Chinese-Armenian Friendship School

Chinese-Armenian Friendship School (Armenian: Հայ-չինական բարեկամության դպրոց, Chinese: 中国-亚美尼亚友谊学校) is a school in Kanaker, Yerevan, Armenia.[1] It serves grades 5 through 12. It is Armenian-medium with Chinese language being a major focus of study.[2]

Chinese-Armenian Friendship School
School building
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国-亚美尼亚友谊学校
Traditional Chinese中國亞美尼亞友誼學校
Armenian name
ArmenianՀայ-չինական բարեկամության դպրոց

The school, with a capacity of 405 students, opened on August 22, 2018. It includes a museum related to Chinese-relevant topics.[3] Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, and Tian Erlong, the Ambassador of China to Armenia, attended the school's opening.[1] The school building and supplies had a cost of over $12 million,[2] and the funds to do so came from the Chinese government.[1]

It functions as a boarding school for students who are not from the Yerevan area.[2]

See also
  • Armenia-China relations

References
  1. "Chinese School Inaugurated In Armenia". Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "Armenian-Chinese friendship school opened in Yerevan (video)". A1plus.am. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. "Armenian-Chinese Friendship School opens in Yerevan". Massispost. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

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