

The internship is organized at NAS RA Institute of Oriental Studies, RA Ministry of

Diaspora and faculty chairs.

FACULTY OF ORIENTAL STUDIES

Dean

Prof. Gourgen Melikyan, Candidate of Philology



Tel.: (+37410) 55-25-37


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Specializations:

Physics

Nuclear physics (nuclear reactors’ physics)

Applied mathematics and physics

Master programs:

Theoretical Physics

Macromolecular Physics

Nuclear Physics and Atomic Energetics

Mathematical physics methods, linear and nonlinear approximate calculations

Optics

Solid State Physics

Astrophysics

Optoelectronics and Photonics

The number of students is 457. Bachelors are 360, masters – 97. 29 PhD students study

at the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of NAS RA 3 Academicians, 5

Corresponding members of NAS RA, 28 professors, 45 associate professors, 21 assistants, 5

lecturers.

Chairs:

Chair of General Physics and Astrophysics after Academician V. Hambardzumyan

Higher Mathematics

Nuclear Physics

Molecular Physics

Solid State Physics

Theoretical Physics after Academician G. Sahakyan

Optics

Laboratories:

Research Laboratory of Solid State Physics

Research Laboratory of Theoretical Physics

Research Laboratory of Optoelectronics and Photonics

Research Laboratory of “Physics of Macromolecules”

Joint Research Laboratory of “Structural Biophysics” (Chair of Molecular Physics of

Faculty of Physics and Chair of Biophysics of Faculty of Biology)


Theories of Gravitation and Quantum fields and their astrophysical applications

Theoretical and experimental investigation of magnetized mediums and low

dimensional systems

New orientational and hydrodynamical nonlinearities in free and polymers dispersed

liquid crystals

FACULTY OF PHYSICS

Dean

Prof. Roland Avagyan, Doctor of Physico-Mathematical Sciences,

Corresponding member of NAS RA

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Generation of nonlinear spectronic similaritons in optical fibers: light

induced parabolic temporal lens

Study of nonlinear optical phenomena and light induced structural phase

transitions in dye doped liquid crystalline thin films

Spectral and statistical investigation of UV galaxies

Theoretical and experimental study of feedback in the quantum and

nonlinear physical correlated systems

Theoretical investigation of relaxation and optical characteristics of

electronic systems in quantum heterostructures

The investigation of spallation and fission reactions in high energies.

Transmutation

Studying of distortions of crystal structures of submicronic sizes by the

method of diffraction of electronic beam and divergent beam of x-ray

radiation

Development and calculation of nanofocusing hard X-ray lens with high

digital aperture

The Structure of Macromolecules in Solutions

The detection and investigation of defects by nondestructive testing

methods

Weighted function classes of complex and quaternion variables in

multidimensional domains.

Linear and nonlinear approximation in different functional classes

Internship

The internship is organized in “Armenian Nuclear Power Plant” CJSC,

Cosmic Radiations’ Centre (Nor Amberd), Byurakan Observatory, Yerevan

Institute of Physics, “Candle” Research Institute, Yerevan schools, faculty

chairs.

FACULTY OF PHYSICS



Tel.: (+37410) 55-63-83


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Specializations:

Master programs:



The professorial staff of the faculty is: NAS RA 1 Academician, 1 Corresponding

member of NAS RA, 10 professors, 16 associate professors, 16 assistants, 15 lecturers.

Chairs:

Laboratories:

Experimental psychology research laboratory Laboratory in Psychology of Personality and Professional Activities

Laboratory of the personal and social environment


General stages and specificities (cultural, historical-comparative analysis) of the Armenian philosophy re development between the ages of 5-18

The spiritual crisis of modernism and its characteristics in the transitional Armenian society

Modern oratory issues The establishment and application of the complex psycho-diagnostic model in

psychological research The preconditions and development trends of national identity formation in modern

society Psychological research of professional orientation and self-realization processes Complex analysis for psychological health of the pupil The preconditions of the psychological ability of the rescuer Applied issues regarding the mental health and activities of the population in

bordering areas

Internship

The internship is organized in different schools of the capital, media groups, hospitals, penitentiary-correctional institutions, nursing homes, rehabilitation centres, YSU and other libraries, faculty chairs and also regional schools and companies.

FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND

PSYCHOLOGY

Dean

Dr. Alexan Baghdasaryan, Candidate of Philosophy

Contacts: YSU D8 build., 0025,

Abovyan 52a st., Yerevan, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 54-43-74


Philosophy Ethics Management and organizational

psychology Emergency and crisis psychology Clinical psychology and

psychotherapy Social and political psychology Psychology of the personality Developmental psychology

Philosophy Psychology

Theoretical Philosophy and Logic Social Philosophy and Ethics History of Philosophy General Psychology

Social Psychology Psychology of the Personality

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Specializations:

Radiophysics and Electronics

Physics of Semiconductors and Microelectronics

Telecommunication and Signal Proccesing

Master programs:

Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunication


Theory of Wave Processes and Cosmic Physics

Ultra-large Scale Integral Schemes

The number of students is 419: bachelors (regular education) – 335,

masters – 71, bachelors (distance learning) - 13. 17 PhD students study at the

faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 2 academicians of

NAS RA, 12 professors, 17 associate professors, 9 assistants, 10 lecturers.

Chairs:

Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunication


Theory of Wave Processes and Physics

Higher Mathematics

Laboratories:

Centre for Semiconductor Devices and Nanotechnologies

Laboratory of Submillimetre Waves Research


Theoretical and experimental research in the field of terahertz wave

generation and propagation in limited structures.

The pecularities of plasmon surface polaritons localization in the optics

and terahertz regions.

The research of ongoing physical phenomena in new semiconductor

materials and devices and the interface semiconductor-another media

(gas, liquid, crystal, and electrolyte) and the manufacture of devices

made of them.

The properties of the matter in extreme conditions (ultrahigh densities

and temperatures) and its possible astrophysical manifestations.

Huygens’principal and Cauchy singular problem.

Internship

The internship is organized in

“Viasphere” LLC Technopark, NAS

RA Radiophysics and Electronics and

Physical Research Institutes, Yerevan

Institute of Physics and faculty chairs.

