Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited Yerevan State University (YSU) to review the activities of the university’s newly established supercomputing center.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan, Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, and Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan.
YSU Rector Hovhannes Hovhannisyan presented the work carried out to establish the center. It was noted that within the framework of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports’ Higher Education and Science Committee program aimed at equipping research organizations with modern, high-value equipment and creating shared scientific equipment centers, AMD 3.4 billion was allocated in 2024 for the establishment of the new supercomputing center at YSU.
A supercomputer equipped with 64 NVIDIA H100 computing accelerators has also been acquired. To ensure its full-scale operation and efficient use, and to enhance the competitiveness of the data processing center formed around it, an additional AMD 1.17 billion was allocated in 2025. After nearly two years of preparatory and organizational work, the installation and stress-testing of the supercomputer have now been completed.
It was emphasized that this shared-use scientific infrastructure, with its exceptional computational capacity, is of strategic importance for building Armenia’s capabilities in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. The center is expected to stimulate the development of scientific research, support innovative projects, and modernize educational processes.
Prime Minister Pashinyan was informed that the primary target users of the supercomputer will be research groups working in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The system will also be accessible to scientific teams in related fields, including computational physics, materials science, computational chemistry, healthcare and biomedical research, climate modeling, robotics, and autonomous systems—both for solving specific scientific problems and for educational purposes.
In the context of the Armenian government’s large-scale reforms in the science sector, it was noted that state funding for science has nearly tripled since 2018.
During the visit, the Prime Minister was also briefed on the renovation works underway at the lobby of the YSU Sargis and Mari Izmirlian Library. The project includes the complete renovation of the first-floor lobby, modernization of the lighting system, and installation of a glass roof, aimed at creating a modern and innovative environment.
