Departments of Tourism and Services

       The department was created on 05/10/2021 by splitting the Department of Management, Business and Tourism. 
       Upon completion of training in the direction of "Tourism", students acquire such professional competencies in the field of tourism activities, such as design, production and technology, organizational and management, service and research, which gives them the opportunity to continue to work professionally in various areas of the tourism industry. The main directions of scientific research of the department: organizational and technological problems of service and tourism; hotel and restaurant business; sustainable tourism and the competitiveness of the destination; creation, advertising and promotion of competitive tourism products and the brand of Armenia in the international tourism market; development of tourist infrastructures; insurance activities, etc. 
       The department develops cooperation with leading tourism organizations, with hotel and restaurant organizations and other organizations of the tourism industry, in which students undergo educational, industrial and pre-diploma practice, acquiring practical skills. For the same purpose, the development of practical skills in students with the simultaneous development of creative potential and awareness of the social significance of the future profession, additional activities are also organized during the period of study, such as the organization of tours of various orientations and the organization of events aimed at the preservation of cultural and historical monuments and sustainable development tourism. 
Scientific activity of the department

• topical problems of the development of the tourism industry at the present stage 
• innovative directions of tourism business development 
• the state and development prospects of the hotel and restaurant business 

• State regulation of the tourism sector
• State policy for the development of tourism 
• Quality management of services in hospitality 

Bachelor's degree (directions):

• Tourism (Russian sector, Armenian sector)

• Service (Russian sector, Armenian sector)

• Trade (Russian sector, Armenian sector)

• Hospitality (Russian sector, Armenian sector)

Master's educational programs:

• "Technology and organization of services in tourism" (Russian sector)