FACULTY OF RADIOPHYSICS

Dean

Prof. Yuri Vardanyan, Doctor of Physico-Mathematical Sciences



Tel.: (+37410) 55-51-89


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Specializations:

English Language and Literature

Linguistics and Cross-cultural Communication: English

Translation Studies: English and Armenian

Translation Studies: French and Armenian

Translation Studies: German and Armenian

French Language and Literature

German Language and Literature

Spanish Language and Literature

Italian Language and Literature

Master Programs:

Germanic Languages (English)

Germanic Languages (German)

Romance Languages (French)

Romance Languages (Spanish)

Translation Studies (English)

Foreign Literature

The number of students is 1891: bachelors (regular education) – 1323, masters – 240,



professors, 54 assistant professors, 162 lecturers on the faculty professorial staff.

Chairs:


The Intertwinement of Functional Styles as a Speechological Problem,

Discourse and Cross-cultural Communication,

Armenian Literature in the System of Western Literature of the 20-th Century,

Course Design in “Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes”.

Internship

The internship is organized at RA ministries, the French University in Armenia, RA TV

and Radio Council, various international organizations, editorial houses of newspapers and

magazines, translation centres, publishing houses, secondary schools and faculty chairs in

Yerevan.

FACULTY OF ROMANCE AND

GERMANIC PHILOLOGY

Dean

Dr. Samvel Abrahamyan, Candidate of History



Tel.: (+37410) 55-50-61


English Philology

English Language #1

English Language #2

Romance Philology

Germanic Philology

French Philology

Foreign Literature

Translation Theory and Practice

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Specializations:

Russian Language and Literature

Linguistics and Cross-cultural Communication: Russian Language

Translation Studies: Russian and Armenian Languages

Master programs:

Russian literature

Russian language

Translation studies: Russian and Armenian Languages

The number of students is 532: bachelors (regular education) – 420,

masters – 43, bachelors (distance learning) - 68.

3 PhD students study at the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is: 2 professors, 26 associate


Chairs:

Russian Literature

Russian Linguistics, Typology, and Theory of Communication

Russian Language (Humanities’ Faculties)

Russian Language (Faculties of Natural Sciences)


Issues of the History of Russian literature, theory of literature, literary

relations and translation, relations between Russian literature and

folklore, poetics of the literary work, development of literary directions,

as well as issues on the development of literary genres in the Russian

literature of19-20th centuries

Issues in the areas of modern Russian language, as well as research in

the sphere of ancient Slavonic language, Russian phonetics, lexicology,

semantics, grammar, culture and many other practical issues

Issues on Russian language training methodology

Comparative-typological studies of languages (for example, Russian and

Armenian, Czech language, etc.)

Cross-cultural communication issues on the mutual relations between

language and culture, cross-linguistic communication, translational and

other issues.

Internship

The internship is organized in Yerevan schools, editorial houses of

newspapers and magazines, faculty chairs.

FACULTY OF RUSSIAN PHILOLOGY

Dean

Dr. Pavel Balayan, Candidate of Philology



Tel.: (+37410) 55-33-62


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Specializations:

Sociology

Social Work

Master programs:

Sociology

Social Work

Conflict Resolution

Methodology of Sociological Research and PR

Social Policy and Administration


bachelors (extra-mural course) – 44. 16 PhD students study at the faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 2 professor, 10 associate professors,


Chairs:

Sociology

Social Work and Social Technologies

Laboratories:

Laboratory of Applied Sociological Research

Distance learning Laboratory


Applied sociological research

Studies of the political processes

Migration studies

National identity and construction of Armenian society

“Neither war nor peace” society

Evaluation of education quality

PR formation and management

Regional conflict studies

The institutionalization of the social work in RA

Internship

The internship is organized in regional centres of social assistance services and

employment agencies, NGOs, nurseries, faculty chairs, as well as field work in cities and

villages.

FACULTY OF SOCIOLOGY

Dean

Dr. Artur Mkrtichyan, Doctor of Philosophy



Tel.: (+37410) 55-03-85


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Tel.: (+37410) 52-24-58


Specialization:

Theology

Master programs:

Dogmatic Theology

History of Religions

Ecclesiology


masters – 17, bachelors (distance learning) – 32. 8 PhD students study at the

faculty.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of NAS RA

1Academician, 4 professors, 5 associate professors, 8 assistants, 6 lecturers.

Chairs:

Theology

History and Theory of Religion

History of Armenian Church and Church Science


Modern world religious systems’ studies

Medieval Armenian theology, calendar

Studies in the area of the Armenian Church history

Internship

The internship for students is organized at the RA historical-architectural

and church complexes (Marmarashen, Noravank, Haghpat, Sanahin,

Harichavank, Ani), medieval monastery-universities of Armenia (Gladzor,

Tatev), other educational centres, Yerevan schools, chairs of the faculty.

FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

Dean

Bishop Anoushavan Zhamkochyan

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PREPARATORY FACULTY FOR

FOREIGN CITIZENS

Dean

Dr. Leonard Shekyan, Candidate of Physico-Mathematical Sciences

Contacts: YSU, 0052, Tsarav Aghbyur

55a, 3rd -4th build., Yerevan, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 62-70-71, 62-79-49


67 students, representing 12 countries, study at the faculty.

9 candidates of sciences, 5 associate professors, 2 assistants and 14 lecturers are

involved in the educational process at the faculty.

Chair

General education subjects

YSU Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Students was opened in 1961. Since the very day

of foundation about 6000 foreign students from 56 countries of the world (among them

2600 Diaspora-Armenians) have taken preparatory courses.

The duration of studies in the Faculty is one year (1 September - 30 July). In this period

of time foreign students take courses on general subjects, (mathematics, history, chemistry,

biology, geography, foreign language, etc) study or improve their knowledge of Armenian

language.

The main goal of the faculty is to train the students corresponding to the requirements of

the RA HEI programs for them to enter YSU or different HEI at the end of the year, when

they take the entrance exams, as well as to provide them with the basis to study the subjects

to get the bachelors degree.

Postgraduate students, masters, students on probation, who overcome the language

barrier, study at this faculty. They are provided with the opportunity to make

achievements in the area of culture and science, both humanities and natural sciences.

The students here are provided with a convenient hostel, which is in the neighborhood

of the faculty building, and were a library-reading hall, sport hall, computer room are at

their disposal.

