United Armenia Fund Delivers $20,000 Worth of
Computers to Yerevan State University
staff report
The Armenian Studies Program, as part of its continuing NIS College
and University Partnership Program with Yerevan State University’s
Faculty of Economics, contributed $20,000 in computer equipment
to establish a 2nd computer lab. The computer equipment arrived
in Yerevan in late September and were ready to be used by students
and faculty by the beginning of October.
The nine computers and three lap-top computers will be utilized
by students, who often do not have convenient access to computers.
Funding for the lab was provide by the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.
The NIS grant has also assisted in establishing internet connections
for the Faculty of Economics, essential for research and for communications.
The NIS project is in its third year of cooperation between the
two institutions, which provides for training for faculty and students
of the Faculty of Economics.
The UAF has provided free transportation for the computers and equipment.
Since its inception in 1989, the UAF has sent $345 million of humanitarian
assistance to Armenia on board 120 airlifts and 866 sea containers.
The UAF is the collective effort of the Armenian Assembly of America,
the Armenian General Benevolent Union, the Armenian Missionary Association
of America, the Armenian Relief Society, the Diocese of the Armenian
Church of America, the Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
of America and the Lincy Foundation.
