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AVC with #ArtsakhStrong

Following the resumed aggression of Azerbaijan against the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) this April, the AGBU Armenian Virtual Collage organized a virtual tour to Artsakh for its students and alumni. Entitled "ArtsakhStrong: A Tour through Karabakh’s Historical Past and Present", the event aimed at familiarizing the students with highlights about the history and culture of the region, and answering the questions they might have about the dispute...


Moscow: “Hayortats Toun” Students Learn about Armenian Virtual College

In pursuit of creating awareness about AVC in Armenian communities, AVC Founding President Dr. Yervant Zorian visited Moscow on March 28, 2016,and met with Hayortats Toun students of the New Nakhijevan Diocese. Vice-President of the Chess Federation of Armenia, Mr. Smbat Lputyan, joined him in the meeting with the students. Yervant Zorian presented the AVC online education program and highlighted the program’s mission and objectives...


AVC e-Books Now Available On All Devices

AVC Multimedia e-Book Series now captures larger audiences due to its availability on multiple digital devices. Thanks to the newly developed Joomag applications, the users are now able to read the e-books on iOS and Android smart phones, in addition to previous accessibility on tablets and PC...




 

Genocide Commemoration at AVC

For AGBU Armenian Virtual College, April is the month to join millions of Armenians worldwide to commemorate the Armenian Genocide. Using AVC’s large and worldwide audience, the social event Commemoration of Victims and Tribute to Humanity took hundreds of participants through the stories of survivors and eyewitness accounts, both pre and post genocide-times...


Israel: AVC as a Means for Knowledge Expansion

Before discovering the Armenian Virtual College, Valery Novoselsky had known only some basic Armenian phrases, including some expressions of love, that he learned from Armenian friends. Today, Valery has expanded that knowledge to include history, architecture, language, as well as music, by enrolling in AVC’s online courses and has completed advanced levels for most of them...


European Parliament: AVC at "A Europe of Diasporas Conference” in Brussels

On May 2, 2016, the coalition of Armenian, Assyrian, Jewish, and Roma Diasporas met in Brussels to rediscover and value the diasporas in Europe and promote exchange, cooperation and joint advocacy among them.
AGBU Europe played an active role in this unique conference along with many activists, academics and organizations...


Virtual Events Continue to Enrich AVC Curricula

During the academic term of Winter 2016, the AGBU Armenian Virtual College students met around two virtual events – the festival of Barekendan, and the holidays of St. Sargis and Tiarn’ndaraj.
The pre-lent festival of Barekendan has very entertaining rituals and celebrations that go along with it. Through the event, AVC Online Instructors informed the participants of the rich background about the ritual, and conveyed the enthusiastic and amusing atmosphere of the festival...


UAE: Longtime Friends Continue Going with You All the Way

The cooperation between AVC and the Ohannesian Armenian Weekly School in Sharjah, UAE, began in 2009 with the foundation of AVC. This was the first time AVC expanded its program to schools rather than individual students. Since then, the School has been one of the best integrators of the AVC Hybrid Education Program offering the AVC Armenian History online course to many generations of Armenians attending the school...


AVC Insights: Anna Dolabjian: Linguist, Life Coach & AVC Ambassador in Egypt

In 2013, Anna Dolabjian was appointed as the Armenian Virtual College Liaison in Egypt and has acted as an active supporter of the AVC mission since then. Her incredible dedication and efforts were recognized by the College when she was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation, as well as awarded the prestigious title of AVC Ambassador by AVC Founder Dr. Yervant Zorianduring his visit to Egypt in December of 2015...


Prague: Armenians Welcome AVC Founding President

On March 17, 2016, the AGBU Armenian Virtual College Founding President Yervant Zorian was hosted at the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Czech Republic in Prague.
During a special event hosted by the Embassy, Dr. Zorian had a meeting with Armenian community leaders and educators, including Ambassador Tigran Seyranyan, the editors of the Orer magazine and website, the teachers of the Armenian Saturday School in Prague, and other community members...


Los Angeles: How AVC Helps Armenians Stay Connected

The collaboration between St. James Armenian Church School of Los-Angeles, USA, and the Armenian Virtual College started in 2014 when the former approached AVC for support in its academic program. AVC’s Hybrid Education Program, intended for schools wishing to incorporate innovative and attractive learning methods into their curricula, was a nice fit for the St. James Armenian Church Sunday School...


Belarus Delegation Discovers AVC Online Chess Program

On March 23, 2016, the AGBU Armenian Virtual College was invited by the Armenian Chess Academy to present its online chess program to the delegates from Belarus. The guests were visiting Armenia to become familiar with the Armenian expertise in teaching chess in traditional day-schools and online.
AVC Online Chess Instructor Vahagn Kalantaryan and AVC Education Program Coordinator Marina Khachaturyan presented AVC’s Online Chess Program...

 

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AGBU Armenian Virtual College (AVC) is an accredited online learning program that aims to facilitate Armenian studies through new technologies. Launched in 2009, AVC classes are open to anyone who is interested in Armenian studies, delivering a virtual classroom to students who do not have access to traditional, face-to-face Armenian educational programs, while supplementing the curriculum of those who do. The launch of the e-Book series marks AVC's expansion in a new and exciting direction.