Along with the educational process lecturers of the faculty undertake research

activities in the following areas:

Environmental education in the process of training in the area of natural sciences

Innovations in the modern educational system

Improvement of methodology, designing of projects in the area of informative

direction of education

Individual work according to the scientific preferences with other research and

methodological structures

Language study issues during the training process for foreign citizens.

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The YSU Chair of Physical Training and Sports is a complete structural unit

of the university and has operated since the very foundation of Alma Mater. In

its educational, training, health multifaceted activities it involves students of all

faculties and pursues the goal to strengthen the health of students, to improve

their calisthenics, applying various sports and physical education means.

Sports groups in 18 kinds of sports offer their services within the structure

of the chair: volleyball, basketball, handball, football, table tennis, boxing,

wrestling, kickboxing, swimming, athleticism, wrestling, rescue work, tourism,

etc.

There are also health clubs in mini football, swimming, basketball,

volleyball, table tennis, athleticism, which involve YSU different departments’

employees and their family members.

Various competitions and events are annually held at the chair. Among

the most important events we should mention the Annual Games in 9 kinds

of sports, held by the RA Ministry of Education and Science, the Traditional

Marathon Race, devoted to the International Olympic Day, Student League

Football Tournament. In all seasons of the year there are organized long-term

and one-day trips and excursions to the RA architectural-historical monuments,

sightseeing and mountain tops.

Methodological and research works have always been among the most

important activities, implemented by the chair, which are mainly aimed at the

students’ calisthenics, health, physical culture’s social role, etc.

The chair cooperates with Moscow State University, Research Institute of

Age Physiology, Gyumri Pedagogical Institute and the universities of Artsakh.

The Head of the Chair for Physical Training and Sports is RA Physical

Culture Honored Worker, Assistant Professor Sargis Santrosyan.

UNIVERSITY CHAIRS

Chair of Physical Training and Sports

Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Issues is a mandatory subject for

students in all educational institutions.

Civil Defense Chair main objectives are:

to introduce students modern means of enemy attack, population

protection measures in case of natural disasters and accidents, ways and

methods of increasing the stability of economic objects in ES and state

of martial law, key principles of the execution of activities in rescue,

accident-restoration situations in sites of the injury or trauma, sites of

natural disasters and elimination of the consequences,

to prepare students, in accordance with their profession, for the

management in ES at economic objects, as well as military units during

the state of martial law,

to introduce students human anatomy and physiology basic principles,

to teach students first aid methods during emergency states, etc.

Chair of Civil Defense

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Faculty of Natural Sciences

Specializations:

Applied Mathematics and Physics

Ecology and Nature Exploration

The number of students is 171.

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 2 professor, 8 associate professors,


Chairs:

Higher Mathematics and Informatics

General Physics

Forest Keeping

Laboratories:

Laboratory of Magnetism and Electricity

Laboratory of Mechanics and Molecular Physics

Laboratory of Optics and Quantum Physics

Laboratory of Roentgen Research

Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology

Scientific-research topic:

The magnetic - calorie research on the basis of rare ground metals is in the

synthesized magnetics.

Internship

The internship is organized at faculty chairs and Ijevan “Forestry” CJSC.

Faculty of Economics

Specializations:

Theory of Economics

Service

The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 2 professors, 5 associate professors,



Chairs:

General economics

Tourism Management and Cultural Studies

Laboratory:

Laboratory on Regional Geography Studies

Internship

The internship is organized at faculty chairs, Ijevan Major’s Office, various banks,

Regional Tax Inspection, Regional District Community, Regional Employment Service,

factories, Regional Agency of National Statistics Service, Tourism and Business

Information Agency, different regions of the RA, historical-cultural places.

IJEVAN BRANCH

Director

Dr. Samvel Arakelyan, Candidate of History, Associate Professor

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IJEVAN BRANCH

Faculty of Humanitarian Studies

Specializations:


History

Pedagogy and Psychology

English Language and Literature

French Language and Literature


The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 3 professors, 14


Chairs:

History and Political Science


Pedagogy and Psychology

Foreign Languages

Laboratory:

Research Laboratory of Psychology and Sociology

Scientific-research topic:

The specifications of the rehabilitation process of people who

encountered different injuries within Armenian’s bordering regions.

Internship

The internship is organized at faculty chairs, preschool institutions, Police,

RA different regions, various historical-cultural places.

Faculty of Applied Art

Specialization:

Applied art


The professorial staff of the faculty is composed of 1 professor, 3

assistants, 9 lecturers.

Chairs:

Decorative applied art and design

Graphic design, colored painting

Internship

The internship is organized at faculty chairs, schools, during tours and visits

to historical-cultural places.

Contacts: 4001, Usanoghakan 3rd st.,

Ijevan, Tavush Region, Armenia

Tel.: (+374 263) 3-22-02


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The director of YSU Sarkis and Marie Izmirlian Library is Dr. Ashot Alexanyan,

Candidate of Politics, Associate professor.

YSU library was founded on the 28th of December, 1920 and the ceremonial opening

took place on the 8th of November, 1922. The temporary director of the library has been

Hakob Manandyan. In 1927, 52 thousand units were available in the library and the number

of readers was 530. Currently YSU academic library has about 2 million books/units, 1, 2

million of which are academic. The library has 85 staff members.

On October 12th, 1994, the framework of events devoted to the 75th anniversary of

establishment of YSU the new library building was formally opened. In 1995 an Armenian

sponsor from Switzerland Tigran Izmirlian donated 1 million USD to the YSU Library for

the acquisition of modern technology and modernization of service.

Library funds are usually replenished through subscription, book exchange and

commercial deals. Together with that there also exist auxiliary sources of replenishment,

such as donation and financial aid. In regard to this, Calouste Gulbenkian, Andrei Sakharov,

Helen Takesyan, Karen Grigorian funds are of significant importance, due to which the

library possesses a great number of valuable books. These books are mainly in foreign

languages (English, German, French, and Spanish). The assistance by the Armenian Branch

of Armenian Branch of “Open Society Institute and Foundation” was also considerable.

There are also many periodicals and journals in the library (101 different 4530 unit) that

were published abroad, but are in Armenian. Those are “Hayrenik” (Boston, 1922-1948),

“Droshak” (Geneva, 1989-1980), “Bazmavep”, “Armenian Church”, “Vem”, “Hayastani

Kochnak”, etc. Ancient manuscripts are also available in YSU Library.

Today the UN, OSCE material depositories as well as a Greek Library Centre, German

Corner and Russian Centre function in the library.

