YSU Board is a supreme governing body at the university, which is summoned for five years.

The functions of YSU Board are: the approval of the working procedure, development of approval of the regulation of the elections of YSU Rector as well as the organization of this process, making decision on the election of the rector and his early termination of powers, hearing and evaluating rector’s annual report, approval of the annual and strategic plans of YSU, approval and amendments to YSU Charter, approval of YSU structure, approval of YSU budget, approval of YSU staff list, approval of the expenditure of the revenues and expenses of YSU, approval of annual financial reports of YSU and activities of YSU, approval of the annual balance sheet and other functions, defined by YSU Charter.

YSU Boars is formed from the representatives of the professorial staff, students and PHD students, representatives of scientific, educational, cultural and economic fields, proposed by the authorized body, and the employees, who cooperate with YSU (each body is represented by 25%).

YSU structural subdivisions nominate candidates from the representatives of the professorial staff. The candidates from the structural subdivisions of YSU are elected by the Academic Council of Yerevan State University.

On the basis of the nominated candidates the list of the Board of Trustees is approved by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.

Board of Trustees of Yerevan State University is composed of 32 members.

The Board of Trustees carries out its activities through sessions, which are convened at least once a year by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

The list of the Board of Trustees is approved by the decision of the RA Prime Minister.

The working procedure of the Board of Trustees was announced during the session of the Board of Trustees on April 29.

YSU executive body, Rector, undertakes the governing at YSU. In the range of his jurisdiction and according to YSU Charter Rector is the supreme ruling body and is responsible for the results of all activities undertaken in YSU.

According to the RA Legislation and YSU Charter Rector is elected by YSU Board, in the way of open rivalry, for five years and by secret ballot.

Without attorney Rector represents YSU interests in relations with the state, state bodies, different institutions, citizens, abroad, international organizations, signs agreements, makes orders, gives indications, which are obligatory for YSU staff members (this all is undertaken according to the RA Legislation, decisions of founder and attorney state body).

Within the range of its jurisdiction YSU Rector controls YSU academic, scientific, economic, financial, international activities, organizes the activities of YSU Academic Council, structural subdivisions, convokes sessions of YSU Academic Council, makes annual reports at YSU Board and provides the realization of decisions made by YSU Board and Academic Council.

Aram Simonyan

YSU Rector, NAS RA Associate Member, Doctor of History, Professor

Tel.: (+374 10) 55 43 12, (+374 60) 710100, 11-00 (inner line)
Fax: (+374 10) 55 46 41
E-mail: rector@ysu.am

The Academic Council of YSU is responsible for planning and managing the educational-methodological and scientific issues existing in YSU.

The period of competence of YSU Academic Council is 5 years. Academic Council realizes it activities through regular and extraordinary sessions. The regular sessions of the Academic Council are held at least eight times per year. The extraordinary sessions are held by necessity at the written request of the Chairman of the Academic Council or at least one third of the council members. Principles of formation and activities of YSU Academic Council are established by the regulation of the Academic Council.

YSU Academic Council verifies its regulations, ascertains graduation qualification conditions, postgraduate admission terms according to determined standards of RA legislation; it has the authority to make a decision to open, reorganize and annul faculties, scientific and research institutions, centers, colleges, high schools, as well as departments and other structural subdivisions; it discusses main and prospective trends of scientific spheres, organizes hearings on the results of important research and guidance activities in YSU, makes decisions on awarding honorary titles, medals, YSU rewards, individual scholarships, as well as it is liable to nominate candidacies for state and international awards and titles, etc.

The total number of YSU Academic Council members is 88, of which 50% are elected. Among the members of the Academic Council are the rector, who is the chairperson of the Academic Council, vice-rectors and the heads of corresponding subdivisions. 25% of the members of the Council are students.

According to the decision of the Academic Council, in case of urgency, standing or temporary commissions can be formed, the status, structure, competence and order of the activities of which are set up according to the regulations of the Academic Council of YSU.

Standing Competition Committee of YSU Academic Council shall determine the compliance of documents submitted by the candidates for the title of associate professor or professor, “RA Procedure for the assignment of scientific and pedagogical staff academic titles of professor or associate professor”; it also exercises other powers.

Standing Committee on the development and assessment of drafts of legal acts of Yerevan State University of YSU Academic Council is developing drafts of legal acts, provides an opinion on the legal validity of the documents, submitted by the rector of the Commission, gives an explanation of the internal legal acts of YSU or some of their provisions, and exercises other powers.

Standing Committee on Quality Assurance of YSU Academic Council is develops drafts of legal acts in the sphere of external and internal quality assurance, which should be approved by the Academic Council, gives guarantees and proposals for approval of new and revised educational programs, application processes and/or concepts, standards related to the internal quality assurance, collaborates with other agencies and groups and exercises other powers.

The main objective of the Standing Committee on providing cooperation with enterprises at YSU Academic Council is to improve the effectiveness of cooperation between YSU and various companies and organizations, operating in the Republic of Armenia.

The task of the Standing Committee on Ethics at YSU Academic Council is the provision with necessary actions aimed at the preservation of a healthy ethical and psychological environment at the university.

The Standing Committee on the development of ways to develop and study the status of the Armenian language also acts at YSU Academic Council.

Rectorate is an advisory body at YSU Rector. Between the period of YSU Board and Academic and Academic Council's sessions the rectorate undertakes activities concerning all spheres of YSU, as well as procedure of realization of decisions made by YSU Board and Academic Council according to the established order.

YSU rectorate structure is: rector, vice-rectors, scientific secretary, head of the Educational Administration, chief accountant, President of Trade Union, heads of YSU branches, scientific institutes, directors of centres, deans of the faculties.

The main functions of the Academic Secretary of YSU are following:

• Preparation and implementation of the sessions of the Academic Council of YSU.

