# Yerevan Haybusak University

> Yerevan Haybusak University is a private multidisciplinary university in Armenia's capital, founded in 1991. Its Medical Institute offers a direct-entry, six-year General Medicine (MD) programme taught in English, listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools with continuous ECFMG-certification eligibility for graduates since 1990.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-07-12
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## Key facts

- Location: Yerevan, [Armenia](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/armenia)
- Type: Private
- Established: 1991
- Official website: https://haybusak.am/
- Published programmes on Students Traffic: 1

## Recognition and approvals

- World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS/FAIMER) — listed, School ID F0002324, currently operational
- ECFMG Certification — graduates eligible to apply since 1990
- Medical Council of Canada — school meets Model Standards for medical registration in Canada
- Verify: [World Directory of Medical Schools — Yerevan Haybusak University listing](https://search.wdoms.org/home/GetSchoolDetail/F0002324)
- Verify: [Yerevan Haybusak University official Fees page](https://haybusak.am/applicant-transfer/fees/)

## Programmes

| Programme | Course | Duration | Medium | Tuition per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [General Medicine (MD)](https://www.studentstraffic.com/yerevan-haybusak-university-general-medicine) | MBBS | 6 years | English | $3,500 (2025-2026) |

## Why students choose it

- Listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools with 'currently operational' status, and graduates have been ECFMG-certification eligible continuously since 1990.
- A confirmed, published annual tuition fee (USD 3,500 for the 2025-2026 academic year) rather than an unpublished or on-request cost.
- A first-party-confirmed rolling admission window (June-July through September-October) rather than a single rigid deadline.

## Things to consider

- Armenia's own quality-assurance agency, ANQA, shows no institutional-accreditation renewal on its public register beyond 22 November 2022, following an earlier denial in 2015 and a conditional three-year grant in 2019 -- this does not contradict the university's continued WHO directory listing or ECFMG eligibility, but current ANQA status should be confirmed directly before enrolling.
- No named external teaching hospitals are published for clinical rotations; the university describes clinical placements only in general terms alongside its own dental clinic and simulation centre.
- No official campus logistics, dormitory or living-cost information is published; accommodation should be arranged directly with the university's foreign-student office.

## Best fit for

- Secondary-school-leaving applicants, including Indian 12th-grade completers, seeking a direct-entry six-year MD without a prior bachelor's degree.
- Applicants who prioritize a confirmed, published tuition figure and a flexible admission window over a single rigid intake deadline.
- Students comfortable independently verifying current institutional accreditation status and accommodation arrangements directly with the university before enrolling.

## Campus and city

The university describes itself as a multidisciplinary complex of four institutes and around 40 clinical and specialised centres, offering 18 specialties across medicine, law, economics and the arts. The Medical Institute's own facilities include a Simulation Centre established in 2019 under the Erasmus+ SAFEMED+ grant, a dental clinic operating as a public-facing polyclinic, a library, a gym, and a Career Support Center.

Yerevan, Armenia's capital, hosts Yerevan Haybusak University's Medical Institute and its wider four-institute campus complex. The university names a dedicated Deputy Director of the Medical Institute for foreign students, and its Applicant and Transfer pages set out a document and visa process aimed specifically at international applicants, including guidance on entry for eligible nationalities.

Clinical chairs of the Medical Institute are based across what the university describes as leading medical clinical centres, dental clinics, scientific research institutes and pharmaceutical enterprises in Yerevan, alongside the university's own base polyclinic, where clinical professional courses combine lectures, practical training and educational-production practice. The university does not publish a list of named external teaching hospitals; its own in-house clinical facilities are a dental clinic that now operates as a public-facing polyclinic and a Simulation Centre established in 2019 under the Erasmus+ SAFEMED+ grant, used for hands-on skills training ahead of clinical placements. The programme runs as a single continuous six-year cycle to the Physician (MD) qualification, with first-year placement determined by an interview covering English, Chemistry and Biology.


## Hostel, food and safety

No official dormitory or hostel information -- availability, capacity or cost -- is published on the university's own site. Applicants should request current accommodation options directly from the Medical Institute's foreign-student admissions contact before budgeting for housing.

The university does not publish a specific meal plan, dining facility or daily food-cost figure for international students. Living costs beyond tuition should be planned as a separate budget line pending direct confirmation from the university.

No campus-wide safety statistics or dedicated international-student safety office are published on the university's official site. The Medical Institute does name a Deputy Director responsible for foreign students as a contact point.

The Medical Institute names a Deputy Director for foreign students as a dedicated contact point, alongside university-wide Career Support and Psychological Service Centres. Admission documentation follows Republic of Armenia government order 700N and is coordinated with the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport.


## Frequently asked questions

### Is the General Medicine programme direct-entry after secondary school?

Yes. Both the university's own Applicant page and its WHO World Directory of Medical Schools record confirm admission follows completion of secondary education directly, with no prior bachelor's degree required.

### How long is the General Medicine (MD) programme?

Six years, confirmed on the university's official Medical Institute FAQ and its WHO World Directory of Medical Schools record.

### What language is the programme taught in?

English or Russian for foreign students, per the university's Applicant and Transfer page. A preparatory language course is available for students who don't yet meet the language of instruction.

### What is the annual tuition fee for international students?

USD 3,500 per year for the 2025-2026 academic year, per the university's official Fees page. This differs from the AMD-denominated fee published for Armenian and CIS/Diaspora citizens.

### Is there an entrance exam?

The university's own site describes first-year placement via an interview in English, Chemistry and Biology, while its WHO World Directory of Medical Schools record separately states no formal entrance exam is required; both first-party sources are presented here rather than reconciled.

### When can international students apply?

Admission opens in June-July and runs through September-October, with exact deadlines set annually by Armenia's Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, per the university's own foreign-student FAQ.

### Is Yerevan Haybusak University listed in the WHO World Directory of Medical Schools?

Yes, FAIMER School ID F0002324, with operational status confirmed directly on search.wdoms.org.

### Do Indian students need to qualify NEET-UG to study here?

Yes. Per India's National Medical Commission, Indian citizens and OCIs pursuing a primary medical qualification abroad since May 2018 must mandatorily qualify NEET-UG, whose result serves as the NMC Eligibility Certificate. This is separate from the university's own Armenia-side admission process.

### Is the university institutionally accredited by ANQA, Armenia's quality assurance agency?

ANQA's own public register shows accreditation was denied in 2015, then granted in November 2019 for three years to 22 November 2022, with no renewal entry recorded since. This is separate from the university's state operating licence and its continued WHO directory listing, but should be confirmed directly before enrolling.


## Sources

- [World Directory of Medical Schools — Yerevan Haybusak University listing](https://search.wdoms.org/home/GetSchoolDetail/F0002324) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [Yerevan Haybusak University official Medical Institute FAQ](https://haybusak.am/university-home/medical-institute/) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [Yerevan Haybusak University official Applicant & Transfer page](https://haybusak.am/applicant-transfer/) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [Yerevan Haybusak University official Fees page](https://haybusak.am/applicant-transfer/fees/) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [ANQA Institutional Accreditation State Register — Yerevan Haybusak University](https://www.anqa.am/en/institutional-accreditation-state-register/yerevan-haybusak-university/) (checked 2026-07-25)
- [National Medical Commission of India — for students to study abroad](https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/for-students-to-study-in-abroad/) (checked 2026-07-25)

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