Exchange of experience and international cooperation is of great significance for the

modernization and the development of the library. In regard to this are significant programs

realized by Rostock University, Leibniz Hannover University and London Middlesex

University. Since 2007, our Library has been an institutional member of the International

Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and Association of European

Research Libraries (LIBER).

By decision of the 5th Session of YSU Academic Council, (2007) a number of structural

changes were made, which were aimed at the improvement of the library management

system taking also into consideration the experience of the European universities. Currently

six departments operate in the structure of the library: Circulation, Literature and Press,

Computer Services and Automation, Acquisition and Processing, Depository, Antique, Rare

and Art Literature. In 2007 the Library Strategic Development Project was adopted by YSU

Academic Council.

The online order system and electronic catalogue functions in the Library allows the

opportunity to make orders. Eight reading halls and two open shelf systems fund the

functioning of the Library.

Library After Sarkis and Marie Izmirlian

Contacts: YSU, 0025, 1 Alex

Manoogian, Armenia

Tel./fax: (+37410) 55-13-34, 55-11-04


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The Director of the Institute for Armenological Research is Prof. Aram

Simonyan, Doctor of History, Corresponding Member of NAS RA.

The YSU Institute for Armenological Research was established on July

10, 2008 on the basis of the Centre for Armenian Studies. Armenian Centre

for Georgian Studies, Department of the Armenian Identity and Culture,

Department of Genocide, Department of Virtual Armenian Studies and

Information, Department of the Ottoman Studies, Department of Diaspora,

Source Studies Laboratory, Laboratory of Archeological Research, Laboratory

of Historical Armenia’s Geography and Cartography function in the structure

of the institute.

The main goals of the institute are the coordination of the Armenological

research in YSU and the implementation of academic research.

The research are realized within the following directions at YSU Institute

for Armenological Research:

Scientific-research directions:

research in the area of the problem of the Armenian national identity,

mental and psychological characteristics of the Armenian people

Armenian archeology

history of the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide,

historiography and bibliography

research in the area of the Armenian statehood issues

Armenian Church history

Armenian-Ottoman Relations

Armenian-Georgian relations

studies of the historiography and resource heritage in the area of

Armenian studies

studies of Western and Eastern Armenian language relations

studies of economic, scientific and cultural potential research of the

homeland - Diaspora relations

virtual (electronic-internet) Armenian Studies in the context of

information security

Institute For Armenological Researches

Contacts: YSU, Central Building, 0025,

1 Alex Manoogian, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 55-46-29, 55-42-82


Web: www.armin.am

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International Centre for Advanced

Studies

The head of the ICAS is Prof. George Pogosyan, Doctor of Physico-Mathematical

Sciences.

The International Centre for Advanced Studies (ICAS) was founded by the order of

YSU rector on April 29, 1999 with the aim of:

uniting the scientific potential of the Yerevan State University (YSU) and the Joint

Institute of Nuclear Research (JINR) in the sphere of fundamental and applied

sciences,

realizing the joint activity targeted at the improvement of education,

elaborating the policy to contribute to the enhancement and development of the

international collaboration.

Scientific-research fields:

advanced studies in the fields of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics,

organization of schools and international conferences in the fields of Theoretical and

Mathematical Physics in collaboration with the JINR,

improvement of the educational process via invited specialists of high qualification

from JINR and other international centres.

More than 70 scientific papers and one monograph “Quantum systems with hidden

symmetry” (Fizmatlit, Moscow) were published from 1999 to 2010. The main papers done

in area of integrable and superintegrable systems and group contractions. The ICAS in

collaboration with the JINR organizes and conducts a series of international conferences

“Symmetry Methods in Physics”.

International Cooperation and Projects:

The ICAS collaborates not only with the JINR but also with a number of well-known

scientific centres and universities (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (prof. Williard Miller),

University of Montreal, Canada (prof. Jiri Patera, Pavel Winternitz), IPN de Lyon,

Villeurbanne, France (prof. Maurice Kibler), Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,

Cuernavaca, Mexico (prof. Natig Atakishiyev, Kurt Bernardo Wolf).

Three international conferences “Classical and Quantum Integrated Systems” (Yerevan,

1998), “Symmetry Methods in Physics” (Yerevan: 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010; Dubna, Moscow

Region: 2008, 2009) were organized by the initiative of the ICAS staff, the participation

of the JINR and due to the substantial contribution of the RFBI, INTAS, IUPAP, ICTP and

Alexander fun Humboldt financial funds (2010). The Chair of the organizing committee

were G. Pogosyan and A.Sissakian. The YSU professors, young scientists, students as well

as YerPhi staff were actively involved in the organization of the conferences.

“The European School on High Energy Physics for young scientists” was held in

Tsakhkadzor from August 24-September 6, 2003. 7 students from Physics Department, YSU

took part in the school.

XXVII International Colloquium on Group Theoretical Methods in Physics /Group-27/

was held in Yerevan in 2008, August 13-19 in collaboration with the JINR.

Contacts: YSU, 0025,


Tel.: (+374 10) 57-88-41


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Information Technologies Educational

and Research Centre

IT Educational and Research Centre (IT ERC) is headed by Prof. Samvel

Shoukourian, Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, Academician of

NAS RA.

Established in 2007, the Centre serves as an interdisciplinary hub for

educational programs, for research in information science and technology, and

for development and implementation of e-governmental and quality assurance

information systems in education. Centre’s expertise is set in four main areas:

traditional education, online and distance learning, scientific research, and

advanced solutions for career development.

Master Programs

Development of Information Systems,

Management of Information Systems,

Visual Computing.

Development of Information Systems program is an adaptation of an

existing educational program in information systems design and verification

to modern requirements for graduate programs. It was originally established in

YSU in early 90s.

Management of Information Systems program is an implementation of a

similar graduate program in IT management at the New York University. It was

established in 1998 due to in-kind assistance and help of USAID.

Starting October 2010, the Centre, in cooperation with the Faculty of

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering of the Rostock University

(Germany), offers a new graduate program in Visual Computing. Visual

Computing is a new direction in data acquisition, analysis and synthesis which

is routed in computer graphics, computational geometry, image processing,

computer vision, and machine learning. This is the first double degree graduate

program in Armenia. It is implemented as part of a 3-year project supported

by the German Academic Exchange Agency (DAAD). Its goal is to establish

graduate programs that will grant double degrees in information science and

technology.

