The Armenian National Agrarian University (ANAU) has just joined the University Network for Cultural Routes Studies. A General Framework Agreement for Collaboration between the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR) and the Armenian National Agrarian University was signed by Mr. Stefano DOMINIONI, Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) and EICR Director, and Mr. Vardan Urutyan, Rector of the Armenian National Agrarian University.

The Armenian National Agrarian University (ANAU), founded in 1930, is the only agrarian university in Armenia. The ANAU offers a number of courses aimed at the development of agrotourism and wine tourism, including Bachelor and Master degree educational programs in Fermentation Technology, Winemaking, wine marketing, wine tourism, and a special “Enology and Wine Business Programme”, first of its kind in Armenia. ANAU is known for a modern agrarian education with a student-centered learning and teaching environment and its high-level international cooperations.With the new incorporation of the Armenian National Agrarian University, the University Network for Cultural Routes Studies now counts 19 members.

The University Network for Cultural Routes Studies is a network of Universities interested in the study of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe. The Network aims to encourage the conduct of research on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe related issues, encourage students to undertake their academic research on Cultural Routes, jointly apply for European Grants with the EICR, participate in the annual programme of activities of the EICR and offer scientific advice where required.