The National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance, Foundation developed and launched an electronic questionnaire in June 2009. The purpose of the questionnaire is to create a comprehensive database of the Republic of Armenia (RA) tertiary education institutions, which will facilitate the upcoming events related to the establishment of a quality culture in the RA tertiary education system. The questionnaire consists of three parts: institutional capacity, academic programmes and research activities. The data accumulated will enable the evaluation of the current state of the tertiary level institutions, their activeness and preparedness to participate in the formation of the newly developing quality culture in our country.
Below is a brief report on the current state of the database accumulation:
· Successfully completed:
o Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction (YSUAC)
o State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA)
o Armenian State Pedagogic University named after Kh. Abovyan
o Goris State University
o Yerevan State Institute of Physical Culture
o Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema
· Partially completed:
o Yerevan State University (YSU)
o Armenian State Agrarian University (ASAU)
o Armenian State University of Economics
o Gavar State University and Russian Armenian (Slavonic) University,
o Gyumri Branch of Armenian State University of Economics,
o Kapan and Vanadzor Branches of SEUA
o Kapan Branch of YSU
o Vanadzor and Sisian Branches of ASAU
o Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute named after M. Nalbandyan
o and Vanadzor State Pedagogical Institute named after H.Tumanyan
o Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov.
· Failed to complete: Yerevan State Conservatory named after Komitas (YSC)
o Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts
o Yerevan State Medical University of M. Heratsi
o Gyumri Branch of SEUA
o Gyumri and Dilijan Branches of Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts
o Gyumri Branch of YSC
o Goris Branch of Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema
· Private institutions active in the process:
o Yerevan University of Management and Information Technology
o Yerevan Gladzor University
o Yerevan “Galick” University
o Interlingua Linguistic University
o Armenian Open University after L.Qalashyan
o Northern University
o “Mesrop Mashtots” University
o Eurasia International University
o Yerevan Culture University
o University named after Movses Khorenatsy
o Yerevan Medical Institute after Mehrabyan
o “MFB” Academy of Finance
o Giteliq University foundation of Yeghegnadzor
o Echmiadzin «Grigor Lusavorich» University
· Intergovernmental institutions and the institutions functioning under international auspices active in the process:
o St. Petersburg Institute of Foreign Economic Relations, Economics and Law, Yerevan Branch
o European Regional Educational Academy (ERIICTA)
The second part of the questionnaire and is about to be launched by the end of September.