Research in formal models of distributed systems, in electronic testing and

recovery of memory devices and systems is a significant part of activities at the

IT ERC.

In addition to using modern learning technologies the centre also

participates in their development. The development of Armenian Virtual

College (www.avc-agbu.org) sponsored by Armenian General Benevolent

Union is among Centre’s most recent accomplishments.



Tel.: (+37410) 55-19-41


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Centre For European Studies

The Centre is headed by Dr. Artur Ghazinyan, Candidate of Law

The YSU Centre for European Studies (CES) is an educational and scientific centre,

created as a result of fruitful cooperation between YSU and EU Delegation to Armenia.

It was founded in July 2006 and is funded by yearly grants provided by the State Science

Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science RA. Being a unique educational and

research institute specializing in EU studies, the Centre aims to promote EU-Armenia

cooperation and the process of Armenia’s European Integration through implementation of

versatile and interdisciplinary research as well as educational programmes corresponding

to European standards. To fulfill the aforesaid functions the Centre has gathered qualified

specialists majoring in EU studies, hosts guest lecturers, researchers and experts.

Centre’s main objectives:

Implementation of the European educational model- new education and new

approach

Promotion of the efficiency of Armenia’s European integration process through

theoretical and empirical interdisciplinary and specialized research.

EU information centre /EUI/

Prosperous specialized library and the Euran opean paper centre which involves

both the whole sphere of European studies and EU database which is completed

periodically.

Educational programs:

European Studies Interdisciplinary Master Program. Since 2008 the Centre for

European studies has been offering a European studies interdisciplinary Master program. It

was worked out with the assistance of the European experts and corresponds to European

Master Program standards. The Program has both compulsory and elective courses which

are equally divided into legal, political, governance and economic modules.

“Human Rights and Democratization” Regional Interdisciplinary Master Program

In 2011 the Centre for European Studies with the support of the European Commission

will launch a regional interdisciplinary Master program on “Human Rights and

Democratization” which is unique for Armenia and the region. It will be conducted by four

partner universities – Yerevan State University, Taras Shevchenko National University of

Kyiv, Belarusian State University, University of Political and Economical European Studies

in Moldova. The program will provide students with comprehensive knowledge in human

rights and democratization. It envisages student mobility and lecturers’ exchange, study

visits to EU institutions, internships in participating countries. The duration of the program

is 2 years.

Jean Monnet Module. Starting from September 2010 for the first time in Armenia,

a Jean Monnet Module “European Integration and the South Caucasus” will be taught in the

frames of European Studies Interdisciplinary Master Program. The Module is split into 3

courses “Introduction to European Integration (Cultural aspects)”, “European Security and

Defense Policy” and “European Neighborhood policy” which are to be taught during 1, 2

and 3 terms.

Scientific-research works

Research is among the most important components of the Centre’s activities. The experts

of the Centre carry out comprehensive studies focusing on various issues of ongoing EU-

Armenia and EU-South Caucasus cooperation. For the first time in Armenia the Centre

experts will apply interdisciplinary methods in research which allows them to study issues

beyond the borders of the specific discipline and providing the best results.

International cooperation

Intending to increase the efficiency of its

operation and improvement of the services

provided to beneficiaries, the Centre has

established successful cooperation and

partnership with the progressive European

universities and research centres.

Contacts: YSU, Library Building, 0025,


Tel.: (+374 10) 57-63-26

Fax: (+374 10) 55-08-10


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Armenian Egyptology Centre

The Centre is headed by Director Christian Tutundjian de Vartavan B.

A., M. Sc. and PhD (Egyptology, Archaeobotany, Archaeology), University

College, London.

The Armenian Egyptology Centre (AEC) was founded in 2006 on the

initiative of Christian Tutundjian de Vartavan. The general goals of the

Centre are to study the civilization of Ancient Egypt and push the frontiers

of our knowledge concerning it, as well as establish the Armenian school of

Egyptology.

The staff of the Centre is composed of Nazenie Garibian - Vice Director,

Doctor in Art History, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Sorbonne), Paris,

Arminee Arakelian - Scientific assistant, Ashkhen Zakharian – Librarian.

Main research fields:

The Centre has two great poles of research and interests: First, the Flora of

Ancient Egypt and affiliated specialties such as art and art technology studies,

archaeobotany, archaeology. Second, the hieroglyphic language. During the

last year a comparative sub research program was moreover created which

will focus on Ancient Egypt-Middle East-Armenia cultural and civilization

interrelations.

Current scientific programs:

Publication of the first bilingual illustrated book of Flora of Ancient

Egypt which includes the Updating of the Codex of Ancient Egyptian

Plant Remains;

Precise scientific reconstruction of a XXI dynasty sarcophagus;

The study of the literary and stylistic structure of the 36th chapter of the

Daily Ritual conducted by the Pharaoh;

Discovery and further unraveling of the Indo-European linguistic

stratum in Old Egyptian.

The comparative research program deals with the Ancient Egyptian

heritage in early Christian theology and iconography.

The centre organizes courses on Ancient Egyptian Technologies and

hieroglyphics. An international bulletin - Advances in Egyptology - was first

released in 2010.

The library of the centre presently contains about 2500 publications - (most

of which are in PDF format), as well as a herbarium and an image bank of

plants.

International cooperation:

Institut d’Egyptologie, Université de Montpellier (France);

Department of Egyptology and Archaeology, Arizona University (USA);

Botanical Garden of Jerusalem (Israel).

Forthcoming cooperation:

Department of Dendrochronology, Arizona University (USA); Griffite

Institute of Egyptology, Oxford University (United Kingdom);

Armenian Studies Program, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel).

Media

To highlight the research programs, current projects, scientific achievements

and discoveries of the Centre, an Internet site - www.a-egyptology.atspace.com

or www.armenian-egyptology-centre.org

and an electronic Newsletter have been

founded. The Newsletter is currently read

by 1175 readers, including over 1000

scholars from 47 countries.



Tel./Fax: (+ 374 10) 55-82-32


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Centre of Strong Fields Physics

The Centre is headed by Prof. Hamlet Avetissian, Doctor of Physico-mathematical

sciences.