Scientific Secretary, in consultation with the members of the Rectorate of Yerevan State University, makes the list of the issues discussed at the sessions of the Academic Council in the coming year and submits it to the structural units with a proposal for further promotion.

At least 5 days before the session of the Academic Council the agenda of the session, the materials related to the items on the agenda (draft regulatory document, information, etc.) is being sent to the members. Academic secretary records the session of the Academic Council, preparing, if necessary statements on a particular issue, and provides them to persons who have requested to receive them.

Protocol of the session is signed by the rector and academic secretary. Academic Secretary also makes drafts of the decisions, and after their adoption publishes them on the official website of YSU.

• Preparation and organization of sessions of YSU Rectorate.

Academic secretary informs con the upcoming session of the Rectorate of Yerevan State University rector. The protocol of the session is then prepared by the Academic Secretary. The protocol is signed by the rector and academic secretary.

• Preparation and holding competitions for the position of head of the chair, awarding the title of associate professor, professor.

After approval by the Rector on the announcing the competition the academic secretary is being provided with the documents for the competition, the documents are registered in the register journal and submitted to the competition commission of YSU Academic Council for discussion.

After approval by the Academic Council in accordance with the protocol of session the documents together with the extract are sent to the drafting of the order, and the documents of applicants for the title of associate professor and professor are sent to the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia to obtain the necessary approval.

• Registration of the documents on the defending in special council ofYerevanStateUniversity.

The documents of applicants for PhD/Doctorate academic titles are submitted to the office of the Academic Secretary, the presence of the required documents and copies of the abstracts is checked.

• Authentication of signatures of YSU employees.

Academic Secretary makes the authentication of the signature of the author in the list of scientific and educational works of YSU employee and head of the relevant structural unit, the signatures of YSU employees in various documents (review of the dissertation, the conclusion of the chair council session, etc.).

Affairs on the promotion and rewarding the employees and guests of YSU (by the instruction of YSU Rector)

• Other affairs by the instruction of YSU Rector

Levon S. Hovsepyan
Academic Secretary of Yerevan State University, Doctor of History, Assistant

Tel.: (+374 60) 710104, 11-04 (inner line)
E-mail: levonhovsepyan@ysu.am

Numerous educational and other events are regularly organized at YSU. However, they remain unrevealed very often not only for a large public but also for some university frameworks.

Therefore, YSU Public Relations and Information Department deals with preparation of information promoting the prestige and reputation of YSU, responding letters addressed to YSU quickly and appropriately, distribution of university symbols and other PR-materials.

The basic directions of the department are:

• Development of YSU web site, allocation of information on the web site, provision of on-line feedback
• Development of means for spreading printed information (official journal, magazine, bulletin, albums, booklets, cards, etc.)
• Preparation and spreading of audio and video materials
• Provision of cooperation between mass media, NGOs and other organizations
• Analysis of published materials in mass media (local and foreign) on YSU, education and science-related issues
• Quick and appropriate respond to the issues, suggestions, complaints, letters and applications of citizens
• Formation of positive opinion about university in the society, development of in-university procedures, work style, inner ethics, as well as other methodical guides.
  
  The department is composed of the following divisions:

• Division on the Affairs with Mass Media
• Division on Public Relations
• Division on Internet Resources Development and Management
• Division on Methodical Affairs

Gevorg Emin-Teryan

YSU Press Secretary, Head of Public Relations and Information Department is Doctor of Philology

Tel: (+374 10) 55 52 40, (+374 60) 71-01-41, 11-41 (inner line)
Fax: (+374 10) 55 46 41
E-mail: info@ysu.am

The main objectives of the Vice-rector on Educational Affairs are the organization of the work of the structural units involved in the education process, the organization of evaluation, quality assurance and control of it, the coordination of educational reforms, the coordinating of training, retraining and further education.

Vice-rector on educational affairs coordinates the work of different departments in the field of pre-university education, planning and organization of the educational process for bachelors and masters and control over it.

Vice-rector on Educational Affairs coordinates:

Educational-methodological Department
Center for Quality Assurance
Management of Additional Postgraduate Education
Management of Pre-University Education
Information Technology Education and Research Centre
General Chairs

Menua A. Soghomonyan

Vice-rector on Educational Affairs

Tel.: (+374 10) 554601, (+374 60) 710107, 11-07 (inner line)
Fax: (+374 10) 554641
E-mail: menua.soghomonyan@ysu.am

The main functions of Educational-Methodological Department is the development of curricula and subject programs for bachelors and masters and monitoring their implementation, execution and accounting for employees paid by per hour, checking schedules, undergraduate and graduate programs, the ordering of the methodological councils, preparation of final documents and records, the organization of state examination boards, the control of the current and final exams, the organization proceeds of the second degree, preparation of current and annual reports of YSU, training information and statistics related to the educational process for submission to the Ministry of Education and Science, etc.

As a part of the Educational-Methodological Department are:

Division of Baccalaureate
Division of Master Courses
Organizational Division
Division of the Control of the Educational Process
Internship Division

Hrant Zhamharyan

Head of Educational-Methodological Department, Deputy Dean on Academic Affairs, Candidate of Biological Sciences , Associate Professor

Tel.: (+374 10) 554860, (+374 60) 710115, 11-15 (inner line)
E-mail: education@ysu.am

The main purpose of the Department of the Additional Postgraduate Education is to provide the continuity of education. It is designed to meet the educational requirements of the person throughout his life, consistent implementation and expansion of the cultural mission of the university, assisting the awareness of the society in the area of science, providing innovation and economic competitiveness.

In this regard, theBologna process opens up new perspectives for the development of further education. Change of practical human activity and its adaptation in society has become a necessity, especially the updating of knowledge and skills, the acquisition of new competencies, providing an active lifestyle. To regulate the relationship between the individual and society YSU offers further education.

