Vazgen Sargsyan Military University

The Vazgen Sargsyan Military University (Armenian: Վազգեն Սարգսյանի անվան ռազմական համալսարան) is a higher educational institution functioning in the system of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia. Its mission is to prepare and train officers capable of implementing defense tasks in peace and war. It is roughly the equivalent to the United States Military Academy at West Point.[1][2]

Vazgen Sargyan Military Institute
Վազգեն Սարգսյանի անվան ռազմական համալսարան
Armenian soldiers at the Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute in September 2013.
Former name
Higher Military Combined Arms Command College
TypeMilitary academy
EstablishedJune 24, 1994 (June 24, 1994)
CommandantColonel Khachatur Khachatryan
Address
77 Shopron Street
,
Yerevan
,
Armenia
LanguageArmenian, Russian
Websitewww.mil.am/en/institutions/55

History
Armenian army soldiers at the university.

The "Higher Military Combined Arms Command College" was founded on June 24, 1994. The Izmirlian Foundation had a major role in the process of establishing the college, financing the construction of two barracks and the heating and power system from 1996-1998.[3] In 2000, the college was re-founded as a Military Institute named after Vazgen Sargsyan, the first Armenian Defense Minister. In 2013, the university admitted its first group of female cadets.[4]

Faculties

The faculty of infantry trains commanders for motorized infantry, tanks, intelligence, field engineer platoons, engineers of military wheeled vehicles and officers with a civil bachelor's degree.[5][6]

List of Commandants of the University
  • Colonel Alexander Minasyan (1994–1996)
  • Major General Ashot Petrosyan (1996–1997)
  • Major General Arshaluys Paytyan (1998–2000)
  • Lieutenant General Stepan Mirzoyan (2000–2007)[7]
  • Major General Garegin Gabrielyan (2007–2008)
  • Lieutenant General Martin Karapetyan (2008–2015)
  • Major General Armen Ghahramanyan (2015–2018)[8][9]
  • Colonel Khachatur Khachatryan (2019–present)[10][11]

Notable graduates

See also

References
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  2. Mirror-Spectator, The Armenian (2020-11-28). "Remembering Senior Lieutenant Gevorg Arshakyan: Friend, Patriot, Hero". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. "Vazgen Sargsyan Military Institute to transform under new program". mediamax.am. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. "The Artsakh War brought about Armenia's first all-women military unit". We Are The Mighty. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  5. "Armenian Military | Armenian Armed Force & Military Balance | armeniagogo". armeniagogo. 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  6. LLC, ZOOM GRAPHICS. "Министерство Обороны Республики Армения | Военный университет им. Вазгена Саркисяна". www.mil.am. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  7. "POGHOS POGHOSYAN APPOINTED COMMANDER". A1Plus. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  8. "Arminfo: Armen Ghahramanyan is the new head of Vazgen Sargsyan Military Academy". arminfo.info. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  9. LLC, Helix Consulting. "Vazgen Sargsyan Military University head dismissed from post - aysor.am - Hot news from Armenia". www.aysor.am. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  10. "Armenia President appoints head of MOD Vazgen Sargsyan Military University". news.am. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  11. "Head of Vazgen Sargsyan Military University appointed". A1Plus. Retrieved 2020-06-17.

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