West Ukrainian National University in Yerevan

West Ukrainian National University in Yerevan is a branch institute of Ukraine's West Ukrainian National University, a state university founded in Ukraine in 1966. According to the university, it is the only Ukrainian state university operating an institute outside Ukraine's own borders, and this Yerevan branch — established in 2001 — is that institute.

The institute sits in Yerevan's Avan district, at 31 Achatyan Street. It is headed by Director Sahak M. Ghudratyan. The parent university holds Ukraine's category IV accreditation status along with international accreditation, per its own materials.

As an educational institution, the Yerevan site handles admissions, coursework and administration on a weekday schedule, open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:30.

The institute is in Yerevan's Avan district, roughly 6 km northeast of central Yerevan in a straight line.