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IMPLEMENTATION OF DOCTORAL EDUCATION AT YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY (YSU)

IMPLEMENTATION OF DOCTORAL EDUCATION AT YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY (YSU). Armen Budaghyan Deputy-Vice Rector Director of Quality Assurance. SNAPSHOT OF YSU. FACTS ABOUT YSU Established in 1919 by the Government of RA In 94 years of its existence more than 100,000 graduates

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IMPLEMENTATION OF DOCTORAL EDUCATION AT YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY (YSU)

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  1. IMPLEMENTATION OFDOCTORAL EDUCATIONAT YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY (YSU) Armen Budaghyan Deputy-Vice Rector Director of Quality Assurance

  2. SNAPSHOT OF YSU FACTS ABOUT YSU • Established in 1919 by the Government of RA • In 94 years of its existence more than 100,000 graduates • Leading position among HE institutions of Armenia and South Caucasus • International ranking classifications by Webometrics – 1st in Armenia, 3152 in the World (2013) YSU, A. Budaghyan

  3. SNAPSHOT OF YSU Education • Major structural changes started in mid-1990s • 1995 - changed the structure of its academic qualifications • Established a 2-level qualification system - Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees • 2007 – ECTS was introduced in Master’s programmes • 2008 - …. in Bachelor’s programmes • 2010 - …. in Doctoral education • 2010 – Educational component was introduced in Doctorate with intermediate Researcher’s degree YSU, A. Budaghyan

  4. SNAPSHOT OF YSU • Education • 60 Bachelor, 130 Master and 70 Doctoral programmes • 18,000 students – 13,500 BA, 4,000 MA and 400 Doctorate • 5000 part-time/correspondence students • 19 faculties, 2 educational centers, more than 100 general & professional departments • 1 regional branch campus in Ijevan • 3,000 staff out of which 1,300 are the permanent academic staff (170 Prof., 460 assoc. Prof., 640 assist. Prof. and lecturers) • 23 academicians & 26 correspondence members of the NAS • Student/teacher ratio – 12.8 YSU, A. Budaghyan

  5. SNAPSHOT OF YSU Education • BA programmes 4 year - 240 ECTS • MA programmes 2 year - 120 ECTS • Doctoral programmes 3 year - 180 ECTS (150 for Researcher) • 11 Doctoral degree awarding Professional Councils • Transition to Doctorate – 2,5-3% • Doctoral Candidates – 2% of total student body • Extensions - provides prof. trainings & continuing education courses to various groups of the society • Publishing house and large library YSU, A. Budaghyan

  6. SNAPSHOT OF YSU Research • 1 research institute • 24 research laboratories • 9 research centers • Research in various areas of natural sciences & humanities • 2,000 published scientific articles per year • 300 monographs, textbooks & manuals yearly • 85 research projects funded by local & international organizations • Publishes 9 series of YSU Proceedings & Scientific Notes YSU, A. Budaghyan

  7. DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING DOCTORAL STUDENTS (CANDIDATES) • Full-time - 105 • Part-time - 265 • International - 65 • Correspondence degree-seekers - 320 • Total: 755 • 70 Doctoral programmes in various fields of natural sciences & humanities YSU, A. Budaghyan

  8. DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING YSU-WIDE REGULATORY BASIS • Regulation on Admission to YSU Doctoral Studies (Aspirantura) • Regulation on Structure & Content of Doctoral Programmes at YSU (2010) • Regulation on Organization of Doctoral Studies at YSU (2010) • Regulation on Final Attestation & Conferring Researcher Qualification (2010) • Template of the Individual Work-Plan of Doctoral Student (2010) YSU, A. Budaghyan

  9. DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING STRUCTURES • Position of Vice-Rector responsible for Doctoral Studies & Research Training • University-wide Department for organization of Doctoral Studies and Registration • Individual Scientific Supervisors for Doctoral Students • Professional Departments/Research Centers - responsible for overseeing & attestation of research progress • …. as well as for providing necessary research infrastructure & facilities • Scientific groups and Research laboratories provide funding to Doctorates YSU, A. Budaghyan

  10. DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME – PhD (Candidate of Science) PhD Degree - 180 ECTS Educational Component – 50 ECTS Research Component – 130 ETCS Scientific seminars – 10 ECTS Transferable skills - 30 ECTS Thesis (defended according to HAC rules in PCM) – 120 ECTS Professional competences – 20 ECTS YSU, A. Budaghyan

  11. DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME - Researcher Researcher’s Intermediate Qualification - 150 ECTS Educational Component – 50 ECTS Research Component – 100 ETCS Scientific seminars – 10 ECTS Transferable skills - 30 ECTS Thesis (not defended but attested according to YSU regulations in PM) – 90 ECTS Professional competences – 20 ECTS YSU, A. Budaghyan

  12. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! YSU, A. Budaghyan

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