Armenian National Agrarian University (ANAU) ( hy, Հայաստանի Ազգային Ագրարային Համալսարան, ՀԱԱՀ), is a state university and higher educational institution based in
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...
, the capital of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
.The university trains and prepares specialists for the agricultural sphere.
Overview
On May 6, 1930, the Agricultural Institute of the
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic was formed on the basis of the Faculty of Agriculture of the
Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University (YSU; hy, Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, ''Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran''), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919 ...
.
In 1994, the Institute was restructured to form the Armenian National Agrarian University as a result of the merger with the Yerevan Zoo-technical Veterinary Institute and the Armenian Agricultural Academy.
Departments
Currently, the university has 5 departments:
Departments of the Armenian National Agrarian University
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*Department of Agronomy
*Department of Food Technologies
*Department of Agrarian Engineering
*Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry
*Department of Agribusiness and Economics
Branches
As of 2017, the university has the following branches outside the capital Yerevan:
*Vanadzor branch.
*Sisian branch.
*Shirak branch.
*Shushi branch (Artsakh Republic).
See also
* List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)
The list of modern universities in Europe (1801–1940) contains all universities that were founded in Europe after the French Revolution and before the end of World War II. Universities are regarded as comprising all institutions of higher ed ...
References
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Universities in Armenia
Educational institutions established in 1930
1930 establishments in Armenia