YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Currently 72 foreign citizens study at Yerevan State University Foreign Citizens' Faculty. This faculty was opened as early as in 1961. Over 6000 citizens of 55 countries have had training in this faculty so far. 2600 out of them are Diasporan Armenians. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by the faculty Dean's Office, the faculty has three chairs, of Armenian Language, of Foreign Languages, and of Comprehensive Subjects. Within one academic year students receive the respective knowledge for getting professional education in Armenian language in the future. According to preliminary knowledge in the Armenian language, students are divided into three groups: those not mastering Armenian, those having attended a Sunday Armenian school, and those mastering Armenian. The last group mainly includes students arriving from Armenian colonies of the Diaspora. Besides, Mathematics, Physics, Chemisty, Biology, Computing Machines and Informatics, as well as Social Sciences are taught at the faculty. The study duration is one year, from September 1 to July 30.

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