YSU appeals primarily to its alumni, as well as to all the individuals who wish that they and their employees have received additional education in the Alma Mater.

The organization of postgraduate education is optional at YSU in three programs: training, retraining and education services. Programs are held in all specialties the university offers and the training is conducted both in groups and individually. Education is paid; the amount of payment is negotiated.

As part of the Department of the Additional Postgraduate Education are:

Tutors’ Qualification Division
Division of Retraining
The Centre of Excellence of Public Servants

Zhasmen Aghasyan

Head of the Department of the Additional Post-graduate Education

Tel.: (+374 60) 71 06 50,  76-50 (inner line)
E-mail: postgraduate@ysu.am

The department is the structural division of YSU in the area of management. As a Centre the department operated from January 2007, and in 2010 the Centre was transformed into department.

The objectives of the Department of Pre-University Education is to coordinate the work of the structural units of the University for the preparation of YSU applicants, the strengthening of bilateral ties between YSU and secondary schools, the provision of the principle of continuous education in the “school-university”, the implementation of year-round information and organizational work with applicants coming for full-time and part-time education, multi-level organization of training sessions: training of the future entrants in the secondary schools of the Republic of Armenia, high school students.


As part of the Department of Pre-University Education are:

Division on the Affairs with Applicants
Division of Preparatory Studies

Vachagan Galstyan

Head of Pre-University Education Department

Tel.: (+374 10) 554003, (+374 60) 710133, 11-33 (inner line)
E-mail: pre-uec@ysu.am

The main mission of the Centre is the use of the mechanisms of the internal quality of education at the university and promotion of the culture of continuous quality improvement.

Tasks:

The preservation of common quality criteria, the regulation of quality assurance processes and their implementation in all major areas atYerevanStateUniversity

Creation of a regulatory and institutional framework and administrative support for the assessment and accreditation of YSU and its educational programs, communications between the processes of internal and external quality assessment

To ensure accountability for the quality of education at YSU

Functions:

the development, implementation and continuous improvement of internal quality assurance processes, the establishment of internal quality criteria;
development of regulatory, procedural and standardized documents to ensure the quality:
coordination, supervision and administrative support to all the departments of Yerevan State University in conducting quality assurance processes;
training and development of concepts of quality assurance, routine monitoring and control to all units of Yerevan State University in their conduct;
monitoring the quality of the design and implementation of educational programs, check their compliance with the standards;
development and implementation of mechanisms for evaluation of students, teaching process,
collaboration with the standing committees of the Academic Council and the Faculty Councils of Yerevan State University, the promotion of their work;
organization of the process of institutional accreditation of YSU, the preparation of the report and planning follow-up;
coordination of the departments of the University during the visit of experts on accreditation;
coordination of self-evaluation of educational programs of YSU

Armen Budaghyan

Director of the Centre for Quality Assurance, Deputy Dean on Academic Affairs, Candidate of Technical Sciences , Associate Professor

Tel.: (+374 10) 570677, (+374 60) 710121, 11-21 (inner line)
E-mail: quality_center@ysu.am

Department of Physical Education and Sport

From the first years of YSU foundation, along with the organization of work for the development of science and education, the emphasis on physical education of students was made. This is a task which has been carried out for about 8 decades by the Department of Physical Education and Sport.

Every year, numerous events and activities in various sports are held. At any time, the department organizes one-day and multi-day trips and excursions to the historical and architectural monuments of the republic, sites and alpinists’ tours on the tops of the mountains.

The department has 20 sports teams and 6 groups on the health improvement, in which, along with students, employees of various departments and units of YSU are involved.

The activities of the department are not limited to the 9 months of the academic year and continue in the summer and winter at the health centers (Dilijan, Byurakan, Tsaghkadzor).

Many of the teachers of the department, along with teaching, coaching, organizational work, provide scientific and methodological work: teachers publish numerous textbooks, dictionaries, make presentations at various conferences in Armenia, the CIS countries and international conferences. Teachers are members of federations in various sports and the National Olympic Committee; they are also referees of higher rank.

Rudik Barseghyan

Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sports

Tel.: (+374 60) 71-03-60,  23-60 (inner line)
E-mail: sport@ysu.am

Department of Civil Defense

YSU Department of Civil Defense was founded in 1961-1962 academic year. According to the decision of the relevant bodies, the boys from all faculties of the university, as well as girls from technical faculties were receiving civil defense education, and humanities students take medical training.

With the 2000-2001 academic year the department operates in a building on the street 1a Kievyan.

Teachers of the department were reserve officers, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, with the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, lieutenant colonel in medical training, and doctors.

All five heads of the Department of Civil Defense have been reserve officers, two of which were the participants of the Great Patriotic War.

Over the time, the department has acquired the necessary medical equipment, supplies, surgical dressings, dosimeter and chemical instruments, posters, etc. Currently it is equipped with two classrooms for demonstration materials of the didactic purposes.

In the 1995-1996 academic year the military department of the University was closed. According to the order of the training conducted by the Department of Defense, currently, without exception, students from all faculties take courses on Defense, 48 hours of which are devoted to the course of civil defense, and 80 - to the course of medical training.

At the end of the civil defense courses students take a test and receive a certificate of competence of nurses of reserve of civil defense and emergency situations.

PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER

The Chair of Pedagogy of Yerevan State University was one of the oldest chairs of the University founded in 1921 and functioned at YSU Faculty of Armenian Philology. According to the order of YSU Rector Aram Simonyan No. 133 § 46 after 19.07.2017, the Chair of Pedagogy was reorganized into the “Pedagogy and Education Development Center” structural subdivision of Yerevan State University.

YSU Pedagogy and Education Development Center has an important contribution to YSU scientific and educational activities, focusing on the study and development of pedagogy sciences, as well as preparing educational managers and social pedagogues.

