Shirak Agricultural College after Academician S.Tumanyan

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Gayane Gabrielyan

Acting Director

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In 1922 Industrial Technical College, founded on the basis of Alekpol Trade College, had three departments; agricultural, electro-technical and engineering. In 1924 Leninakan Technical College was founded, which in 1970 was renamed into Hatsik Sovkhoz Technical College, in 1989 – Hatsik Soviet Farm Technical College, in 1992 – Hatsik State Farm Technical College, in 1996 – Akhuryan State Agricultural College, in 2000 – Shirak Agricultural College after Academician S. Tumanyan. In 2012 it has been included in the structure of Armenian National Agrarian University, as a branch.
There are full-time and part-time programs at the College. Graduates can work in the following fields

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Transportation system organization and management (Vehicle traffic)

  • Manager – traffic organization
  • Technician – vehicle transportation organization
  • Controller – transport activity
  • Agent – transportation organization
  • Public worker – office worker, accompaniment & porter service:
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Accounting

  • Accountant – at trade and non-trade organizations
  • Chief accountant – small and middle enterprises

Management

  • Head of trade division, staff management
  • Trade promotion organizer – manger
  • Trade organizer – manger
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Commodity Science

  • Organizer of product development activities
  • Service center supervisor
  • Sales and sales point development coordinator
  • Market research analyst
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Meat and Meat Product Technology

  • Technologist of animal acceptance and slaughtering
  • Raw Material Quality Control Technician supervisor of technological processes
  • Coordinator – auxiliary worker job coordination
  • Servicing of raw materials, equipment, containers, technical means and control of sanitary and hygienic condition
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Expertise of consumer goods quality

  • Consumer goods quality expert, commodity specialist
  • Product conformity assessment specialist
  • Quality control specialist of the production organization
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Land construction

  • Geographers, cartographers and topographers
  • Technicians – industrial and civil construction
  • Technical drawer
  • Consultations – agricultural and forestry
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Veterinary medicine

  • Junior veterinarian
  • Junior veterinarian specialized in vaccination
  • Junior veterinarian specialized in injection works
  • Junior veterinarian specialized artificial insemination
  • Junior veterinarian consultant
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Greenhous farming

  • Greenhouse agronomist
  • Greenhouse foreman

Additional dual educational programs specializing in “Cheesemaking” and “Farming, Animal Husbandry” were implemented in the college with EU funding and within the framework of cooperation with “People in Need”, an educational experimental laboratory of cheese production, milk and dairy products technology was created, the purpose of which is production practices more effective organization and development of professional education in milk processing.

An innovative knowledge hub has been created within the framework of “Green Lane” NGO cooperation funded by the EU.

Innovative Knowledge Hub was opened “EU4Youth: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (SEED) for Green Progress in Border Regions” within the framework of the project implemented by Green Lane in Armenia and CENN and KRDF organizations in Georgia.

Innovative Knowledge hubs were opened in boarder regions of two countries. In Armenia hubs were opened in Shirak (Gyumri), Lori (Vandzor), Tavush (Ijevan), in Gorgia – in Ninotsminda, Akhmeta, Gori.

The purpose of innovative knowledge hub is to stimulate the development of social entrepreneurship and environmental protection, the development of youth skills and employment, as well as developing Soft Skills of the youth.

The stakeholders of the hub are considered the youth age of 14-29.

The youth age of 14-29 are volunteering at the hub, they participate in different events and campaign preparations, as well as they organize events and trainings.

A Soil Analysis Laboratory was established within the framework of cooperation with the Austrian Development Agency.

Renovation of the laboratories was carried out by ANAU, furniture and equipment were installed by cooperating organizations.

The College has a vibrant social life. Various events are organized:meetings, sports competitions.