Fondation Université Française en Arménie is a French language higher educational institution in Armenia. They are the leaders / managers of tomorrow.
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An agreement on cultural, scientific and technical collaboration was signed in 1995, November 4 between Armenia and France. This collaboration was followed by a protocol of 1998, November 23 which was concluded between Ministry of Education of RA and the Embassy of France in Armenia. The government of Armenia has its participation in the establishment of French Unive
rsity in Armenia Foundation (FUAF), taking into consideration the need to improve the educational system and fulfill its rich experience in higher and vocational education programs in the field. From the outset FUAF has become the lighthouse of collaboration with France and the mainstay of Francophone in Armenia. The pedagogic principle of granting two Armenian and French state diplomas, namely Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree, was adopted from the beginning. The duration of studies in FUAF is four years in the Bachelor’s Degree, and two years in the Master’s Degree respectively, considering the peculiarities of the transition stage the Armenian universities are in before they entirely adopt the Bologna system. French University in Armenia Foundation (FUAF), which has approximately 1,000 students, aims to prepare highly qualified specialists that correspond to the current needs of Armenian labor market and Caucasia economic region. The young graduates of FUAF apply their knowledge to the advantage of relationships between Armenia, France and Europe, as well as the development of Armenia. At the end of their studies each year roughly 70% of graduates find a job in their profession, some of whom pursue their education abroad, and in three years’ time this percentage amounts to almost 100. The FUAF, which according to Armenian law is a foundation, favors the support of Armenian authorities: Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for instance, instructs in the university. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is the Secretary of National Security Council (i.e. the third figure in authority), who is also one of the founders of FUAF. Most of the ministers’ and state high-ranking officials’ children prefer to study here. The FUAF day by day broadens the scope of its presence in Armenian university life due to its collaboration with other functioning universities in Armenia. The FUAF is a unique institution. In contrast to other institutions awarding French diplomas, Cairo University, for example, which has only French Pro-rector, and the Hanoi Francophone Institute of Information Science, the Rector and Secretary General must be French according to FUAF regulation. By the decision of the Ministry of External and European Affairs of France from this year on a position for an international volunteer has been made available.
28/02/2014
