page_title: Vanadzor
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Vanadzor / Education
caption_attribution_description: Հայերեն: Վանաձորի պետական մանկավարժական ինստիտուտ, 1950-ական թթ., ճարտ. Գ. Աղաբաբյան This is a photo of a monument in Armenia identified by the ID 7.1/45
context_page_description: Vanadzor is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about 128 kilometres north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 86,199, down from 148,876 reported at the 1979 official census. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 82,200 as per the 2016 official estimate. Vanadzor is the seat of the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
context_section_description: Vanadzor is home to many educational institutions serving the population of the city and the residents of Lori and Tavush provinces.
  The following educational institutions are currently operating in the city:
  Vanadzor State University named after Hovhannes Tumanyan opened in 1969, with 5 faculties:
  Faculty of Philology,
  Faculty of History and Geography,
  Faculty of Pedagogy,
  Faculty of Biology and Chemistry,
  Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.
  Vanadzor campus of the National Polytechnic University of Armenia named after Petros Melkonyan, operating since 1959, including 2 faculties:
  Faculty of Technologies and Sectoral economics,
  Faculty of Natural sciences and Communication systems.
  Vanadzor campus of the Armenian National Agrarian University, operating since 2004.
  Mkhitar Gosh Armenian-Russian International University opened in 1995, currently home to 5 faculties, including: Law, Management, Foreign languages, Pedagogy, and Medicine.
  On 29 October 2016, the Vanadzor Technology Center was opened in the city in an attempt to promote the business and technology environment in the entire region.
  As of 2009, 6 technical intermediate colleges, 30 public education schools and 20 nurseries are operating in the city.
caption: Vanadzor State University
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