Officially, Military and Sports College named after Monte Melkonian ( hy, Մոնթե Մելքոնյանի անվան ռազմամարզական վարժարան), is a high school and military educational institution operated by the Ministry of Defence of
Armenia
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. It was founded in 1993 in
Yerevan
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and is currently based in
Dilijan
Dilijan ( hy, Դիլիջան) is a spa town and urban municipal community in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The town is one of the most important resorts in Armenia, situated within the Dilijan National Park. The forested town is home to numer ...
since its relocation in 2017. The college is named after Lieutenant-Colonel
Monte Melkonian
Monte Melkonian ( hy, Մոնթէ Մելքոնեան; November 25, 1957 – June 12, 1993) was an Armenian-American revolutionary and left-wing nationalist militant. He was the leader of an offshoot of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation ...
, a
National Hero of Armenia
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killed in 1993 during the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
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.
Currently, 194 cadets are enrolled in the college, who come from all over
Armenia
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and the
Republic of Artsakh
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. The current director of the college is Gegham Sargsyan.
History
The school was founded in 1993 and was renamed after Monte Melkonian on July 28, 1994 following his death the previous year. The school was transferred to the
Ministry of Defence of Armenia
The Ministry of Defence of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն) often abbreviated to the RA Ministry of Defence is an Armenian governmental agency in charge of overseeing the development of the ...
in 1997, and was rebuilt as a secondary educational institution, similar to the
Moscow Suvorov Military School
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History
The Moscow Suvor ...
in
Russia
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and the
Minsk Suvorov Military School
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in
Belarus
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.
Since 2010, the college has been using a 2-year general education program from 10th to 12th grade. On January 27, 2013, Armenian Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan
Tigran Sureni Sargsyan ( hy, Տիգրան Սուրենի Սարգսյան, born 29 January 1960) is an Armenian political figure who was Prime Minister of Armenia from 2008 to 2014. Previously he was Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia from 1 ...
transferred the administration of the college to the Ministry of Defense. On November 21, 2017, President
Serzh Sargsyan
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attended the opening ceremony of the new facility of the school in the town of
Dilijan
Dilijan ( hy, Դիլիջան) is a spa town and urban municipal community in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The town is one of the most important resorts in Armenia, situated within the Dilijan National Park. The forested town is home to numer ...
, in memory of the 60th anniversary of Melkonian's birth.
In early 2017, the "Pokr Mher" educational complex, which was founded in 2004 as a way to educate of homeless minors, was dissolved and integrated into the military college.
The academy facility
The school's main facility is located in the spa town of
Dilijan
Dilijan ( hy, Դիլիջան) is a spa town and urban municipal community in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The town is one of the most important resorts in Armenia, situated within the Dilijan National Park. The forested town is home to numer ...
, containing a training center, as well as an athletics hall, where cadets can play basketball, tennis, chess, and soccer. The facility also has a technology center, which provides information to cadets as well materials for their classes. The college's budget covers the food, the dormitories and the uniform of the cadets.
List of directors
* Lieutenant Colonel Alexan Minasyan (March 14, 1994 – July 29, 1997)
* Major Siran Minasyan (July 29, 1997 – March 18, 2002)
* Colonel Armen Sargsyan (September 2, 2002 – September 9, 2005)
* Colonel Roland Keleshyan (September 9, 2005 – July 23, 2007)
* Colonel Vitaly Voskanyan (July 23, 2007 – August 30, 2017)
* Gegham Sargsyan (interim, August 30, 2017 – present)
See also
*
Armed Forces of Armenia
The Armed Forces of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի զինված ուժեր, Hayastani zinvats uzher), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Army ( hy, Հայկական Բանակ, Haykakan Banak), is the national military of Armenia. It consist ...
*
List of military academies in Armenia
References
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Military academies of Armenia
Armenian schools
Schools in Armenia
Educational institutions established in 1993
1993 establishments in Armenia