In 2006, Yerevan Haybusak University, Armenian Open University after L. Kalashyan, International Relations Institute after H. Lazaryan, and Yerevan Haybusak University base College joined into a structure called International Academy of Education in order to provide for better and more up-to-date education.

Ever since private education became possible in Armenia after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Declaration of Independence, each of these academic institutions has gone its own way and has contributed to the development of the private academic sector in its own way.

Their joint efforts, it is hoped, will be even more efficient, especially now that the educational system of the whole Europe is changing and we have to adopt the new strategies and principles of the Bologna treaty. Some foreign universities are also members of the IAE, such as Moscow Publishing University.

The instruction in the IAE is carried out in three languages, Armenian, Russian and English, for our foreign students who do not speak Armenian.

Yerevan Haybusak University was founded in 1990 by Academician L. Harutyunyan, thus becoming one of the first private universities of the newly-independent Armenia. The 17-year-old university has about 5400 students, 6000 alumni, 300 teachers (among them 48 Professors, 64 PhD, 12 Academicians) and is developing rapidly. The university was granted state accreditation in 2001.

The graduates are entitled to work all over the world: in Armenia, CIS, Europe, USA, etc.

The university has the following faculties:

- the Faculty of Medicine with specialisations in General Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacology,

- the Faculty of Economics with specialisations in Economics and Enterprise Management, Accountancy and Audit, Computer Science,

- the Humanities Faculty with specialisations in Romance and Germanic Philology, Pedagogy and Elementary School Teaching.

The university offers both full-time and part-time instruction, Master’s courses, trainings, PhD courses and post-graduate courses in Medicine. Our graduates can also do postgraduate courses at the National Academy of Sciences, State Management Academy, and National Institute of Public Health.

The university has published many books, textbooks, manuals, brochures and other educational and research materials designed and prepared by the university staff.

The Armenian Open University after L. Kalashyan was founded in 1990 by Academician L. Kalashyan and, like Haybusak, was one of the first private universities in Armenia. Since then, it has developed into a well-recognised and state-accredited (2001) university with and three big faculties:

- the Faculty of Law and Economics with specialisations in Law, Business Economics and Management, and Computer Engineering,

- the Humanities Faculty with specialisations in Diplomacy (International Relations), Foreign Languages, and Pedagogy and Psychology,

- the Applied Arts Faculty with specialisations in Clothes Modelling (Fabrics Industry), Exterior and Interior Design, and Fine Arts.

The university offers both full-time and part-time instruction, Master’s courses, etc. The graduates are entitled to work in the area of Law (courts, NGOs, legislative and judicial institutions), in national and international companies, banks, etc., as well as in town halls, marz (province) centres, and other administrative centres. Pedagogy and Psychology Faculty graduates are entitled to work in schools and other educational institutions. The Applied Arts Faculty graduates have gained considerable recognition in different parts of the world. Many of them work for big companies, participate in international exhibitions and organise individual ones. In 2005, 2006, 2007 the university has won an international grant project in Fine Arts.

International Relations and Oriental Studies Institute after H. Lazaryan was founded in 1997 by Prof. Astabatyan. In 2003, it joined Haybusak University, and afterwards in 2006 it became a member of the International Academy of Education.

The Institute has three faculties:

- Oriental Studies (Arabic, Persian, Turkish);

- International relations;

- Journalism.

The Institute is accredited by the state (2006), and its alumni work both in Armenia and abroad.

The Institute has a student association, a club of young diplomats, where round table sessions and workshops are often held.

Yerevan Haybusak University College was founded in 1997 in order to provide secondary professional instruction.

The College has the following departments:

- Obstetrics,

- Cosmetology,

- Pharmacy,

- Hospital Nursery (supplementary specialisations in aesthetic dermatology and massage),

- Dental Mechanics,

- Accountancy and Audit,

- Translation and Customs procedures.