Within its internationalization strategy Gavar State University seeks to:
- Study and apply advanced foreign experience
- Invest modern teaching technologies and methods
- Study the best international mechanisms to organize GSU educational process
- Expand international cooperation of the University
- Implement academic mobility programmes for students, academic and administrative staff
- Develop partnerships to implement social programmes for internal and external stakeholders
- Expand internship opportunities based on different organizations
- Provide the internationalization of the University
The University carries out the following activities to have the best results in the above- mentioned areas:
- Study, comparative analysis and localization (application of benchmarking mechanisms) of the best practice of the universities with similar educational programmes in the Republic of Armenia
- Cooperation with other educational, scientific, cultural organizations
- Proper presentation and advertisement of GSU educational services by all possible means
- Expansion of the communication with the public sector, campaign organization in all the communities of Gegharkunik Region
- Contribution to the high school graduates’ professional orientation
- Academic staff members’ participation in international and national scientific conferences, promotion of research results’ publication in international scientific periodicals
- Purposeful work with international companies as well as donor organizations
The following strategies are directed to achieving internationalization objectives of GSU
- Identifying the main priority areas of GSU international cooperation
- Broadening the scope of international activities in GSU faculties
- Improvement of the information basis for GSU international activities
- Development of cooperation with foreign universities in joint programmes
- Involvement of students and staff in international mobility programmes
- Creating favorable conditions for foreign students and visiting professors
- Long-term cooperation contracts and establishment of joint research centers
- Involvement of GSU academic units in the international programmes