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AGBU ARMENIAN VIRTUAL COLLEGE ALREADY ACTS
Noyan Tapan
July 6, 2009
YEREVAN. JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The AGBU Armenian
Virtual College (www.avc-agbu.org) has started registration for its
first summer courses since June 7. 382 students from 35 countries
were registered during the first one week. As College Founder and
Chairman, Doctor Yervant Zorian stated at the July 3 press conference,
this program, which was implemented jointly with the Information
Technologoies Educational and Research Center of Yerevan State
University, under the following motto: "Armenian Education Always and
Everywhere," was initiated by the AGBU Silicon Valley and himself as
far back as in 2004.
The experience of similar international universities was taken into
consideration during the creation of the AGBU online university. The
teaching will be conducted in the Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian,
English, Russian, French and Spanish languages.
Armenian Language, Armenian History, Music, Literature, Art and
Architecture are taught there.
By the way, teaching on cultural themes may also be conducted in
foreign languages.
The first term of the education is free. And in the future, the
education pay for each term which lasts for 9 weeks will be 199
dollars but a discount system, including for AGBU members, will be
also put into operation. And the students who will finish the course
with high A mark, will be returned the money they paid.
There are 4 courses of different levels at each of the faculties.
150 students from 22 countries aged from 17 to 82 participate in
the first course which includes the period of time between June 14
to August 7. They got a possibility not only to participate in the
courses but also took an active part during the indroduction week in
the discussions of simultaneous communication and that taking place
at different times.
The applicants must be graduates of a secondary college or university
students. They may also participate, if they would like, as students
and not take exams. For the present, this age limitation is conditioned
by the multimedia programs in which educational courses for children
of younger age, which need more games and video materials, are not
included yet.
Yervant Zorian also mentioned that only 5% of the Armenian Diaspora
attends Armenian schools, so this type of teaching is very improtant
for the rest 95% and their main purpose is education by Armenian
spirit. "Internet seems to have been created for the Armenians,
and we must use all the possibilities given by it," he said.
Students registered from Cordoba and Seattle, Kiev and Hague, Amman
and Reunion Island, Shanhaiguan and Istanbul already take part in
the courses.
The teachers work in Armenia, in an office attached to the AGBU
Yerevan Office and give marks to the tests, they constantly keep in
touch with their students.
As Yervant Zorian mentioned, every student graduating from the
course may add the credits got here to the credits got by him at any
educational institution of the world.
AGBU Armenian Office head Ashot Ghazarian and RA Deputy Minister
of Diaspora Stepan Petrosian also participated in the press
conference. The latter, appreciating the AGBU Virtual College program,
emphasized that this is the regular deed of the AGBU, beneficial to the
nation and aimed at preservation of the Armenian traditions, which uses
in the 21st century the possibilities of the modern technologies for
giving education by Armenian spirit and is a great assistance for the
Armenians who are cut off from Armenian communities and schools. "This
is also a possibility of overcoming financial and social obstacles
as Armenian schools in many communities have high education pays and
many of Armenian families prefer free local public schools," Deputy
Minister S. Petrosian said.
To recap, 9-week autumn courses will start on September 22, 2009,
the registration for which will last from August 31 to September 14.
For further information mail to [email protected].
Noyan Tapan
July 6, 2009
YEREVAN. JULY 7, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The AGBU Armenian
Virtual College (www.avc-agbu.org) has started registration for its
first summer courses since June 7. 382 students from 35 countries
were registered during the first one week. As College Founder and
Chairman, Doctor Yervant Zorian stated at the July 3 press conference,
this program, which was implemented jointly with the Information
Technologoies Educational and Research Center of Yerevan State
University, under the following motto: "Armenian Education Always and
Everywhere," was initiated by the AGBU Silicon Valley and himself as
far back as in 2004.
The experience of similar international universities was taken into
consideration during the creation of the AGBU online university. The
teaching will be conducted in the Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian,
English, Russian, French and Spanish languages.
Armenian Language, Armenian History, Music, Literature, Art and
Architecture are taught there.
By the way, teaching on cultural themes may also be conducted in
foreign languages.
The first term of the education is free. And in the future, the
education pay for each term which lasts for 9 weeks will be 199
dollars but a discount system, including for AGBU members, will be
also put into operation. And the students who will finish the course
with high A mark, will be returned the money they paid.
There are 4 courses of different levels at each of the faculties.
150 students from 22 countries aged from 17 to 82 participate in
the first course which includes the period of time between June 14
to August 7. They got a possibility not only to participate in the
courses but also took an active part during the indroduction week in
the discussions of simultaneous communication and that taking place
at different times.
The applicants must be graduates of a secondary college or university
students. They may also participate, if they would like, as students
and not take exams. For the present, this age limitation is conditioned
by the multimedia programs in which educational courses for children
of younger age, which need more games and video materials, are not
included yet.
Yervant Zorian also mentioned that only 5% of the Armenian Diaspora
attends Armenian schools, so this type of teaching is very improtant
for the rest 95% and their main purpose is education by Armenian
spirit. "Internet seems to have been created for the Armenians,
and we must use all the possibilities given by it," he said.
Students registered from Cordoba and Seattle, Kiev and Hague, Amman
and Reunion Island, Shanhaiguan and Istanbul already take part in
the courses.
The teachers work in Armenia, in an office attached to the AGBU
Yerevan Office and give marks to the tests, they constantly keep in
touch with their students.
As Yervant Zorian mentioned, every student graduating from the
course may add the credits got here to the credits got by him at any
educational institution of the world.
AGBU Armenian Office head Ashot Ghazarian and RA Deputy Minister
of Diaspora Stepan Petrosian also participated in the press
conference. The latter, appreciating the AGBU Virtual College program,
emphasized that this is the regular deed of the AGBU, beneficial to the
nation and aimed at preservation of the Armenian traditions, which uses
in the 21st century the possibilities of the modern technologies for
giving education by Armenian spirit and is a great assistance for the
Armenians who are cut off from Armenian communities and schools. "This
is also a possibility of overcoming financial and social obstacles
as Armenian schools in many communities have high education pays and
many of Armenian families prefer free local public schools," Deputy
Minister S. Petrosian said.
To recap, 9-week autumn courses will start on September 22, 2009,
the registration for which will last from August 31 to September 14.
For further information mail to [email protected].