Vanadzor State Pedagogical Institute
named after Hovhannes Tumanyan

RA, Vanadzor, Tigran Meci 36.

Tel.:     (0-322) 4-63-87, 28-15-92 (rector)

                       4-31-14 (pro-rector in the area of education)
                       4-43-88 (pro-rector in the area of science)
                       4-18-61


Founded in 1969, by government decree of Soviet Socialistic Republic of Armenia, based on Yerevan correspondence pedagogical institute, moved to Kirovakan.



Rector: Gurgen Kiproni Khachatryan, doctor in philology, professor.

Staff of the lecturers includes  11 professors, 10 of them - PHD, 108 senior lecturers (2006 may).

Total number of students is    2486 - daytime , 2390 - distant (2006 may).

Way and duration of education is
    daytime (4 y.) and distant (5 y.).

The institute graduates with excellent grades are awarded a graduation diploma which is a state-authorized document asserting the higher education completion for state agencies.

At the Institute Academy the following units function: students’ council, trade union of students and professors, sport club with various branches, choir, musical groups.

The Institute educates teachers and specialists in around 20 professions of national economy. 70 per cent of the specialists in educational system of the region are the alumni of the Institute.

The alumni of the Institute also work in different fields of national economy of Republic of Armenia.

The Institute possesses a rich library.

Taking into account the catastrophic state and hard social conditions of the population of the region, the tuition fee is low in whole republic. A special committee is established at the Institute discussing the issues of relieving the tuition or making discounts twice a year. A system of social purposes functions for students with excellent grades and different social groups.

Two kinds of competition are being implemented in correspondence section:

  1. PURPOSEFUL COMPETITION. For pupils sent on an assignment. The tuition fee is 50,000 drams.
  1. COMPETITION IN COMMON BASE. Students passing this competition pay the fixed amount, which does not exceed the 50 % of fixed amount for the same specialization.

Special discount is being implemented for those students who passed the common competition and working as teachers for more than a year.

 

SUPPORTING COLLEGE

It is already 7 years a supporting college functions under the Institute with three branches and seven professions:
1. Armenian language;
2. English language;
3. history;
4. physics;
5. mathematics;
6. biology;
7. chemistry.
Students from the branches of physics and mathematics are being interviewed during the admitting.

The education is free of charge, functions on the base of high school’s 9th class.

Studying in the college gives a right for adjournment from the obligatory military service

Since 2006–2007 academic year the order for “Student subsidies and state scholarship at the institutes of higher education in Republic of Armenia” adopted by RoA Government’s Resolution No.1183-N dated June 27, 2006. This makes chance for exchange.

Since September 2006 35 students provided state scholarship (free system) as a result of competition. 60 students have maintained their status.

Faculty and speciality
Entrance examination
(competitive)(2006 y.)
Entrance examination (out-of-competition)
(2006 y.)
Tuition per semester for daytime education in AM dram
Tuition per semester for daytime education in AM dram

Faculty of Physics and Mathematics

 

Informatics ***
Mathematics (writt.), Physics (written)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
250.000
100.000
Mathematics ***
Mathematics (writt.), Physics (written)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
180.000
100.000
Physics ***
Physics (written), Mathematics (writt.).
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
180.000
100.000

Practical Mathematics and Physics

 

Faculty of Biology and Chemistry

Physics (written), Mathematics (writt.)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
200.000
-
Biology ***
Biology (written),
Chemistry (written) or Physics (written)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
180.000
100.000
Pre-conscription preparedness and physical training ***
Speciality, Common callisthenics
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
250.000
125.000
Pharmaceutic Chemistry***
Chemistry (written),
Mathematics (writt.) or Physics (written)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
180.000
150.000
Ecology***
Chemistry (written),
Biology (written) or Physics (written)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
200.000
100.000

 

Faculty of Philology

Armenian language and literature ***
Armenian lang. and liter. (oral), Arm. lang. (writt.), History of Armenian People (writt.) or Foreign lang. (writt.)
180.000
100.000
Journalism ***
Creative competition (writt.), Arm. lang. and liter.(oral), Foreighn or Russian lang.(writt.), Armenian lang. (writt.)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
200.000
100.000
Òranslator's proceeding (from/to russian, english, armenian)
Foreign lang. or Russian lang (writt.); Foreign lang. or Russian lang (oral); Armenian lang. and liter. (oral)
 
250.000
-
English language ***
English lang.(oral), English lang. (writt.), Armenian lang. (writt.)
 
300.000
120.000

Russian language and literature***

 

Faculty of Pedagogy

 

Russian lang.(oral), Russian lang. (writt.), Armenian lang. (writt.)
 
200.000
100.000
Pedagogy and methods (elementary education)***
Armenian lang. (writt.),
Mathematics (writt.)
200.000
100.000
Pedagogy and psychology ***
Armenian lang. (writt.),
History of Armenian People (writt.), Foreighn or Russian lang.(writt.)
200.000
100.000
Social work***
Mathematics (writt.), Armenian lang. (writt.), Foreighn lang.(writt.)
200.000
-
Social pedagogy***
Armenian lang. (writt.),
Mathematics (writt.)
200.000
100.000
Musical education
Theory of music and solfeggio (written and oral),
Fingering and singing
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
250.000
-
Social-cultural activity (management) ***
Armenian lang. (writt.), History of Armenian People (writt.), Foreighn or Russian lang.(writt.)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
200.000
-

Fine arts and graphic arts

 

 

Drawing
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
250.000
-

Faculty of History and Geography

       

History***

History of Armenian People (writt.), World history (writt.) or Foreighn lang.(writt.), Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)
-
250.000
160.000
Geography ***
Geography (writt.),
Mathematics (writt.)
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.)*
180.000
100.000
Law (pedagogy) ***
Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.), History of Armenian People (writt.), Foreighn lang.(writt.) or World history (writt.)
350.000
150.000
Cultural studies ***
History of Armenian People (writt.), Armenian lang. and liter. (writt.), Foreighn lang.(writt.)
200.000
100.000

 

*** - There is also correspondence teaching for these specialties.