On October 1-20 of 2018, the Department of Professional Orientation and Practice of the Ijevan Branch Yerevan State University Foundation (YSU) held meetings with 31 students of general schools of Tavush Region (Ijevan, Berd and Noyemberyan).
Head of Education-Methodological Department A. Davtyan, Head of Professional Orientation and Practice Department L. Beginyan, Head of Education Program Planning Department S. Alaverdyan and A. Manucharyan, deputy-head of the Faculty of Humanities V. Akhababyan, acting head of Armenian Language and Literature Department V. Avagyan, Acting Head of the Department of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences G. Simonyan, Lecturer of the same Department M. Amirzyan, Coordinator of Graduates and External Stakeholders E.Garayan, school directors and teachers took part in the meeting.
The purpose of the meetings was to carry out professional orientation work in secondary schools, raise awareness of students about the branch 2019 academic year admission professions and educational programs.
During the meetings, the universitarians presented the history of YSU Ijevan branch, the main directions of its activity and faculties, the professions, the conditions and privileges of admission.
University Admission education programs of 2019 academic year, new offers and opportunities (referring to full-time learning system: “Environment and Nature Management”, “Applied Art” and “Psychology”), exam materials and changes in admission exams.
Particular attention was paid to the Russian Language and Literature curriculum, which will be implemented for the first time taking into consideration the labor market issues.
In order to maintain a constant contact between the branch and the region’s secondary schools, and to strengthen the school-university connection, it has been suggested to periodically organize visits, thematic lectures and discussions, and to take advantage of part-time learning opportunities. In the secondary schools of Berkaber and Gandzakar the department heads V.Avagyan and G. Simonyan made thematic discussions.
The meetings were in an interactive and engaging atmosphere. The students were interested in various issues related to educational process, tuition fees, tuition fees discounts and privileges for bordering community students, admission subject exams.
The representatives of the schools expressed their satisfaction and expected that the cooperation would be continuous.
