Кіріспе
Еревандағы университет, Армения
Арменияның Америкалық университеті (ААУ) (ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) – Арменияның Еревандағы жеке, тәуелсіз университет, Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission аккредиттеуімен бекітілген. Бұл бұрынғы Кеңес Одағында бакалавриат және магистратура деңгейінде білім беретін алғашқы АҚШ аккредиттеуіне ие оқу орны. Университет 1991 жылы, Арменияның тәуелсіздік алған алғашқы жылы, Арменияның жалпы қайырымдылық одағы (AGBU), Калифорния университеті (UC) және Армения үкіметі тарапынан құрылды. Университет – елдегі батыс үлгісіндегі жоғары білім беруді ұсынатын алғашқы институт, оқыту, зерттеу және қоғамдық қызметке бағытталған; ол 11 магистратура және 8 бакалавриат бағдарламасын ұсынады.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Тарихы
Бастауы
Арменияда американдық үлгідегі жоғары білім беру орнын ашу идеясы 1980-ші жылдардың соңында туды. 1988 жылы Арменияда болған құрылыс қирауы салдарынан, сол кездегі Кеңес Одағының құрамындағы елге беспрецедентті халықаралық гуманитарлық және техникалық көмек көрсетілді. Батыс елдерінен келген зилзала инженерлері апат аймағын қайта құруға көмектесті. 1989 жылы Ереван политехникалық институтының сол кездегі ректоры Юрий Саркисян, Калифорния университетінің (Беркли) инженерлік-құрылыс ғылымдарының профессоры Армен Дер Кирегянға Арменияда білім беруді дамыту үшін Батыс үлгісіндегі армян техникалық университетін құру қажет екенін ұсынды. Ұсыныс американдық үлгідегі магистратураны құруға дейін тарылды. Дер Кирегян және тағы бір зилзала инженері, Оңтүстік Калифорния университетінің профессоры-эмиритусы Мигран Агбабиан, осы мақсатқа жетуге кірісті. Бірқатар американдық және армян ғалымдары университет тұжырымын қолдады. Дер Кирегян және Агбабиан, сондай-ақ, Калифорния университетінің (Риверсайд) А.Гарри Андерсон атындағы Менеджмент мектебінің бұрынғы деканы Степан Карамардиан, өз ұсыныстарын Армения үкіметіне ұсынды. Агбабиан 1991 жылы университет президенті болып тағайындалды және 1997 жылға дейін қызмет етті.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Аймақ және мүлік
Университеттің екі негізгі ғимараты – Басты ғимарат және Парамас Аведисян ғимараты, Ереван қаласының орталығындағы Маршал Баграмян даңғылы, 40 мекенжайында орналасқан.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Басты ғимарат
Университеттің басты ғимараты, ресми емес "ескі ғимарат" (հին մասնաշենք) деп аталады, Кеңес кезеңінде Армения Коммунистік партиясының Орталық комитетінің Саяси ағарту үйіне орналасқан. Ол 1991 жылдың 21 қыркүйегінде үкімет тарапынан ААУ-ға берілді. Онда алты қабат бар және бастапқыда лекциялық залдар, аудиториялар, зертханалар, кітапхана және кеңселер орналасқан. 2008 жылы Парамас Аведисян ғимараты салынғаннан кейін, ол әкімшілік және академиялық емес мақсаттар үшін пайдаланылады.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Парамас Аведисян ғимараты
