I am deeply convinced that collaborations like the one between Teach For Armenia and the Yerevan State University are fundamental to achieving transformative change. Innovation and century-long experience, practice and academia, application and theory, the private and public sectors— these should not be seen as opposites. On the contrary, it is through uniting our strengths, through alignment rather than opposition, that we can create new and meaningful value. This program is a testament to that vision.
Gor Nazaryan Chief Operating Officer at Teach For Armenia
This program is vital for national security. When schools in border villages face teacher shortages, they risk closure— and when a village loses its school, it begins to disappear. This initiative is not just about education; it’ s about the future of entire communities. Grounded in the principle of educational equity, Yerevan State University and Teach For Armenia launched the Master’ s Program in Teacher Leadership to equip educators to lead change where it’ s needed most.
Dr. Nazik Harutyunyan Director of the Center for Pedagogy and Education Development at YSU, Professor of Pedagogical Sciences
Each of us joined this program because, at some point, someone believed in us and trusted that we were capable, not only of becoming teachers, but of becoming Teacher-Leaders who know how to drive change where it’ s most needed. Earning a Master’ s degree is not the end of our journey. Our mission is to ensure that education is not just about teaching, it is the starting point for real, lasting change.
Nerses Kharatyan Graduate, Master’ s Program in Teacher Leadership Generation 9 Teacher-Leader
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