Education
Lebanon boasts having the only Armenian university in the Armenian Diaspora (outside the Republic of Armenia) called Haigazian University (HU) one of Beirut's most prestigious academic institutions. Founded in 1955, Haigazian is a liberal arts Armenian institution of higher learning, which uses English as the language of instruction.
Most schools are run by church organizations of the three Armenian Christian denominations (Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical). Others are run by cultural associations like Hamazkayin and Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)
Some long-running Armenian secondary schools and colleges to mention:
- AGBU Tarouhy-Hovagimian Secondary School, Sin-el-Fil Official Website
- AGBU Levon G. Nazarian Elementary School, Sin-el-Fil Official Website
- AGBU Boghos K. Garmirian Elementary School, Naccash Official Website
- Armenian Evangelical College one of Beirut's most prestigious secondary schools.
- Hamazkayin's Melankton & Haig Arslanian College (Mzher)Official Website
- Yeghishe Manoukian College (Dbayeh) Official Website
- Levon & Sophia Hagopian Armenian College, Bourj Hamoud Official Website
- Armenian Evangelical Central High School (Ashrafieh, Beirut)
- Armenian Evangelical Shamlian Tatigian Secondary School Bourj Hamoud
- Armenian Catholic Hripsimiants Secondary School (Fanar)
- Armenian Catholic K. Harboyan Secondary School - Sourp Khatch (Zalka)
- Armenian Catholic Mesrobian Technical College Official Website
- Souren Khanamirian National School (Fanar)
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