OUT OF EDUCATIONAL PLACES ALLOCATED TO YEREVAN ART ACADEMY, ONLY ONE – IN ART CRITICISM DEPARTMENT REMAINS VACANT
Noyan Tapan
Aug 09 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, NOYAN TAPAN. During entrance examinations at the
Yerevan State Art Academy (YSAA), grades of 12 examination works
were appealed against, which is fewer by 29 on last year, NT was
informed by the academy pro-rector Svetlana Gevorgian. At the same
time, according to her, the number of entrants to YSAA increased by
30 as compared with last year, making 212.
S. Gevorgian said that 38 free education places, 52 paid ones and
22 places without the right of delay were allocated to the academy
this year, with only one place (without the right of delay) in the
art criticism department remaing vacant.
YSAA pro-rector noted that most entrants applied to the units
of computer graphics, design, and clothes modelling. The number of
foreign entrants (mainly from Iran, Russia and the US) is increasing
year by year: this year 12 foreign entrants applied to the academy.
It was mentioned that 42 and 14 entrants respectively applied to YSAA
Gyumri and Dilijan branches. 3 free, 15 paid places and 8 places
without delay rights were allocated to the Gyumri branch; 6 paid
places and two places without delay right – to the Dilijan branch.