AUA hosts Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, as keynote speaker for its 30th graduate commencement ceremony. Two Endowed Named Professorships Announced at AUA Legacy Naming at AUA: The Kevork & Cecile Keshishian Student Union   AUA Hosts Starmus Speaker Series AUA Hosts 5th Armenian Genealogy Conference CHSS […]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AUA and its regional offices transition daily operations and classes to online mode. AUA mourns the loss of seven soldiers during the 2020 Artsakh War — Shavarsh Muradyan, Davit Uzunyan, Davit Virabyan, Erik Hajikyan, Aziz Aghajanyan, Areg Gevorgyan, and Hakob Hakobyan.     

  Dr. Karin Markides is appointed as AUA’s fifth president. The Zoryan Institute and AUA Center for Oral History is established. The AUA Acopian Center for the Environment co-hosts the inaugural “Forest Summit: Global Action and Armenia” in collaboration with the Armenia Tree Project. AUA Press is launched to serve as the publishing arm of […]

The University celebrates the successful completion of the “AUA 100 Pillars” campaign. AUA hosts Armen Sarkissian following his nomination as the fourth president of the Republic of Armenia (RA). AUA redesigns its brand, drawing inspiration from the famous Armenian painter Martiros Saryan and his works. AUA opens the Student Union, Faculty Center, and Amphitheater adjacent […]

AUA hosts the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health, attended by the Turpanjian family, faculty, staff, and students. AUA hosts the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Akian College of Science and Engineering. AUA hosts the 25th anniversary celebration of USAID’s partnership with Armenia.  AUA launches three new […]

The university launched the 100 Pillars Campaign The first AUA Ecotourism conference convened 500 participants from across the country. The Meghrigian Institute brings eye screenings and other forms of medical assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh. Establishment of the TCPA. AUA leadership pays a visit to the Armenian community in Lebanon, Turkey, and Russia in efforts to raise […]

AUA’s accreditation is reaffirmed by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) for nine years, through February 2024 AUA’s accreditation is reaffirmed by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) for nine years, through February 2024, solidifying its status as the first U.S.-accredited higher education institution in the former Soviet Union territory. AUA […]

Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian is the new president of AUA The position of AUA President is accepted by Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian. The Master of Laws program is launching a bilingual, practice-oriented, and peer-reviewed law periodical with the aim of promoting legal discourse and contributing to the development of legal thought and the legal system […]

Launching of a new undergraduate program AUA launches the undergraduate bachelor’s programs in English & Communications, Business, and Computational Sciences, with an enrollment of 282 students. AUA establishes of a new Master of Science (MS) degree in quantitative economics. The university launches the Center for Student Success. AUA ACE and the School of Public Health […]

Opening the Newly Renovated AGBU Papazian Library was made possible by a generous grant from the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Interactive study room Renovated Entrance to the AGBU Papazian Library AUA holds the “Celebration of Education,” a week-long series of events celebrating its 20th […]