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American University of Armenia
AUA visual identifier
MottoAspire, Inspire, Achieve
TypePrivate
EstablishedSeptember 21, 1991; 32 years ago (1991-09-21)[1][2]
AccreditationWSCUC
Endowment$113 million (2022) [3]
PresidentBruce M. Boghosian
Academic staff
267 (fall 2021)[1]
Administrative staff
219 (fall 2021)
Students2,231 (fall 2022)[4]
Undergraduates1,811 (fall 2022)[4]
Postgraduates420 (fall 2022)[4]
Location
Yerevan
,
Armenia

40°11′35.85″N 44°30′16.26″E / 40.1932917°N 44.5045167°E / 40.1932917; 44.5045167
CampusUrban
Colours    [5]
AffiliationsUniversity of California[6]
Websiteaua.am
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[7]301-350 (2022)

The American University of Armenia (AUA) (Armenian: Հայաստանի ամերիկյան համալսարան, ՀԱՀ; Hayastani amerikyan hamalsaran, HAH) is a private, independent university in Yerevan, Armenia that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission. It is the first U.S.-accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education.[8]

It was founded in 1991, Armenia's first year of independence, by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the University of California (UC), and the Armenian government. The university is the country's first institution modeled on Western-style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service; it offers 11 master's and 8 bachelor's degrees.[9]

  1. ^ a b "American University of Armenia Factbook 2015-2016 Academic Year" (PDF). American University of Armenia. October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference arlis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "AUA Annual Report". April 9, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Institutional Research Office". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  5. ^ "Colours". Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  6. ^ Huddleston, Patricia; Linz, Susan J. (2009). "Doing Business in Armenia – Local CEOs Are Optimistic" (PDF). GlobalEDGE Business Review. 3 (7). Michigan State University: 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-01-29. Civic involvement of Armenian diasporans resulted in the founding and support of the American University of Armenia, a U.S. accredited graduate institution affiliated with the University of California. [...] according to those interviewed, the only reputable MBA program in Armenia is offered in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia.
  7. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. ^ "CSUN Signs MOU with American University of Armenia". csun.edu. California State University, Northridge. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-29. AUA is the first stand-alone, U.S.-accredited institution in the former Soviet Union that provides undergraduate and graduate education.
  9. ^ "American University of Armenia: A Groundbreaking Year in Review". Asbarez. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-10-23.

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