The Centre of Strong Fields Physics (CSFP) has been created on the base of the

Department of Quantum Electronics and Scientific-Research Laboratory of Nonlinear

Electrodynamics at Yerevan State University. The main scientific staff of the Centre

involves 15 doctors of Phys. Math. Sciences and professors.

Scientific-Research Projects: The field of the Centre’s fundamental investigations

includes the problems of x-ray/gamma-ray lasers, new type small setup laser accelerators

of superhigh energies, relativistic laser-matter-quantumelectrodynamic vacuum nonlinear

interaction and production of dense positron beams, as well as fundamental problems of

contemporary Quantum Optics/Informatics and plasma physics with the Astrophysical

applications.

The experimental field of investigations of CSFP, apart from the Laser Physics

and Nonlinear Spectroscopy, focused on the Laser-Nanotechnologies, predominantly

towards the laser synthesis of nanoparticles with certain physicochemical properties and

its applications in Nano-Biomedicine. During the last five years, 135 papers have been

published on these problems in the leading international scientific journals and have

reported at the major annual conferences on related topics, and two monographs have been

issued by “Springer” in New York. These works have wide recognition and in the last

decade have been awarded the five President of the Republic Prize and Gold Medals in

Natural Sciences and the Prize of National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia in

Natural Sciences.

International cooperation and projects: CSFP is a Member-Institute of European “High

Energy Density Matter Generated by Heavy Ion Beams (H E D g e H O B)” Program (GSI).

During the last decade CSFP have been awarded the International Grants: ISTC in 2001-

2004, CRDF/NFSAT in 2003-2005, ISTC in 2006-2010, CRDF/NFSAT Grant for young

specialists in 2006-2007, CRDF/NFSAT/SCS RA Grant for young specialists in 2010-

2012. International collaboration with 22 leading institutes and known specialists of: USA,

Canada, Germany, France, UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Korea has been established.



Tel./Fax: (+37410) 57-05-97;


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The head of the Cosmology research group is Prof. Vahagn Gurzadyan,

Doctor of Physico-mathematical sciences.

The Cosmology research group was founded on March 14, 2008. This was

motivated by the outstanding development of cosmology based on the ever

increasing stream of observational information, by the appearance of novel

physical problems, advanced numerical algorithms, and by the experience of

the group in international collaborations.

Scientific-research directions:

cosmic microwave background radiation;

observational cosmology;

early universe.

The particular problems of the research are as follows:

the theoretical analysis of the data of cosmic microwave background

radiation, on the large scale matter distribution in the universe, along

with those of the dark energy and dark matter;

Kolmogorov stochasticity parameter and analogous methods

applied to the study of various cosmic signals, i.e. of the cosmic

microwave background radiation, X-ray data on the clusters of

galaxies, microlensing, baryonic oscillations in the large scale galaxy

distributions, etc.

the non-linear, chaotic, fractal properties of the stellar systems, i.e.

of the star clusters, galaxies, as well as galaxy clusters, based on the

geometrical methods and descriptors of the theory of dynamical systems

(e.g. the Ricci cu rvature, KS-entropy).

MSci and PhD students are participating and preparing their theses on these

topics.

The group is collaborating with researchers of Russia (Landau institute),

USA (California Institute of Technology), Italy, France, Brazil, etc.

Cosmology Research Group

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The institute is headed by director Vasili Tsakanov, Doctor of Physico.-Mathematical

Sciences.

“Centre for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission” - CANDLE

Research Institute has operated at Yerevan State University as a separate union since

16 January, 2007. The institute research activity is focused in 5 research groups – beam

physics, RF systems, vacuum systems, x-ray optics, machine physics and technology, and a

design office.

The aim and the mission of the institute are:

The creation of modern synchrotron light source in Armenia,

Creation of the required up to date infrastructure and experimental base,

Development of applied studies using synchrotron light,

Preparation of scientific specialists,

Development of international collaboration in the field of accelerator physics and

technology, and the fields of their application in science and technology.

The main fields of the institute activity are:

Machine physics and technology,

Electron and photon beam physics,

Intensive X-ray sources,

Development of new components of accelerator technology,

Creation of test stands.

CANDLE research institute collaborates with DESY German national synchrotron

laboratory, Swiss Paul Sherrer Institute, Stanford University, Darmstadt Technical

University, Rostock University and other

scientific centres.

“Centre for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries

using Light Emission (CANDLE)” Research Institute

The Centre is headed by director Dr. Levon Hakobyan.

The inauguration of the Greek Centre-library took place on May, 13th, 1999 in the

presence of the Presidents of Armenia and Greece.

The purpose of the Greek Centre-library is to propagate the Greek language and culture

in Armenia, as well as the scientific activities in the field of comparative Armenian-Greek

linguistics and literary criticism. Greek-Armenian, Armenian-Greek dictionaries and phrase

books, manual on Greek grammar for Armenians are composing at this centre.

The centre cooperates with the “IASON” Program of the Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki. Since the year of 2000 YSU students have had the possibility to be trained on

the summer courses of the Greek language,

as well as on eight-monthly courses,

organized by the Aristotle University of

Thessaloniki.

Greek Centre-Library

Contacts: 0040, Acharyan str. 31,

Yerevan, Armenia,

Tel./fax: (+37410) 62-98-06


Web: www.candle.am

Contacts: YSU, Library Building, 0025,


Tel: (+37410) 57-63-85


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The Centre is headed by Prof. David Hovhannisyan.

The Centre for Civilization and Cultural Studies (CCCS) was founded in

April 2007, its main objective being the study of civilizational and cultural

issues. The Centre focuses its work on exploration of interactions between

value systems, civilizational streams, and cultural norms, as well as performs

the analysis of transformations caused by these interactions. Political and

public processes take place at the regional level as well as the issue of possible

changes in the functions of the states within the context of globalization occupy

an important place in the research agenda of the Centre. Results of the research

projects carried out by the Centre are presented to relevant state bodies in the

form of recommendations.

CCCS cooperates with a number of international organizations and

institutes including Eurasia Partnership Foundation, “Institute of Eurasian

Studies” Development Fund, Tehran University, Columbia University, NUPI.

Centre for Civilization and Cultural

Studies

Russian Centre

The Centre is headed by director Arusyak Nersesyan.

YSU Russian Centre was founded in February of 2008 on the basis of

the agreement, signed between YSU and “Russian World” (Russkiy Mir)

Foundation (RF).