The Center implements effective professional educational activities via two programs:

• For the first time in 1998, Master’s program “Organization of Education” was introduced at YSU, where education organizers are trained for the general education and higher education fields not only for Armenian but also Diaspora schools.
• In 2009, Chair of Pedagogy offered second educational program in the structure of the Faculty of Philology, this time with a Bachelor’s degree in “Social Pedagogy’.

The Center is teaching General Pedagogy at 14 faculties of YSU. Pedagogical internships are held for students of the faculties. The Center has a Student Scientific Society, which cooperates with the SSS of this faculty and the SSS of YSU.

The center has been conducting not only professional educational activities, but has been doing research on various pedagogy issues over the past 20 years and has had success in all pedagogy branches. More than 1000 scientific articles, pedagogical encyclopedia, manuals and guides, textbooks, monographs have been written by the Center’s lecturers and researchers.

The Center is implementing effective activities by participating in the international conferences: Hungary in 2000, Lebanon in 2003, United States in 2005, London in 2009, Germany in 2011, Spain in 2012. It cooperates with international organizations operating in Armenia, embassies, participates in their educational programs.

Nazik Harutyunyan

Director of YSU Pedagogy and Education Development Center, Doctor of Pedagogy, Professor

Phone: (+374 60) 710 615, 76-15 (extension line)

E-mail: nazik.harutyunyan@ysu.am

The main objectives of the Vice-rector on Scientific Policy and International Cooperation are: the regulation of research at all faculties of YSU, the introduction of scientific results in the education process, the creation of appropriate structures to commercialize innovative programs and the most important scientific results, the organization of the integration process between YSU and the ministries and institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan State University international relations development, the involvement of the Armenian Diaspora youth in scientific and educational process, the establishment of inter-faculty research and education departments, the study of technical and human resources and implementation of the appropriate reforms.

Vice-rector on Scientific Policy and International Cooperation coordinates the work of the following structures:

• International Cooperation Office
• Scientific Organizing Division
• Division of PhD and Doctoral Studies
• Research Institute, Centres and Scientific-research Laboratories
• Scientific Journals

Arsen Babajanyan

Vice-rector on Scientific Policy and International Cooperation

Tel.: (+374 10) 554702, (+374 60) 71-01-10,  11-10 (inner line)

Fax: (+374 10) 554641

E-mail: barsen@ysu.am

YSU International Cooperation Office was established to provide the quality of educational and academic activities, to organize further integration processes of YSU into the universal academic-educational processes, to expand cooperation and sign new agreements with leading universities, to involve foreign students and those from Diaspora into YSU academic-educational processes, to develop close academic and cultural links between Armeniaand Diaspora.

Basic functions of the office are the organization of signing agreements with foreign universities and academic centers, as well as negotiation processes, conduction of negotiations between international organizations registered in RA and foreign universities and academic centers according to YSU activities, preparation of invitations, documents and visas for foreign specialists and delegations, organization of reception and registration of YSU foreign guests.

YSU International Cooperation Office implements these and other functions through the following units: 

• Division of International Relations
• Division of Diaspora
• Division of Grants

Alexander Markarov

Head of YSU International Cooperation Office, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Deputy Vice-rector on Scientific Policy and International Coopeartion

Tel.: (+374 10) 550612, (+374 60) 710161, 11-61 (inner line)
E-mail: international@ysu.am

In 1979 the structure of the Research Section was established at YSU, which in 2006 was renamed into Scientific-Research Department and in 2007 into the Scientific Management Department.

Scientific Management Department of YerevanStateUniversitycoordinates the tasks aimed at YSU scientific policy. Department prepares and submits to the State Committee of Science of RA MES scientific protocols approved by YerevanStateUniversity. It organizes the approval of contracts for the provision of services at GRANT-state funding, approved by the State Committee for Science of MES RA. For the National Statistical Service it provides statistics on scientific topics, funded by the state budget of YSU. To the State Committee on Science of the RA MES it presents information on the scientific staff involved in the programs implemented by the basic funding. It participates in carrying out of metrological examination of research and design tools, developed in the research subdivisions of YerevanStateUniversity.

Scientific Management Department also coordinates the work of international and national conferences, organized and conducted byYerevanStateUniversity. It coordinates the work of methodological support for the works which have a patent value.

 
Ishkhan Vardanyan

Head of YSU Scientific Management Department, PhD, Assistant Professor

Tel.: (+374 10) 554282, (+374 60) 710185, 11-85 (inner line)

E-mail: ishkhan@ysu.am

YSU Division on PhD and Doctoral Studies coordinates the work with PhD students.

The division jointly with the faculties approves the themes and academic supervisors, approves the admission commissions’ staffs and holds the examination process in each specialty.

PhD students are provided with information about the features of training on the credit system, as well as consultancy, distribution of booklets on the credit system.
 
At the end of each year, the division conducts post-graduate qualification (check individual plans, the calculation of credits).
 
Nora Hovsepyan
 
Head of Division on PhD and Doctoral Studies

Tel.: (+374 10) 555531, (+374 60) 710188, 11-88 (inner line)
E-mail: phddepartment@ysu.am:

YSU, as a leading educational institution of the republic, is also a major research Centre.

The following research centers operate in it structure:

• IT Education and Research Centre 
• Centre for European Studies
• International Education Centre
• Russian Centre
• Centre for Civilization and Cultural Studies
• Armenian Centre for Egyptology
• International Centre for Perspective Studies
• Centre for Environmental Safety
• Council of Bioethics
• Centre of Strong Fields Physics
• Cosmology Research Team
• Research Centre for Hellenic Studies

The scientific journals have got a special place in the scientific activities of Yerevan State University.

“Proceedings of Yerevan State University”

Journal “Proceedings of Yerevan State University” has been published since 1925.

In 1967 the journal was divided into two parts – natural and exact sciences, preserving the brand of “Proceedings of Yerevan State University” and “Bulletin of the University of Yerevan”.

