implementation of doctoral education at yerevan state university (ysu)
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IMPLEMENTATION OFDOCTORAL EDUCATION
AT YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY (YSU)
Armen BudaghyanDeputy-Vice RectorDirector 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
• Leading position among HE institutions of Armenia and South Caucasus
• International ranking classifications by Webometrics – 1st in Armenia, 3152 in the World (2013)
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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
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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 – 12.813/01/2014 YSU, A. Budaghyan 4
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
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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
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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
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DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING
YSU-WIDE REGULATORY BASIS
1. Regulation on Admission to YSU Doctoral Studies (Aspirantura)
2. Regulation on Structure & Content of Doctoral Programmes at YSU (2010)
3. Regulation on Organization of Doctoral Studies at YSU (2010)
4. Regulation on Final Attestation & Conferring Researcher Qualification (2010)
5. Template of the Individual Work-Plan of Doctoral Student (2010)
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DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING
STRUCTURES
1. Position of Vice-Rector responsible for Doctoral Studies & Research Training
2. University-wide Department for organization of Doctoral Studies and Registration
3. Individual Scientific Supervisors for Doctoral Students
4. Professional Departments/Research Centers - responsible for overseeing & attestation of research progress
5. …. as well as for providing necessary research infrastructure & facilities
6. Scientific groups and Research laboratories provide funding to Doctorates
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DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING
STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME – PhD (Candidate of Science)PhD Degree - 180 ECTS
Educational Component – 50 ECTS
Research Component – 130 ETCS
Thesis (defended according to HAC rules in PCM) – 120 ECTS
Transferable skills - 30 ECTS
Professional competences – 20 ECTS
Scientific seminars – 10 ECTS
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DOCTORAL EDUCATION& RESEARCH TRAINING
STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME - ResearcherResearcher’s Intermediate Qualification - 150 ECTS
Educational Component – 50 ECTS
Research Component – 100 ETCS
Thesis (not defended but attested according to YSU regulations in PM) – 90 ECTS
Transferable skills - 30 ECTS
Professional competences – 20 ECTS
Scientific seminars – 10 ECTS
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
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