The main objectives of the Centre are:

to support the activities in the area of Russian language and Russian

classical and modern literature training for professorial staff, studentship

to raise the level of awareness on Russian culture, history, art and life in

general

to develop Armenian-Russian cultural and scientific ties.

Regular days of Russian culture are held in the Centre along with Russian

language training courses, individual courses, exhibitions and various events,

devoted to Russian culture.

In 2009, the Centre launched training courses for 80 specialists, occupied in

the area of Russian language and literature studies.

A reading-hall, computer office, as well as an office for video materials

watching and discussing are available in the Centre, equipped with all

necessary technical means.

Russian Culture Fan Club functions at the Centre.

Contacts: YSU Library Building, 0025,

1 Alex Manoogian, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 55-16-74


Contacts: YSU, Library Building, 0025, 1

Alex Manoogian st., Yerevan, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 57-76-49


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The field of student and alumni affairs has been increasingly developed during last five

years. Despite the traditions of public work had high priority during former soviet system

(students were actively involved in Comsomol) the current trends of student extracurricular

and public activities were formed after the establishment of independent republic.

The combination of activities of independent student self-governing organization

(student council) where student participation is based on voluntary involvement and

corresponding structural sub-divisions of university administration provides the effective

balance of democratic student involvement and professional work. This process provide

students’ participation in university governing bodies and decision making process,

protection of students’ rights and representation of their interests from one hand and the

social, economic,

public and cultural participation from the other hand. Student scientific and educational

development has a high priority for the university and these issues are dealt by Student

Scientific Society. Cultural projects and events are coordinated by the Cultural Centre,

provides the activity of Student theater, chamber orchestra, choir, dancing ensemble and

other groups.

The Yerevan State University is considered as a leading high education institution of

Armenia with a unique student environment within university. Due to the combination of

high quality education with this unique atmosphere the students’ personal and professional

growth allows future graduates of the university to play significant role in almost all spheres

of public life of Armenia.

The special attention is paid to the issues of university-alumni relations. This is

relatively new direction for university and an on-going work with alumni with new methods

and approaches is considered as an important factor for development.

Student Affairs Division

The head of the Division is Dr. Mihran Hakobyan, Candidate of History

The division functions in university as a unit of university administration. The main

function of the Division is to provide smooth relations and cooperation between student

self-governing organization – Student Council and Student Scientific Society from one side

and the university administrative and teaching staff from the other side.

Student Affairs Division promotes development of student self-governance, runs student

training courses and creates an atmosphere for active student participation in university life.

The special projects and activities are initiated to encourage student voluntary work, civil

participation and citizenship.

Student and Alumni Affairs



Tel.: (+37410) 55-16-91


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Student Council

The Council is headed by Chairman Mr. Tsolak Akopyan,

YSU Student Council was founded in April, 1994. Student Council is the

highest student representative self-governing body. The highest ruling body

of Student Council is the Congress. Each faculty elects the delegates of the

Congress depending on the number of its students. At the same time each

faculty has its own student council.

The main objectives and functions of Student Council include:

Representation of students’ rights and interests in university

administration,

Support in solution of various social issues,

Election of student representatives for university governing bodies,

Involvement in national student movement and promotion of

international student cooperation,

Challenging talented and creative students,

Organization of extracurricular activities, leisure, cultural and sport

measures.

Student Council initiates various student activities, promotes students’

active participation, but one of main important functions is provided by law

which provides that at least 25% of the members of university governing

bodies should be covered by student delegates.

The Student Council is ruled by the Presidium which is formed by the

representatives of faculty student councils. The Presidium holds various

commissions which cover various fields of Student Council activities, such

as Academic Affairs, Legal Affairs, Foreign Relations, PR and Media, Social

Affairs, Sport and Cultural Affairs, Financial issues.





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Student Scientific Society

The society is headed by Chairman Mr. Karlen Khachatryan.

The Student Scientific Society (SSS) was established in September of 1947. It promotes

the scientific, creative and spiritual development of students. It organizes conferences,

sessions, seminars and lectures. The SSS of YSU also publishes the works of young

scientists and students. The society has its structural initial bodies in each faculty.

The role of the Student Scientific Society is considerable in making scientific specialists.

Because of the society, several traditions have been founded which are necessary for all

activities of the university.

The purpose of the Student Scientific Society is to promote the scientific, creative and

spiritual development of students.

To accomplish this function SSS sets forth its activities into the following directions:

Support for all initiatives of students in scientific and educational fields.

Organization of many student conferences, seminars, popular-scientific lectures and

of other scientific and educational activities, injecting the scientific potential of the

university into them.

Publication of the students’ scientific works and other materials.

Purposeful use of the scientific potential of the youth and systemizing the

information about the present base.

Support towards talented students and PhD students.

Students’ involvement in scientific groups and scientific programs.

Establishment of contacts with other scientific centres and information exchanges.

The leading body of the SSS is the Scientific Council, which includes the Chairman of

the SSS, the assistant director, the secretary, and the Chairmen of the SSS faculties.

The faculty student scientific societies are formed by at least two representatives of each

chair of the faculty.

Student Scientific Society of YSU is working closely with similar organizations

and research centres in the CIS countries. YSU often organizes international student

conferences, and seminars, in which foreign students are also involved.

The members of SSS have participated in various competitions, conferences, trainings,

and seminars held in Armenia and abroad - Denmark, Austria, Hungary, France, Georgia,

Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Austria, Taiwan, Sweden, etc.




Web: www.sssysu.am

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Cultural Centre

Director Mrs. Karine Davtyan.

To organize students’ extracurricular activities and leisure, as well as to

form high taste in arts and crafts, to coordinate the implementation of cultural

activities and hold the highest standards, the YSU Centre of Culture was

formed in 2006. The Centre provides various cultural programs, organizes

meetings with the eminent representatives of cultural life, as well as

participates in international and local competitions and festivals.

All the clubs are headed by people famous in their field of culture. There

are two hundred students regularly attending the Centre and taking part in the

works of the Clubs.

The staff of YSU Centre of Culture is composed of members among whom

there are both Doctors of Philology and honored artists of culture.

