Yerevan State University
| Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան | |
The main entrance of Yerevan State University
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | May 16, 1919 |
| Chairman | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Rector | Aram Simonyan |
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Academic staff
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1,600 |
| Students | 20,000 |
| Undergraduates | 18,000 |
| Postgraduates | 2,000 |
| Location |
Yerevan, Armenia 40°10′54″N 44°31′35″E / 40.18167°N 44.52639°ECoordinates: 40°10′54″N 44°31′35″E / 40.18167°N 44.52639°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours |
Blue, Gold |
| Website | Official website |
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Yerevan State University (YSU; Armenian: Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran) is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919, it is the largest and most prestigious university in the country. It is thus informally known as Armenia's "mother university" (Մայր ԲՈւՀ, Mayr Buh). Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents (associate professors), and 360 assistant lecturers. The university has 400 researchers, 1,350 post-graduate students, and 8,500 undergraduates, including 300 students from abroad.
Instruction is in Armenian, but instruction in Russian and English for foreign students is arranged according to need. The academic year is from September 1 through June 30.
In 2010, according to University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), it is the 1st-ranked university in Armenia and the 954th in the world, of total 20,000 institutions included in the list.
As of 2016, approximately 100,000 students have graduated from the university since its foundation.
By the decision of the government of the Republic of Armenia and the efforts of politician Sirakan Tigranyan, the "Yerevan State University" was established on May 16, 1919, and professor Yuri Ghambaryan was appointed as the first rector (1919–20).
The university was officially inaugurated on January 31, 1920, in a grand ceremony held in Alexandropol, with the participation of Prime Minister Alexander Khatisian, many government officials, as well as the ambassadors of Great Britain, France and Iran to Armenia. At the beginning, the university was temporarily housed within the school of commerce building in Alexandropol (current building of Gyumri Technology Center). The first lecture took place on February 1, 1920, conducted by academician Stepan Malkhasyants.
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