Vanadzor State Pedagogical Institute
named after Hovhannes Tumanyan

36 Tigran Mec, Vanadzor, RA

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. (writt.)*
170.000
75.000
Mathematics (additional: informatics)**,
Mathematics (writt.), Physics (written)
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
150.000
70.000
Physics (additional: informatics)**,
Physics (written), Mathematics (writt.).
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
150.000
65.000

Technology *** and business

 

Faculty of Biology and Chemistry

Mathematics (writt.) or Physics (written), Armenian lang. (writt.).
170.000
75.000
Biology ***
Biology (written),
Chemistry (written) or Physics (written)
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
150.000
65.000
Physical culture and sport
Common callisthenics, Physics (written)
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
250.000
Pre-conscription preparedness and physical culture #
Speciality, Common callisthenics
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
-
125.000
Chemistry***
Chemistry (written),
Mathematics (writt.) or Physics (written)
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
160.000
55.000
Ecology***
Chemistry (written),
Biology (written) or Physics (written)
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
170.000
65.000

Natural history***

 

Faculty of Philology

 

Biology (written),
Chemistry (written) or Physics (written)
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
170.000
65.000
Armenian language and literature ***
Armenian lang. and liter. (oral), Arm. lang. (writt.), History of Armenian People (writt.) or Foreign lang. (writt.)
160.000
90.000
Journalism ***
Creative competition (writt.), Arm. lang. and liter.(oral), Foreighn or Russian lang.(writt.), Armenian lang. (writt.)
Armenian lang. (writt.)
160.000
-
English language ***
English lang.(oral), English lang. (writt.), Armenian lang. (writt.)
 
300.000
-

Russian language and literature***

 

Faculty of Pedagogy and methods
of elementary education

 

Russian lang.(oral), Russian lang. (writt.), Armenian lang. (writt.)
 
160.000
80.000
Pedagogy and methods of elementary education***
Armenian lang. (writt.),
Mathematics (writt.)
200.000
100.000
Pre-school pedagogy and psychology**
Armenian lang. (writt.),
History of Armenian People (writt.), Foreighn or Russian lang.(writt.)
170.000
90.000
Pedagogy and sociology #
-
75.000
Social pedagogy***
Armenian lang. (writt.),
Mathematics (writt.)
170.000
100.000
Musical education
Theory of music and solfeggio (written and oral),
Fingering and singing
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
250.000
-
Pedagogy and psychology***
Armenian lang. (writt.), History of Armenian People (writt.), Foreighn or Russian lang.(writt.)
200.000
100.000

Fine arts and graphic arts

 

 

Drawing
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
250.000
-

Faculty of History and Geography

       

History***

History of Armenian People (writt.), World history (writt.) or Foreighn lang.(writt.), Armenian lang. (writt.)
-
200.000
110.000
Geography ***
Geography (writt.),
Mathematics (writt.)
Armenian lang. (writt.)*
150.000
75.000
Law (pedagogy) ***
Armenian lang. (writt.), History of Armenian People (writt.), Foreighn lang.(writt.) or World history (writt.)
350.000
130.000
Cultural studies #
75.000

 

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

# - There is only correspondence teaching for these specialties.