Since 2002, the frequency of the journal has been restored. Today, it is issued three times in a year and is registered by the RA Higher Attestation Commission.

The journal includes original articles of the theoretical, experimental and applied nature, letters and messages on natural sciences, mathematics, mechanics and informatics, prepared both at YSU and other research centers. All the articles of the journal are thoroughly reviewed and edited.

Founder and chief editor of the Journal was the Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the ASSR Hovhannes Chaltikyan (1967 - 1972).

Since 2009, the journal has been published in 3 series.

1. Physical and Mathematical Sciences (international license number (ISSN) 1829-1740) – Chief Editor V. Atabekyan (Doctor of Physico- Mathematical Sciences, Professor); 
2. Chemical and Biological Sciences (international license number (ISSN) 1829-1767) – Chief Editor R. Harutyunyan (Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor); 
3. Geographical and Geological Sciences (international license number (ISSN) 1829-1759) - Chief Editor H. Sargsyan (Doctor of Geological Sciences).

“Bulletin of the University of Yerevan”

“Bulletin of the University of Yerevan” is the successor of the four journals of social sciences: “Proceedings of the ASSR State University” (1925 - 1930), “Works” (1934 - 1936), “Scientific Works” (1939 - 1961), “Proceedings” (1962 - 1966). As a separate periodical it has been published since 1967. The journal meets all the requirements of the RA Higher Attestation Commission and is registered by this organization. Up now it has had four chief editors: Edward Jrbashyan (1967-77), Harutyun Felekyan (1978-86), Edward Aghayan (1986-91), Hrachik Mirzoyan (1992-present).

The researches, made at YSU and other scientific-educational institutions of Armenia, are published in this journal, and a considerable attention is paid to the Armenian Studies. Eminent researchers of our country and Diaspora, as well as foreign well-known scientists cooperate with the journal. Up to 2010, January 1 the journal has been published three times in a year.

Beginning with 2010 the same frequency has been preserved, but in six sections, each of which has a license number, as well as editorial board and editor.

These sections are:

1. Social Sciences, “Armenian Studies”, executive editor H. Mirzoyan (Doctor of Philosophy, Professor);
2. Social Sciences, “Philology”, executive editor L. Hovsepyan, (Doctor of Philology, Professor);
3. Social Sciences, “Jurisprudence”, executive editor A. Gabouzyan (Doctor of Law, Professor);
4. Social Sciences, “Philosophy, Psychology”, executive editor A. Harutyunyan (Doctor of Philosophy, Professor);
5. Social Sciences, “Sociology, Economics”, executive editor A. Atanesyan (Doctor of Political Sciences, Associate Professor);
6. Social Sciences, “International Relations, Political Science”, executive editor E. Zohrabyan (Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor)

The articles are published in Armenian, Russian and English languages. Summaries of published articles are available in two other languages. Brief personal information about the authors is also available in three languages.

This journal has a serious reputation among similar publications, as each article, prior to the publication, is reviewed, edited and compared with different sources. Accordingly, the publications that do not meet the established scientific standards of the journal are not accepted.

Chief Editor of the “Bulletin of the University of Yerevan” is Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Hrachik Mirzoyan.

Editorial Board:
Atanesyan A. V. – Doctor of Political Sciences, Associate Professor,
Alexanyan A. A. – Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor,
Avetisyan L. V. (deputy chief editor ) – Candidate of Philological Sciences,
Gabuzyan A. H. – Doctor of Law, Professor ,
Gonchar N. A. (deputy chief editor) - Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor,
Harutyunyan E. A. – Doctor of Philosophy, Professor,
Hovakimyan A.E. - (executive secretary) - Candidate of Philological Sciences,
Hovsepyan L. S. - Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor,
Simonyan A. H. – Doctor of History, Professor , NAS RA Associate Member

Basic issues of YSU Vice-rector on Students, Alumni and Public Affairs are the systematization of activities carried out with students, implementation of complex programs related to the solution of student's social problems and encouragement of their public and civil activity, activation of links with all YSU graduates, development of Alma Mater-graduate cooperation, systematization of establishment of YSU graduates' united base and establishment of graduate-employer relations.

One of Vice-rector's basic problems is the systematization of YSU PR, elucidation of YSU plans through mass media, preparation of properties with YSU symbols and implementation of YSU advocating programs, activation of university cultural life and systematization of cultural programs.

Vice-rector on Students, Alumni and Public Affairs systematizes activities of the following subdivisions:

• History Museum
• Alumni and Career Centre
• Cultural Center
• Centre on Student Affairs
• Practical Training Complexes
• Department of network support and computers

Ruben Markosyan

Vice-rector on Students, Alumni and Public Affairs, Candidate of Technical Sciences

Tel.: (+374 10) 55-46-72, (+374 60) 71-01-12, 11-12 (inner line)
Fax: (+374 10) 55-46-41
E-mail: rmarkosyan@ysu.am

YSU Student Affairs Division was founded in 1996 according to the decision of YSU Academic Council.

Since the very beginning up to 2006 Student Affairs Division has been in the structure of the Educational Department of YSU, and now it is a separate structure.

The division has following functions:

• Organization of the activities of YSU student organizations
• Provide with information wide masses of students
• Develop and implement programs directed to the improvement of the effectiveness of educational process
• Students' leasure time and rest
• The improvement of students' social conditions
• Establishment of students' discipline

Vahagn Varagyan

Head of Student Affairs Centre, Candidate of Biological Sciences

Tel: (+374 60) 710191, 11-91 (inner line)
E-mail: varagyan@ysu.am

YSU Alumni and Career Centre is the only in-University structure that deals with YSU alumni employment problems. 

YSU Alumni and Career Centre was founded on June 1, 2006, according to YSU Academic Council decision. The main objectives of the Centre are to improve students' and graduates' competitiveness in labor market, to establish university-graduate relations, to develop the cooperation between them, to solve the set up problems.

