Yerevan State University (YSU) is a university in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded on May 16, 1919, it is the largest university in the country with 110 departments. Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents (associate professors), and 360 assistant lecturers. The university has 400 researchers, 1,350 post-graduate students, and 8,500 undergraduates, including 300 students from abroad. Instruction is in Armenian, but instruction in Russian and English for foreign students is arranged according to need. The academic year is from September 1 through June 30. In 2010, according to University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP),it is the best university in Armenia and 1394th university in the world of total 2000 institutions that have entered list. According to some ranking in the world today there are more than 20,000 universities.
International Relations
Admission of foreign citizens is held in accordance with the “Procedure for admission of foreign citizens in the HEI of Armenia”, approved by the relevant decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. According to the order, the documents of applicants are accepted by the Ministry of Education and Science.
The increase of foreign students’ amount in 1961 served as a reason to open the Preparatory Faculty for Foreign Students. Since the very day of foundation about 6000 foreign students from 55 countries of the world (among them 2,600 Diaspora-Armenians) have taken preparatory courses.
The International cooperation of YSU is realized by International Cooperation Administration. The departments of international relations, Diaspora and grants function in its structure.
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Currently, YSU runs 60 Bachelor’s, 130 Master’s and 70 Doctoral programmes that involve nearly 18000 students (according to the data of January 1, 2013 there are 13500 BA students, 4000 MA students and 400 postgraduate students), 5000 of which are part-time students. The university has 19 faculties with more than 100 general and professional departments and one regional branch (campus) with 4 faculties in the town of Ijevan. YSU employs about 3000 staff out of which 1300 are the permanent academic staff (166 professors, 461 associate professors, 639 assistant professors and lecturers). 23 academicians and 26 correspondence members of the National Academy of Sciences are involved in teaching and research activities of the university. The student/teacher ratio is 12.5. The University has its publishing house and library.
YSU utilizes a multi-factor student assessment system that enables to continuously evaluate the level of students’ knowledge during the whole semester. It has elements of formative assessment and fosters students’ individual work and class participation. The Bachelor’s programme is 4-year with 240 ECTS credits and Master’s programme is 2-year with 120 ECTS credits. The University has also a 3-year Doctoral programme with 180 ECTS credits. There are 11 Doctoral degree awarding Professional Councils in YSU.
Now YSU is creating its internal quality assurance system in line with the requirements of European Standards and Guidelines to enhance the quality of its educational provisions. Effective feedback from students and graduates has been introduced to bring study programmes in compliance with the needs and requirements of labour market and the society.
Continuous development of its teaching staff is among YSU priorities, which is a crucial factor for providing high-quality education. Recently YSU introduced a new credit-based programme for teaching staff development. It provides special training courses aimed at developing teachers’ skills in applying new teaching, learning and assessment methods. YSU also provides professional trainings, continuous education courses and life-long learning possibilities to various groups of the society through its extension programmes and courses.
Contact
Address: Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 0025, 1 Alex Manoogian
Tel. (+37410) 555240, Fax: (+37410) 554641
E-mail: info@ysu.am
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