YSU Centre of Culture structure is:

Theatre-Studio “Hamalsaranakan”, Art Director - Mrs. Karine Davtyan

Girls Dance Ensemble, Art Director - Mrs. Irene Ulikhanova

Men Dance Ensemble, Art Director - Mr. Hamlet Hovhannisyan

Choir, Art Director - Honored Artist of the RA Karen Sargsyan,

Conductor - Ruben Karaseferyan

Chamber Orchestra, Art Director - Honored Artist of the RA Karen

Sargsyan

Studio of Creative Work (literature), Director - Doctor of Philology

Sargis Mkhitaryan

Soloist Singers’ Group, Manager – Ms. Lilit Ter-Vardanyan

Club of Fun and Ingenious Ones

Contacts: YSU, Central Building, 0025, 1

Alex Manoogian, Yerevan, Armenia

Tel.: (+37410) 55-93-94


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The Alumni and Career Centre is headed by Director Ms. Lilit Hakobyan.

Alumni and Career Centre was established in 2006. The staff is composed of six

members. The Alumni and Career Centre’s mission is to raise the level of competitiveness

of YSU students and alumni in the conditions of the modern labor market, as well as to

support them in the process of decision-making. Taking into consideration the current

challenges, typical for labor market, the Centre regularly organizes different events

(internships, seminars, meetings with the Centre’s partners, designing of new projects) for

the welfare of our students and alumni. A number of projects are implemented by the Centre

in joint cooperation with partner organizations, as well as job fairs. The goal of the above

mentioned undertakings is to solve the employment issue of YSU students and alumni.

Activities on Student Career DevelopmentTo build a student career, the Centre periodically organizes:

seminars (resume preparation, introduction of personal skills to the employer, etc.),

internship programs which help students to acquire practical work experience and

skills along with theoretical knowledge,

meetings with employers, through which students get acquainted with the employer’s

requirements, obtain an idea of a future position, professional and general issues

related to the labor market,

volunteer programs which provide students with the opportunity to support Centre

activities on a volunteer-basis and to acquire certain skills.

Activities on Alumni RelationsCurrently the YSU alumni database is available, which was established in 2006 and

is updated every year. In the framework of cooperation with partner organizations, the

received information on vacancies are sent to registered alumni via the above mentioned

database. The announcements are available at the YSU official website, too. In conducting

alumni affairs, the Centre focuses on the establishment of effective alumnus-university

relations and communication. To achieve

this goal, various events are regularly

organized, which provide our students with

the experience of an exchange opportunity

with our alumni.



Tel./Fax: (+37410) 55-54-61




Tel.: (+37410) 55-54-61


Web: www.ysugu.am

YSU Graduate Union NGO

The “YSU Graduate Union” NGO is headed by Chairman Mr. Arsen Karamyan, Deputy

Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of RA.

The “YSU Graduate Union” NGO was founded in 1996. The main objective of the Union

is the development University-Alumni relations, promotion of the image YSU and its

graduates as well as carrying out various

activities to support YSU initiatives.

Alumni and Career Centre

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President of YSU Trade Union Organization is Mr. Armen Avetisyan.

The Trade Union Organization of YSU was founded in 1946.

The YSU Trade Union carries out its activities according to the provisions

of the Republic of Armenia law “On Trade Union Organizations”, the YSU

Trade Union Charter, the YSU Collective Agreement in accordance with the

requirements of legality, democracy, solidarity, independence, voluntary, self-

governance, collegiality, and principles of transparency.

YSU employees of all organizational units are members of a Trade Union.

The supreme body of the organization is the congress, and the executive body

is the Committee of the Trade Union, the members of which are elected during

Congress. The Trade Union is formed for the following five years from the

chairpersons of trade union bureaus of the faculties, chairs and other sub-

structural divisions.

The YSU Trade Union Organization serves to protect the interests of the

staff and individuals, to find ways for a solution of collective and individual

issues.

Basic issues and functions:

Participation in the process of establishment of regulations by the

employer, regarding the social, economic and legal interests of YSU

employees

Initiation and signing of a Collective Agreement with the Employer and

control of proceeding to present and protect social rights and interests of

University administrative staff

Regulation of the labor disputes of the staff

Collaboration with the RA and foreign trade unions, unions and other

organizations, research and use of their experience, to organize trainings

for Trade Union active masses

Dissemination of information on the social, economic and labor issues

of the employees

Control of the observance of labor legislation and regulations of labor

defense by the employer

Regulation of activities on the sanatorium recreation and leisure of the

employees, tourist and sports projects and support for the development

of social collaboration

Initiation of the issues regarding the university life at the administration,

having the goal of improving the social and labor conditions of YSU

employees

The YSU Trade Union Organization actively cooperates with the RA

state institutions of higher education trade unions and the trade unions of

universities of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

In 1996, the YSU Trade Union was the founder of the Union of the RA

Institutions of the Higher Education Trade Union Organizations’ Staff and

through this was involved in the Confederation of Trade Union Organizations

of Armenia as a full member.

Since 1997, the Organization

has been a full member of the

Association of Trade Union

Organizations of Eurasian

Universities, from 1998 – as a

member of the presidium.

Trade Union Organization

Contacts: YSU, Central Building, 0025, 1

Alex Manoogian, Yerevan, Armenia,

Tel. /Fax: (+374 10) 55-46-12


Web: www.ysutu.am

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N 1 building - Chemistry, Geo-

graphy and Geo-

logy faculties

N 2 building - Law, International

Relations faculties

N 3 building - Physics, Ra-

diophysics, Mathematics and

Mechanics facul-

ties

N 4 building - Informatics and

Applied Mathema-

tics, Sociology faculties

N 5 building - Faculty of Biology

N 6 building - History, Theology, Economics facul-

ties

N 7 building - Oriental Studies, Russian Philo-

logy, Romance and

Germanic Philo-

logy, Journalism faculties

N 8 building - Armenian Philo-

logy, Philosophy

and Psychology faculties

YSU MAPYSU MAP

This booklet is prepared by Public Relations and Information Department of YSU. The department carries out

various activities in the field of PR, work with media and NGOs, website maintaining, multimedia products, research

activities, monitoring and assessment.

Head of Department Dr. Karen Grigoryan, Candidate of Philology.

Editor-in-Chief: Karen Grigoryan

Translator: Gevorg Harutyunyan

Art Designer: Anoush Stepanyan

Page Inserter: Karine Chalabyan

Photos by: Asatur Yesayants

© Yerevan State University, 2010

Yerevan State University

ISBN 978-9939-51-271-6

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