Yerevan State University

For other uses, see Yerevan State University (disambiguation).

Yerevan State University
Երևանի պետական համալսարան
Yerevan State University
TypePublic
EstablishedMay 16, 1919 (1919-May-16)
RectorHovhannes Hovhannisyan
Academic staff
2,370
Students13,815
Postgraduates2,000
Location
Yerevan
,
Armenia

40°10′54″N 44°31′35″E / 40.18167°N 44.52639°E / 40.18167; 44.52639
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue, White
   
WebsiteOfficial website
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1]173 (2022)

Yerevan State University (YSU; Armenian: Երևանի պետական համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, Yerevani petakan hamalsaran), also simply University of Yerevan,[2] is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919, it is the largest[3] university in the country. It is thus informally known as Armenia's "mother university" (Մայր բուհ, Mayr buh).[4][5][6] 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.[3]

Instruction is in Armenian, but instruction in Russian or English for foreign students is available as needed. The academic year is from September 1 through June 30.

According to University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP),[7] it was the top-ranked university in Armenia and the 954th in the world in 2010, of 20,000 institutions included in the list.[8] Yerevan State University was listed among the 1,000 best universities of the world according to the QS World University Ranking 2022.[9]

YSU is a full member of the International Association of Universities, European University Association (EUA), the Association of Eurasian Universities, the Russian Union of Rectors, the Association of Universities of the Countries of the Black Sea Region, and the International Association of Presidents of Universities.[10]

  1. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Hacikyan, Agop Jack; Basmajian, Gabriel; Franchuk, Edward S.; Ouzounian, Nourhan (2005). The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the eighteenth century to modern times. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 1012. ISBN 9780814332214.
  3. ^ a b Ness, Daniel; Lin, Chia-Ling, eds. (2015). International Education: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems. Routledge. p. 789. ISBN 9781317467519.
  4. ^ "Մայիսի 16-ը Մայր ԲՈՒՀ-ի հիմնադրման օրն է". culture.am (in Armenian). May 16, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "ԵՊՀ հոգաբարձուների խորհրդի նիստում ընտրվել է "Երևանի պետական համալսարան" հիմնադրամի ռեկտորը [YSU Board of Trustees Elects Rector of Yerevan State University Foundation]". president.am (in Armenian). Office to the President of the Republic of Armenia. June 19, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Նախագահ Սարգսեան. "Տակաւին Շատ Ընելիքներ Կան Երեւանի Պետական Համալսարանին Մէջ"". Aztag (in Armenian). June 22, 2015. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2016. ...Երեւանի պետական համալսարանը եղած է եւ միշտ պէտք է ըլլայ իբրեւ Մայր համալսարան եւ յառաջատար:
  7. ^ "URAP – University Ranking by Academic Performance". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  8. ^ "Top 12000 Universities". webometrics.info. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  9. ^ "QS World University Ranking 2022: Yerevan State University listed among best 1,000". Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "YSU International Relations". ysu.am. Retrieved March 21, 2022.