Goris State University (GorSU) (Armenian: Գորիսի պետական համալսարան) is a university in

Goris Goris ( ) is a town and the centre of the Goris Municipality in the Syunik Province in southern Armenia. Located in the valley of the Goris (or Vararak) River, it is 254 kilometres from the Armenian capital Yerevan and 67 kilometres from the provi ...

Syunik Province Syunik (, ) is the southernmost province of Armenia. It is bordered by the Vayots Dzor Province to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exclave to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital and larg ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. With 4 faculties, it is the largest university in Syunik Province.General information
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Philology Philology () is the study of language in Oral tradition, oral and writing, written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also de ...

, History and Geography,

Pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

, Biology and Chemistry, and Physics and Mathematics. Currently, more than 2,000 students are attending the university.

Overview

The origins of the Goris State University trace back to the establishment of the Faculty of Pedagogy in Goris in 1967 as part of the

Armenian State Pedagogical University Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) (), is a state university and higher education institution based in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Founded in 1922, the university is specialized in pedagogy and the preparation ...

based in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...

. After 4 decades, upon the decision of the government of Armenia, Goris State University was formed in 2006 on the basis of the faculties of the

National Polytechnic University of Armenia The National Polytechnic University of Armenia () is a technical university located in Yerevan, Armenia. Established as the Karl Marx Institute of Polytechnic in 1933, it provides educational and research programs in various fields of technology ...

and the

. The current rector of the university is Tigran Vandunts

Faculties

As of 2017, the university is home to 4 faculties: *Faculty of Humanities **Section of Armenian Language and Literature **Section of Pedagogy **Section of History **Section of Law *Faculty of Natural Sciences **Section of Mathematics **Section of Chemistry **Section of Biology *Faculty of Engineering **Section of Industrial Electronics and Energy **Section of Physics and Engineering *Faculty of Economics **Section of Economics and Public Sciences **Section of Foreign Languages

References

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