Yerevan State Linguistic University
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Yerevan Brusov State Linguistic University |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1935 |
| President | Dr. Gayane Gasparyan |
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Academic staff
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389 |
| Students | 3,954 |
| Undergraduates | 3,728 |
| Postgraduates | 226 |
| Location |
 Yerevan, Armenia40°11′14.77″N 44°30′38.62″E / 40.1874361°N 44.5107278°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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"Armenia represents one of the spiritual centers of all of humanity."
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences (Armenian: Երևանի Բրյուսովի անվան պետական լեզվահասարակագիտական համալսարան), is a public university in Yerevan the capital of Armenia, operating since 1935. It is named after the Russian poet and historian Valery Bryusov since 1962.
The university produces graduates who are specialists in Russian, English, French, German and many other languages, practical psychology, history, political science, area studies and other humanities. The university is located on the intersection of Tumanyan and Moscow streets at the centre of Yerevan.
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences is the successor of the Russian Language Teachers' Institute founded as a 2-year intermediate college on February 4, 1935, by the decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia.
In 1936, the section of the German language was opened, followed by the sections of French and English languages in 1937. During the same year, the institute produced its first graduates of teachers of the Russian language. In 1940, the institute became known as the Yerevan State Russian Language Teachers' Institute. In 1955, the institute was given the status of a faculty within the Yerevan State University, simultaneously preserving its structural and academic independence.
However in 1962, it was granted independence to become known as the Yerevan State Pedagogical University of Russian and Foreign Languages named after Valery Brusov. In 1985, the university was awarded the with the Order of Friendship of Nations by the Soviet government.
After the independence of Armenia, the university was restructured in 1993 to become known as the Yerevan State Institute of Foreign Languages named after Valery Brusov.
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