Dear Friends,

Just about two decades ago no one could even dream of such times, times of private property, new economic relations, alternative education, and, consequently, alternative thinking. Today our country has achieved such a privilege after enduring so much hardship. We have come to a point when we have to think of occupying an adequate place among the civilizations of the world, when we have to adopt and develop the ideals and principles of Democracy, when we have to strive for a better life and fast improvement. Today every Armenian wishes to live in a thriving and peaceful country and to be entitled to decent education.

The members of the International Academy of Education are developing together with our newly-independent country and they have gone a long way during the last 15 years. Yerevan Haybusak University, Armenian Open University, and the Diplomacy and Oriental Studies Institute after H. Lazarian have expanded into an extensive structure which offers high-quality education at all levels (primary, secondary, higher education and post-graduate studies). During these years, we have established several research centeres, a school, a college, a clinic, and many other departments. We have received state accreditation as the recognition of our work not only by the people, but also by the state.

We still have a long way to go. Our goal is to provide best-quality professional education consistent with the demands of the twentieth century, both for our compatriots and for foreign students. We believe that the best way to foretell the future is to build it. We believe in beautiful, brilliant, prosperous future, and in the people who are going to build it with the help of their knowledge, their skills, their intellectual potential, and their education.

Looking forward to a fruitful collaboration,

Anahit Harutyunyan, Rector of YHU