Парамас Аведисян ғимаратының (PAB) құрылысы 2005 жылы басталды және 2008 жылдың 1 қарашасында пайдалануға берілді. Басты ғимаратқа жақын орналасқан, онда оқу сыныптары мен семинар залдары, зертханалар мен ғылыми-зерттеу орталықтары және факультет кеңселер орналасқан. Парамас Аведисян ғимаратына (PAB) іргелес ААУ студенттер одағы 2018 жылы салынды.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
AUA орталығы
AUA орталығы Ереван қаласының орталығындағы Алекс Маногиан көшесі, 9 мекенжайында орналасқан. Орталық 1999 жылы АҚШ үкіметінің қаржылық қолдауымен құрылды. АҚШ-тың Халықаралық даму агенттігі (USAID) ғимаратты жаңарту және жаңғырту үшін 300 000 АҚШ доллары инвестициялады.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Дзорагиу ғимараттары
2016 жылы филантроптар К. Джордж және доктор Каролан Наджариан ААУ-ға екі ғимарат сыйлады. Бірінші ғимарат – AUA студенттер үйінің құрылысы аяқталғаннан кейін 2021 жылдың сәуір айының ортасында Наджариан әлеуметтік кәсіпкерлік орталығының құрылысы басталды және 2023 жылдың жазында ашылуы күтілуде.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
AGBU Папазиан кітапханасы
AGBU Папазиан кітапханасы 1991 жылы ААУ құрылған кезде құрылды. Ол ААУ-ға жомарт үлес қосқан Папазиан отбасының атымен аталады. 2015 жылғы мәліметтер бойынша кітапханада 31 426 баспа кітап және 482 350 электрондық кітаптар, журналдар, CD, DVD және аудио және бейне кассеталар бар.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Аккредиттеу
AUA 2006 жылы Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission аккредиттеді. Университет 2002 жылы аккредиттеуге үміткер мәртебесін алды, бұл бұрынғы Кеңес Одағындағы АҚШ білім беру мекемесімен аккредиттелген алғашқы университет болды. Аккредиттеу ААУ берген дипломдардың АҚШ-та берілген дипломдармен теңестірілгенін білдіреді. 2013 жылға қарай университет WASC-тен аккредиттеуді және Арменияның Білім және ғылым министрлігінен төрт жылдық білім беруге лицензия алды.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Атақты түлектер
Дэвид Акопян, Біріккен Ұлттар Ұйымының Даму Бағдарламасының (БҰҰДП) Сириядағы резидент өкілі, 1993 жылы Бизнес-әкімшілік магистрі (MBA) бағдарламасын бітірген.
Эмиль Бабаян, 2013 жылдан бері Бас прокурордың орынбасары, 2001 жылғы Заң магистрі дәрежесіне ие.
Седрак Барсегян, Армения үкіметі Бастығының кеңесшісі (2013 жылдан бері). 2009 жылғы түлек.
Лилит Галстян, Арменияның революциялық федерациясының парламент мүшесі (2007–2012), 1996 жылы Саяси ғылымдар және халықаралық қатынастар факультетін бітірген.
Теван Погосян, Heritage партиясының парламент мүшесі (2012 жылдан бері), 1996 жылы Саяси ғылымдар және халықаралық қатынастар факультетін бітірген.
Ованнес Авоян, Picsart компаниясының бас директоры және негіздеушісі, 1995 жылы Саяси ғылымдар және халықаралық қатынастар магистрі дәрежесін алған.
Арташес Эмин, аудармашы, бұрынғы Канаданың құрметті консулы. 1999 жылы Заң магистрі дәрежесін алған.
Анаит Аванесян, Арменияның денсаулық сақтау министрі.
Анна Симонян, Bloc Quebecois Федералды парламент депутаты және комиссия мүшесі, сондай-ақ Clove стартапының негіздеушісі, кеңселері Ереванда, Монреальде және Сан-Францискода орналасқан. 2001 жылы MBA дәрежесін алған.
Далита Аванесян, армян әншісі және актері.