Presently the Center is in the stage of formation and establishment. Complicated problems, which the Center has put forward, require new and special approaches.

The Centre offers cooperation with those organizations and individuals that are interested in it. 

In the period of transition to market relations students' employment problem became one of the key problems. In contrast to the Soviet Union period, when in conditions of planned economy student's employment problem was solved according to the centralized method, nowadays students have to find a job relying on their own efforts, which is rather difficult because of objective and subjective reasons. Unfortunately quite often students graduating from higher educational institutions are occupied in the area, which is not suitable for their higher education. In such confusing conditions of the difficult system of labor market the problem of young specialists' guidance, improvement of students' competitiveness in labor market becomes the main goal of YSU Career Centre. 

In many countries of the world the great part of leading universities' financial means is being created due to students' support and university-graduate relations. During its 85-year way Alma Mater has given a galaxy of more than 9000 highly qualified specialists. It is obvious that in conditions of such a great potential, a new method of working process organization, new approaches and possibilities, formation of qualitative new relations of university-graduate have again become a key problem. 

Objectives and Framework of YSU Career Centre

The two main target-groups of the Centre are students and graduates.
To reach the set up goals the Centre plans to cooperate with the following groups:

• Academic-pedagogical staff
• Different in-University substructures
• Private and state organizations, employers and entrepreneurs
• International organizations, NGOs, and other organizations and individuals that are interested in cooperation process

Main objectives of YSU Career Centre are

• To systematize activities directed to YSU students' and graduates' employment problems
• To organize YSU students' work experience parallel to education process
• To establish close relations between YSU students, graduates and potential employers
• To carry out research among YSU students and graduates, to sum up information on both local and international labor market development trends
• To provide consultations on YSU students' and graduates' employment and other problems, to organize trainings, seminars and measures, to spread corresponding information
• To establish constant relations and cooperation between graduates and the University, as well as to involve the graduates into YSU problems solving process
• To establish constant relations between those YSU graduates who have made a great contribution to the spheres of science, art, culture, social life, etc. 
  
  Lilit Hakobyan

Director of YSU Alumni and Career Centre

Tel: (+347 10) 555461, (+374 60) 710171, 11-71 (inner line)

E-mail: acc@ysu.am 

The main objectives of YSU Vice-rector on General Affairs are the coordination of maintenance activities at YSU.

Vice-rector on General Affairs coordinates the work of the following structures:

• Engineering Service
• Security
• Fire Service
• Head of Civil Defense and Emergencies
• Sports Complex
• Automatic Telephone Exchange
• Vehicle Fleet
• Medical Centre
• Dental Clinic
• Food Units

Ararat Malkhasyan

Vice-rector on General Affairs, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor
 
Tel.: (+347 10) 554810, (+374 60) 71-01-14, 11-14 (inner line)
Fax: (+347 10) 554641
E-mail: amalkhasyan@ysu.am

YSU library was founded on 28th of February, 1920 and the official opening ceremony was held on November 8, 1922.

In 1927 the library possessed 52 thousand units and the number of readers was only 530. Today YSU academic library has about 2 million books/units, 1, 2 million of which are academic. The number of employees is 103.

On October 12th, 1994, in the framework of events devoted to the 75th anniversary of YSU foundation, the new library building was officially opened. And on the 7th of October, 1997 the Library was called after sponsor from Switzerland Tigran Izmirlyan's parents Sargis and Mary Ismirlyans.

Library funds are usually replenished through subscription, book exchange and commercial deals. Together with that there also exist auxiliary sources of replenishment, such as donation and financial aid. In regard to this, Galust Gyulbenkyan (4400 units), H. Taqesyan (2800 units) and Andrey Sakharov (1200 units) funds are of significant importance, due to which the library possesses a great number of valuable books. These books are mainly in foreign languages (English, German, French, and Spanish). Many valuable books and monographs in Armenian language (101 titles, 4530 units), published abroad, are available in these funds.

As for financial support we must underline the grant provided by Open Society Institute Support Foundation, Armenian Branch.

Today the UN, OSCE material depositories as well as Greek Embassy Library Center function in the library.

The international cooperation and experience exchange are of great significance for the development of YSU Library. Here we must state about the joint project with University of Rostock (1996-1999) in the framework of which a financial aid for 150000 Deutsch marks was shown to the library (acquisition of scientific journals, books, library accessories and equipment).

Taking into consideration the experience of leading European HEI, on the 10th of July, 2006, YSU Academic Council made a decision to undertake reforms for the effectiveness of library management.

Currently the following departments function in the structure of YSU Library.


Stocking with following sub-departments 

a/ Stocking of library resources
b/ Accounting
c/ Exchange, Donations and Depositary
d/ International Organizations Book-office
e/ Library registering
f/ Classification
g/ Press classification
h/ New literature logging in

Depository with following sub-departments

a/ Literature preservation
b/ Hygiene and renovation

Circulation with following sub-departments

a/ Readers registration
b/ Readers service
c/ Interuniversity library card

Computer Services and Automation

Social sciences with following sub-departments

a/ Social sciences reading-hall
b/ Philological sciences reading-hall
c/ Social sciences workshop
d/ Press reading-hall

Exact and Natural sciences with following sub-departments

a/ Exact sciences reading-hall 
b/ Natural sciences reading-hall
c/ Exact sciences scientific workshop 
d/ Natural sciences workshop

Antiquated and Rare Literature with following sub-departments

a/ Special literature
b/ Greek studies

Information bibliography

Library rules

YSU studentship, PHD students, applicants and professorial staff has got the right to apply for YSU Library services. Representatives from other HEI are provided with this opportunity, too, but according to the order, defined by the Library authorities.

