The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry), in accordance with the Decree of the RA Government N 700-Ն "On admission to higher educational institutions of foreign citizens of the Republic of Armenia, as well as family members of the diplomats working in RA diplomatic institutions operating in foreign states", dated April 28, 2011, and the Decree of the RA Government N 1295-Ն “On the procedures for admission of foreign citizens to primary professional (vocational) and middle professional education institutions of the RA”, dated August 25, 2011, calls for applications for foreign applicants and Diaspora Armenians for admission to primary professional (vocational), middle professional and higher educational institutions of the Republic of Armenia for the academic year 2023-2024.

The foreign citizens, Diaspora Armenians and foreign applicants must submit their applications to the Ministry within the following timeframe:

  • For admission to a free full-time bachelor’s educational program for applicants from the Armenian Diaspora - from June 15 to August 25, 2023
  • For admission to full-time bachelor’s, as well as continuous and integrated educational programs with tuition fee - from June 15 to September 22, 2023
  • For admission to a full-time master’s educational program with a tuition fee - from June 15 to October 6, 2023
  • For admission to part-time bachelor’s and master’s educational programs with tuition fee - from June 15 to October 13, 2023
  • For admission to a postgraduate educational program with a tuition fee (PhD) - from June 15 to December 1, 2023
  • For admission to full-time primary professional (vocational) and middle professional educational institutions with tuition fee - from June 15 to August 18, 2023
  • For admission to part-time middle professional educational institutions with tuition fee - from June 15 to October 13, 2023
  • For admission to the preparatory department with tuition fee - from June 15 to November 10, 2023

The documents are presented to the Ministry:

  • directly by the applicant or an authorized person;
  • by the higher educational institution, primary professional (vocational) and middle professional educational institutions;
  • through diplomatic representations of the RA in foreign countries.

The applicants present the following documents:

  1. Filled-in application (see the attached form);
  2. Filled-in application questionnaire (see the attached form);
  3. Medical reference about general health status (can be provided by the medical institutions of the Republic of Armenia);
  4. Copy of the passport;
  5. Copy of the birth certificate or a copy of the baptism certificate verified by a notary (Only for Diaspora Armenians);
  6. Copy of the graduation certificate with the grades, translated and verified by the Notary. In the case of specific countries, international validation (Apostille) may be needed
  7. 4 photos (size 3x4);
  8. CV in Armenian, Russian, or English;
  9. For the postgraduate education program, an essay on the chosen major topic in Armenian, Russian, or English (approx. 20 pages).

The documents of the applicant will not be examined if the package of the submitted documents is incomplete.

The applicant or his/her authorized person or the representative from the educational institution must submit the documents mentioned in the points from 1 to 9 to the Department of Foreign Relations and Diaspora of the Ministry or send electronic versions of the relevant documents within the established timeframe to the following email address: secretariat@escs.am .

During the knowledge assessment, the applicant or his/her authorized person or the representative of the educational institution must submit the originals of the documents (points 1-9) to the Department of Foreign Relations and Diaspora of the Ministry.

According to the deadlines for document submission, the applications and the documents should be submitted to the Ministry on working days from 10:00 to 17:00, with a break from 13:00 to 14:00.

For more details contact the following divisions of the Department of Foreign Relations and Diaspora of the Ministry:

  • Division of Diaspora Relations (tel. +374 10-599-647);
  • Division of Foreign Relations (tel. +374 10-599-646).