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Колледждер мен мектептер
Завен және Соня Акиан Ғылым және Инженерия колледжі
Маногиан Симон Бизнес және Экономика колледжі
Гуманитарлық ғылымдар және әлеуметтік ғылымдар колледжі
Джеральд және Патриция Турпанджян Халық денсаулығы мектебі
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Бакалавриат бағдарламалары
Бизнес саласындағы бакалавр
Ағылшын тілі және коммуникация саласындағы бакалавр
Саясат және басқару саласындағы бакалавр
Компьютер ғылымы саласындағы бакалавр
Инженерия ғылымдары саласындағы бакалавр
Деректер ғылымы саласындағы бакалавр
Жүгіру ғылымы саласындағы бакалавр
Қоршаған орта және тұрақтылық ғылымы саласындағы бакалавр
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Магистратура бағдарламалары
Бизнес-әкімшілік магистрі
Экономика магистрі
Менеджмент магистрі
Индустриялық инженерия және жүйелерді басқару магистрі
Компьютерлік және ақпараттық ғылым магистрі
Саяси ғылым және халықаралық қатынастар магистрі
Шет тілі ретінде ағылшын тілін оқыту магистрі
Заң магистрі
Халық денсаулығы магистрі
Адам құқықтары және әлеуметтік әділет магистрі
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Сертификаттық бағдарламалар
Шет тілі ретінде ағылшын тілін оқыту бойынша магистратура сертификаты
Аударма бойынша магистратура сертификаты
Қаржы бойынша магистратура сертификаты
Деректерді талдау бойынша магистратура сертификаты
Қонақ үй және қонақтарды күту саласында сертификат
Менеджмент бойынша атқарушы сертификат
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Президенттер
Мигран Агбабиан (1991–1997)
Харутун Армян (1997–2009)
Брюс Богосян (2009–2014)
Армен Дер Кирегян (2015–2019)
Карин Маркидес (2019–2022)
Армен Дер Кирегян (уақытша міндетін атқарушы, 2022–2023)
Брюс М. Богосян (2023–қазіргі уақытқа дейін)
University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
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University in Yerevan, Armenia
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) (, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U. S. accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education. It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees. History
Origins
The idea of opening an American style institution of higher education in Armenia originated in the late 1980s. When Armenia was struck by a devastating earthquake in 1988 the country, then still part of the Soviet Union, was opened to unprecedented international humanitarian and technical assistance. A number of earthquake engineers from the West helped in the reconstruction of the disaster zone. In 1989, Yuri Sarkissian, then rector of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, suggested to Armen Der Kiureghian, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, that an Armenian technical university based on the Western model ought to be established to foster educational progress in Armenia. The proposition was narrowed to the creation a graduate university on the American model. Der Kiureghian and another earthquake engineer, Mihran Agbabian, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, set out to realize the goal. A number of American and Armenian academics supported the concept of the university. Der Kiureghian and Agbabian, along with the late Stepan Karamardian, formerly Dean of the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside, presented their proposal to the Armenian government. Agbabian became the founding president in 1991 and served until 1997. Campus and estate
The university's two central buildings, the Main Building and the Paramaz Avedisian Building, are located at 40 Marshal Baghramyan Avenue in central Yerevan. Main building
The university's main building, informally known as the "old building" (հին մասնաշենք), housed the Political Enlightenment House of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party during the Soviet period. It was granted to the AUA on September 21, 1991, by the government. It has six floors and originally had lecture halls, auditoriums, laboratories, library facilities, and offices. After the construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building in 2008, it has been used for administrative and non academic purposes. Paramaz Avedisian Building
Construction of the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) began in 2005. and was dedicated on November 1, 2008. Located next to the main building, it has of space, which accommodates classrooms and seminar rooms, laboratories and research centers, and faculty offices. The AUA Student Union adjacent to the Paramaz Avedisian Building (PAB) was constructed in 2018. AUA Center
The AUA Center is located at 9 Alex Manoogian Street in central Yerevan. The center was established in 1999 through financial support of the U. S. government. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested US$300,000 to renovate and upgrade the building. Dzoragyugh Buildings
Two buildings were donated to AUA by philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian in 2016. Upon successful completion of the first building, AUA Student Residence, the construction of the Najarian Center for Social Entrepreneurship started in mid April 2021 and is set to open its doors in Summer of 2023. AGBU Papazian Library
The AGBU Papazian Library came into existence in 1991 when AUA was established. It is named after the Papazian family, who were generous benefactors of the AUA. as of 2015 the library contained 31,426 printed books and 482,350 digital books, journals, and CDs, DVDs, and audio and video cassettes. Accreditation
The AUA was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission in 2006. The university had received the candidacy status for accreditation in 2002, becoming the first university in the former Soviet Union to be accredited by a U. S. educational institution. Accreditation means degrees issued by the AUA have a status equal to those issued in the U. S. By 2013, the university had received accreditation from WASC and a license from the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science to offer four year education. Notable alumni