To become the reader or subscriber of YSU Library the following documents must be presented to the Circulation Department: passport, reference by Dean's Office for students and PHD students, reference from the Human Resources Department for professorial staff, where the deadline of his/.her business contract must be given, two 3/4 photos.

The library card, according to the order, established by the directorship, provides the reader with the opportunity to apply for library services. It is given for some period of time (here the status in the University is required): Bachelors - 4 years, Masters - 2 years, PHD students - 3 years and to the professorial staff according to the business contract duration between the employer and employee. Library services for the applicants are available only through the reading-halls. They must have temporary library card. Library services are not available for temporary or superseding employees.

Working hours

Reading-halls social, exact and natural sciences, workshops and press reading-hall are open on: 

Monday-Friday 9.00-21.00

Saturday 10.00-18.00

You can visit the following web-sites to view the complex electronic depositories of Armenian libraries.

English 
http://www.armunicat.am:8991/ALEPH
Armenian 
http://www.armunicat.am:8991/ARMA

You can visit YSU Library to learn about the usage rules of the electronic complex depositories.

Yeznik Mirzoyan

Director of YSU Sarkis and Marie Izmirlian Library, Candidate of Physico-mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor

Tel: (+374 10) 551334, (+374 60) 710200, 12-00 (inner line)
Fax (+374 10) 551104
E-mail: mirzoyan@ysu.am

19 faculties operate in the structure of YSU.

• Faculty of Geography and Geology
• Faculty of Theology
• Faculty of Oriental Studies
• Faculty of Journalism
• Faculty of Informatics and Applied Mathematics
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Biology
• Faculty of Armenian Philology
• Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics
• Faculty of International Relations
• Faculty of History
• Faculty of Radiophysics
• Faculty of European Languages and Communication
  
• Faculty of Russian Philology
• Faculty of Sociology
• Faculty of Economics and Management
• Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology
• Faculty of Chemistry
• Faculty of Physics

YSU branch in Ijevan was founded in 1994. The branch trains specialists (Bachelors) according to YSU programs.

The branch has four faculties with approximately 900 students. Here are specialists in Applied Mathematics, Physics, the Armenian Language and Literature, History, Pedagogy and Psychology, as well as applied decoration art and national trade.

YSU branch in Ijevan has 11 Departments, Laboratories of Physics, Physical Electronics, Higher Mathematics and Informatics, as well as a workshop for decorative applied art. 

The majority of leading lecturers of Ijevan branch are from Yerevan State University. The scientific research activities are directed to scientific providing microelectronics, small business development, and language and literature, as well as issues on history, pedagogy and physiology. 

YSU Ijevan branch cooperates with numerous higher educational institutions, including Valance universities,France.

Artak V. Tsutsulyan

Director of YSU Ijevan Branch

Tel.:  (+347 263) 32202

E-mail: ijevan@ysu.am

Department of Human Resources Management and Legal Support of Yerevan State University is a structural subdivision operating in accordance with the RA legislation and YSU Charter.

The objectives of the department are:

• to implement YSU personnel accounting, retraining and attestation of employees, elaborate orders on employment, exemption, encouragement of employees, application of disciplinary penalties and other legal acts regulating labor relations, manage the adopted legal acts and carry out other functions related to labor law,
• to elaborate YSU employees training, attestation, official promotion procedures, job passports (job descriptions) and other legal acts and ensure the proper implementation of the training and attestation process of employees in the manner prescribed by these acts,
• to carry out an internal investigation by the order of YSU Rector,
• to take measures for compliance with the requirements of the current legislation, YSU Charter, YSU collective agreement, internal discipline and ethical rules, YSU Rector's responses to the received official statements, applications, complaints and suggestions of citizens,
• to approve the correspondence of the internal legal acts drafted by YSU structural subdivisions and the YSU rector and vice-rectors to the requirements of the current RA legislation, to give legal comments and conclusions,
• to ensure YSU representation in the court, state and other bodies,
• to solve other issues related to the main activities of the department.

The following divisions operate in the structure of the department:

· Human Resources Division

· Legal Support Division

Armen Tadevosyan

Head of the Department of Human Resources Management and Legal Support

Phone: (+374 60) 710006, 10-06 (internal)

E-mail: mail: hr@ysu.am

The Division of Computer Network Service and Computers was opened at YSU on February 1, 2007. In 2010 it was reformed into Information Systems Service and Development Department service.

Area of activities of the department includes:

• Provision, upgrading of the university information systems and computers and management,
• providing a single use of university information systems and integration works, the development of new systems,
• Promote the use of information technologies in education.
  
  Functions of the Department:
• Design and operation of the internal network of the University, proposals on the development of the network, providing Internet services at the subdivisions of YSU, management and development of the e-mail system of the University,
• placement of Internet resources of Yerevan State University (website, web portal, etc.) and solution of technical problems, associated with ongoing maintenance works,
• maintenance of servers, used for the needs of the electronic systems of the subdivisions, and information technologies, the implementation of the inventory of computer equipment and operation of electronic systems, as well as carrying out the activities on the integration of existing systems,
• maintenance of systems for the web training, used in the education process and a network of relevant audiences, providing technical maintenance of the university security system,
• for using the information systems to organize training and retraining of staff (the system of electronic documentation, etc.).
  
  The department is composed of the following divisions:
• Information Systems Development and Networks (head Paruyr Varderesyan)
• Computer Technique Maintenance (head Arthur Apresyan)

Rouben Abrahamyan

Head of the Information Systems Service and Development Department

Tel.: (+374 60) 710155, 11-55 (inner line)
E-mail: abrahamyan@ysu.am

Yerevan State University, along with the educational process, pays much attention to the extracurricular life of students.

Currently the cultural life is thriving. YSU Cultural Centre was founded in June of 2006 in order to combine cultural clubs operating at YSU, organization of the extracurricular leisure activities, formation of high aesthetic taste, as well as the coordination of all cultural activities.

