Los Angeles – At a ceremony held on January 15, 2015 on
the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, AUA and UCLA jointly
announced the launch of a new AUA-UCLA Summer Intensive Program in Armenian
Studies. At the same event, AUA signed a memorandum of understanding with the
University of California at Irvine (UC Irvine) with the aim of promoting future
educational and scientific cooperation between the two universities.
Representing UCLA were Dr. Peter Cowe, Narekatsi
Professor of Armenian Studies, Professor Gregory Areshian and Dr. Anahid
Keshishian Aramouni. Also present was UCLA Professor Emeritus Richard
Hovhannisian and several other UCLA faculty, staff, and students, who were
there to help celebrate this momentous occasion.
Representing UC Irvine were Dean Georges Van Den Abbeele
of the School of Humanities, Marijana Lekousis, Interim Director of
Development, and several students and supporters of UC Irvine’s burgeoning
program in Armenian studies.
The AUA-UCLA summer study abroad program has been
developed within the context of a wider range of collaborative projects
discussed by Professor Cowe and President Der Kiureghian. Being located in
Armenia, AUA offers an ideal hub for scholars and students of Armenian studies.
The summer program is the beginning of a joint effort that hopefully will lead
to a broader program of student and faculty interactions with UCLA and
study-abroad opportunities for students from all universities in the Diaspora.
It is noteworthy that both AUA and UCLA are accredited by the WASC Senior
College and University Commission in Alameda, CA. This facilitates transfer of
credit for courses taken in the summer program.
The 2015 AUA-UCLA summer program at AUA will comprise
language courses in Eastern Armenian at the introductory and intermediate
levels, a survey course on Armenia in the context of history of civilizations,
and an undergraduate research seminar-workshop. Professor Areshian and Dr.
Keshishian will deliver three of the courses. The program will commence on June
15 and continue for five consecutive weeks. Visits to historical sites,
participation in cultural events, and interaction with prominent artists and
scholars in and around Yerevan as well as guided weekend excursions to other
regions of the republic will add a further dimension to the students’
experience.
AUA President Dr. Der Kiureghian said, “We hope students
from UCLA as well as other universities across the world will take advantage of
this unique opportunity. We are committed to making sure that students will
have a wonderful learning experience, not only in the classroom, but also
through a rich program of excursions and cultural events.”
AUA is also
developing relations with other UC campuses. The Memorandum of Understanding,
which was signed by Dean Van Den Abbeele on behalf of the entire UC Irvine
campus and by AUA’s President Der Kiureghian, is a result of the desire of the
two universities to promote interactions and exchanges between their students
and faculty. UC Irvine has a large number of Armenian students and is in the
process of establishing an endowment to support Armenian studies.
Dr. Der Kiureghian said, “We are very pleased to have
this agreement with UC Irvine, which aims at facilitating study abroad and
faculty interactions between our two universities. AUA provides an ideal choice
for study abroad for UC Irvine students who are interested in Armenian studies
or wish to study in their ancestral homeland for a summer, a semester or a
year. We would also be very pleased to host UC Irvine faculty who are
interested in studying the history and culture of Armenia or would like to
spend a sabbatical leave at AUA. We hope our students and faculty will be able
to make reciprocal visits and benefit from the many rich programs available at
UC Irvine.”
Dean Van Den Abbeele remarked, “We are most pleased and
proud to enter into this exciting new partnership with the American University
of Armenia not only for the tremendous opportunities it provides for our own
burgeoning program in Armenian studies here at UC Irvine, but also for the
wider exchange of scholars and students it will generate between all our fields
of inquiry, both at Irvine and in Yerevan.”
For further information about AUA summer programs, visit
admissions.aua.am or on Facebook fb.com/AUAadmissions, or email
admissions@aua.am.
Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia (AUA)
is a private, independent university located in Yerevan, Armenia and affiliated
with the University of California. AUA provides a global education in Armenia
and the region, offering high-quality, graduate and undergraduate studies,
encouraging civic engagement, and promoting public service and democratic
values.
DIANA MANUKYAN | AUA PR MANAGER
Office of Communications
American University of Armenia
40 Marshal Baghramyan Ave. | Yerevan, 0019, Armenia
Tel: +374 60 612 522; Email: Diana@aua.am | www.aua.am
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