David Akopyan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a. i. in Syria, graduated from Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in 1993
Emil Babayan, Deputy Prosecutor General (since 2013) who holds a degree of Master of Laws from 2001
Sedrak Barseghyan, Adviser to Minister Chief of Government Staff of Armenia (since 2013). Class of 2009. Lilit Galstian, a member of parliament from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (2007–2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Tevan Poghosyan, a member of parliament from Heritage party (since 2012) who graduated from the faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1996
Hovhannes Avoyan, chief executive officer and Founder of Picsart, who graduated as a Master of Political Sciences and International Relations in 1995. Artashes Emin, translator, former Honorary Consul of Canada. Graduated as a Master of Law in 1999. Anahit Avanesian, Armenian Minister of Health
Anna Simonyan, Federal MP Candidate for Bloc Quebecois & Commission Members and founder of Clove a start up with offices in Yerevan, Montreal and San Francisco. Graduated with an MBA in 2001. Dalita Avanesian, Armenian singer and actor. Colleges and schools
Zaven & Sonia Akian College of Science & Engineering
Manoogian Simone College of Business & Economics
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor of Arts in Business
Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Science
Graduate programs
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Management
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Systems Management
Master of Science in Computer and Information Science
Master of Political Science and International Affairs
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Master of Laws
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Graduate Certificate in Translation
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management
Executive Certificate in Management
Presidents
Mihran Agbabian (1991–1997)
Haroutune Armenian (1997–2009)
Bruce Boghosian (2009–2014)
Armen Der Kiureghian (2015–2019)
Karin Markides (2019–2022)
Armen Der Kiureghian (interim, 2022–2023)
Bruce M. Boghosian (2023–present)
Rankings and reputation
The American University of Armenia is widely considered one of the top universities in Armenia. It has been described as such by former Education Minister Armen Ashotyan (2009–2016), the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, Armenian Weekly'', the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, independent news agency CivilNet, and other media outlets. AUA has been ranked second in the country behind Yerevan State University in at least two rankings:
Year Source Rank nationally Rank globally 2014 Armenian government 2 — 2015 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2 3887
According to a 2009 business report by the Michigan State University, "according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia". At his 2015 AUA Commencement Speech, U. S. Ambassador Richard Mills stated; "AUA is like no other university in Armenia. At no other school are you challenged to think critically like you are here. As an extension of our well regarded University of California system, AUA has planted and nurtured informed, critical thinking skills that will stand you in good stead throughout the rest of your lives." At a June 1994 fundraising banquet for the AUA, U. S. Ambassador to Armenia Harry Gilmore stated that the university was one of the "islands of light" in an Armenia caught in war and economic hardship, where people had been living without heat and light for several years. Gilmore praised the university as follows:
To me, the American University of Armenia exemplifies what is best about Armenian education. When you walk in the doors of the American University, you feel a sense of energy, of purpose. When you look in the computer lab, and see the students at work stations, you could be in any American University. But I think there are very few universities in the United States where the students work with such dedication and enthusiasm. There is another difference when you talk to the students, you learn they are not there just for themselves, they are there because they want to make Armenia a better place to live for future generations.
Саясат
2008 жылдың 1 наурызында оппозициялық наразылықтарды күшпен басып тастағаннан кейін бірнеше ай өткен соң, ААУ, басқа да белгілі мекемелермен бірге, үкіметтің қысымымен оппозициялық топтар мен демократия жақтастарына жиналыс өткізуге арналған орындарды жалға беруден бас тартты, деп мәлімдеді АҚШ-тың Еревандағы елшілігінің бас миссиясының орынбасары Джозеф Пеннингтон. 2018 жылдың 2 мамырында "Көктем революциясы" кезінде ААУ профессорларының көп саны "армян халқының әлеуметтік-демократиялық құндылықтарды қайта орнату және әділ, ашық сайлау өткізу үшін жүргізіп жатқан бейбіт қозғалысын толық қолдаймыз" деген ашық хатқа қол қойды. Хатта былай делінген: "Біз Арменияның студенттерін, жұмысшыларын және басқа да азаматтарын, олардың олигархиялық билікке, жемқорлыққа, баяулы сот жүйесіне және басқа да әлеуметтік-экономикалық теңсіздіктерге бірлесіп қарсы тұрғанын қолдаймыз".
Several months after the violent crackdown of opposition protests on March 1, 2008, AUA, among other prominent institutions, refused to rent meeting space to opposition groups and democracy advocates under government pressure, according to Joseph Pennington, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U. S. Embassy in Yerevan. On May 2, 2018, during the Velvet Revolution, a long list of AUA faculty members signed an open letter "unequivocally support[ing] the Armenian people's peaceful movement to restore social democratic values and fair, transparent elections." The letter added: "We support the students, workers, and other citizens of Armenia who are collectively saying no to oligarchic rule, corruption, a biased judiciary, and other socio economic injustices."