Yerevan Gladzor University

Higher Education Services for Armenia, Region and Diaspora. Gladzor is considered to be one of the famous universities of Middle Ages in Armenia. It was founded in the village Gladzor, Vayots Dzor, in 1291. The University functioned till 1340. Gladzor was a powerful university with its regular internal rules. It was characterized as a university of social sciences. Theology, philosophy, arithmetics, astronomy, etc. were being taught there. Education lasted 7-8 years. The University had special, fixed system of examinations as well as scientific and academic rank-awarding chair. This remarkable religious, scientific and educational centre trained both teachers and scientists. The 700th anniversary of the University was celebrated in Armenia in 1984. Restoring and continuing traditions of the magnificent university of the middle ages, Zhora Jhangiryan undertook the establishment of Gladzor Management University. In 1990 the University started to function, in order to support high...