To expand the boundaries of interest and ensure the comprehensive development of students this Centre hosts a variety of cultural programs, organizes meetings with famous people and also participates in national and international competitions, festivals, represents YSU on tours in the regions of Armenia and abroad.

Periodically delivered lectures on various cultural areas and famous people not only provide pleasant leisure of students, but also significantly stimulate their creativity.

The Centre periodically organizes tours in Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora, thereby strengthening the ties between Armenia and the Diaspora.

YSU Culture Centre is composed of:

• Theatre-Studio “Hamalsaranakan”, Art Director - Karine Davtyan
• YSU Women’s Dancing Group, Art Director - Iren Ulikhanova
• YSU Men’s Dance Ensemble – Art Director – Hamlet Hovhannisyan
• YSU Choir, Art Director - Honored Worker of Art of the RA - Karen Sargsyan, choirmaster - Ruben Karaseferyan
• YSU Chamber Orchestra, Art Director - Honored Worker of Art of the RA - Karen Sargsyan
• Young Writers and Composers Club, Supervisor – Doctor of Philology – Sargis Mkhitaryan
• Club “Nike”, Coordinator – Arevik Prazyan
• YSU Club of Joyful and Ingenious Students

Karine Davtyan

Director of Cultural Centre

Tel: (+347 10) 559394, (+374 60) 710184, 11-84 (inner line)

E-mail:  culturecenter@ysu.am

Museum of History of Yerevan State University is the largest university museum in the Republic of Armenia. The museum contains about 7000 stock units (documents, photos, exhibits of fine art, personal belongings, appliances, archaeological and ethnographic materials, publications).

Museum of History of Yerevan State University was established as a cabinet in 1959.

At first it was located in the building of the university on Abovyan Street. Since 1965, the museum was moved to the Faculty of History, located at Alex Manoogian 1, and after a while - on the 5^th floor of the main building.

Since 1971, the cabinet has been part of the university as a separate unit, and in 1980 it was transformed into theMuseumofHistoryofYerevanStateUniversity.

In 1981 the museum was moved to the 7^th floor of the main building, where it continuously hosts new exhibitions. On January 1, 1995 it became independent structural unit and was named Museum ofHistory of University.

On October 1, 2009 a new exhibition, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of YSU, was opened at the Museum. The exhibition consists of two divisions: the university’s history and archeology.

Museum staff collects and studies documents on the history of the university.

Museum’s activities are carried out in the following directions.

1. collecting

2. renovation

3. research

The main purpose of the exhibition of the history section is the presentation of the formation of higher education inArmenia. Particular attention is paid to the history of YSU: starting from the foundation to the present days. In thematic aspect the exposition tells about the structure of the university, faculties, all rectors and famous lecturers.

The archeology section was created on the basis of discoveries, made during the excavations organized by YSU. The discoveries relate to the period from the Stone Age to the middle Ages. Excavations aim to help future archaeologists in the development of skills and retention of knowledge, as well as serve as a didactic material, contributing to extracurricular activities.

The sections, devoted to the heroes, fallen in the Great Patriotic War and Artsakh Liberation Struggle are also of great interest. Here are their photos, documents and personal belongings.

Each year, the museum is visited by thousands of students and pupils of secondary schools. There are also many foreign guests among the visitors of the museum. They all make their records in the book of impressions.

Museum regularly organizes exhibitions, excursions, round tables, publishes books and articles covering the history and activities of YSU.

Working days of the museum are Monday-Friday.

Beginning with July, 2013 Director of YSU Museum of History is Heghine Gasparyan.

Tel.: (+347 60) 710199, 11-99 (intercom)

E-mail: museum@ysu.am

The history of the Publishing House of Yerevan State University is closely linked to the activities that the Main University has been carrying out for the past 90 years of its existence. Throughout the past nine decades, YSU Publishing House has published more than 5,500 books.

The First Republic of Armenia had just been established. In October 1918, Tbilisi hosted a special consultation to establish a school in Armenia that would serve as a type of university. Among the participants of the discussion were the future university’s first rector Yuri Ghambaryan, who had studied and taught law in Saint Petersburg, Paris and Brussels, Deputy Minister for Public Education of the Republic of Armenia, graduate of the Universities of Paris and Saint Petersburg David Zavryan and creator of the first book for the university, longstanding educator of the Gevorgyan Lyceum Sirakan Tigranyan. The decision read as follows: “To create a school or courses that will help train experts, with the ultimate goal to turn the school into a university.”

On January 31, 1920, the University opened its doors with a grand ceremony held in Alexandropol with the participation of Prime Minister Al. Khatisyan, other leaders of the Republic, as well as the Ambassadors of Great Britain, France, Iran and other countries.

On that same day, the University issued its first newspaper called “University of Armenia”, laying the foundation for the establishment of the University’s publishing house.

The first book of the University was released in Alexandropol as well, and that first book was the methodological manual entitled “Psychology” by remarkable American philosopher William James. The publication was followed by the printing of a lecture devoted to the subject.

It is interesting to know who the authors of the first books of the University were and how YSU started publishing.

Most of the books published by the YSU Publishing House have won honorary awards.

The YSU Publishing House has been under the direction of well-known intellectuals of the Republic of Armenia, including Vsevolod Skabyolkin (1957), Armen Hakobyan (1957-64), Aramayis Asryan (1964-76), Garnik Ananyan (1976-85), Babken Harutyunyan (1986-88), Sargis Panosyan (1988-94), David Gasparyan (1994-98) and Pertch Stepanyan (1998-2014). All these intellectuals have made great contributions to the development of the YSU Publishing House.

Now “YSU Publishing House” is headed by Candidate of Philological Sciences Karen Grigoryan.

Tel.: (+347 10)  555570, (+374 60) 710222, 12-22 (inner line)

E-mail:  publishing@ysu.am

Site: publishing.ysu.am