American University of Armenia to open new faculties

YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS: From the start of 2012 academic year "Communications" and "Business" new Masters Programs will be invested in American University of Armenia (AUA). “The University is carrying out serious work, and we are scheduled to have approximately 16 000 students in connection with the introduction of new Masters Programs within 5 years"AUA president Bruce Poghosyan stated within the framework of “From Gutenberg to Internet: Unfinished Story for the Librarians” conference dedicated to the current issues of library.

In the words of the interlocutor American University will have new library building in the end of September, Armenpress reports.

The American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, nonsectarian, independent university founded in 1991 in Yerevan, Armenia. Its creation inspired in the aftermath of the 1988 Leninakan Earthquake, the university is the first Armenian institution modeled on Western-style higher education, committed to teaching, research, and service.

The university currently offers instruction leading to a master's degree in the following eight fields of study: business administration, industrial engineering and systems management, computer and information science, political science, public health, law, comparative legal studies, and teaching English as a foreign language. By offering these programs in English, AUA strives to become accessible to qualified individuals from other countries in the region.